Grades 1 3 THEME POCKETS EMC 1231 3 Pockets Full of Projects E-book
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Africa Africa is a vast continent with many different regions, animals, and people. Learn about and compare the African deserts, African rainforests, and African grasslands (savannas) with this pocket book. Then enjoy the wealth of African stories and tales. Africa Book Overview......... pages 2 and 3 These pages show and tell what is in each pocket. Cover Design............... pages 4 and 5 Pocket Projects................ pages 6 31 Step-by-step directions and patterns for the activities that go in each pocket are included. Pocket Labels............. pages 32 and 33 Picture Dictionary..................page 34 Use the picture dictionary to introduce new vocabulary and as a spelling reference. Students can add new pictures, labels, and descriptive adjectives to the page as their vocabulary increases. Writing Form......................page 35 Use this form for story writing or as a place to record additional vocabulary words. desert equator AFRICA WRITING FORM Name: AFRICA PICTURE DICTIONARY dry grassland wet jungle African Animals giraffe hippopotamus cheetah monkey elephant Anansi zebra dromedary spider camel savanna 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 35 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 34 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231 B I B L I O G R A P H Y Africa: A New True Book by D.V. Georges; Children s Press, 1992. African Animals by Caroline Arnold; William Morrow & Company, 1997. Bashi, Elephant Baby by Theresa Radcliffe; Viking Children s Books, 1998. Desert: Discover My World by Ron Hirschi; Bantam Little Rooster, 1992. The Giraffe: Animal Close-ups by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot; Charlesbridge, 1992. Hippos by Jenny Markert; Child s World, 1993. Jambo Means Hello: Swahili by Muriel Feelings; Dial Books, 1974. Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings; Dial Books, 1971. One Small Square: African Savanna by Donald M. Silver; Learning Triangle Press, 1994. Sahara: Vanishing Cultures by Jan Reynolds; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1991. Spin s Really Wild Africa Tour by Jonathan Grupper; National Geographic Society, 1996. Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab by Barbara Bash; Little, Brown & Co., 1989. 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 1 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231
AFRICA BOOK OVERVIEW POCKET 1 The Animals of Africa pages 6 9 Learn about the animals of Africa as you make and read this minibook. Then continue your research and add pages of your own. Dromedary Fact Sheet page 10 Reproduce this fact sheet as a transparency. Read it with your students. Read other books, visit Web sites, and watch videos to learn more about this fascinating animal of the desert. AFRICA POCKET 1 Dromedary Fact Sheet The dromedary is a one-humped camel. It is used for riding in the African desert. It moves about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per hour and can travel 25 miles (40 kilometers) in a day. Its hump does not contain water. It contains about 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms) of fat. If the dromedary does not eat, its hump gets smaller, since the dromedary uses the fat to fuel its body. The dromedary can go for days without drinking. When it finds water, it may drink 20 gallons (76 liters) at one time. A dromedary has two toes on each foot. It walks on the tough, leathery pads on the bottoms of its feet. The dromedary is a plant eater. It has a split upper lip so that its teeth can get close to the ground. The rough skin on the inside of its mouth protects the dromedary from sharp twigs and thorns on the desert plants that it eats. The dromedary has good eyesight. Its long lashes and a second, see-through eyelid protect its eyes from the blowing sand. Dromedary of the Desert pages 11 and 12 This oversized dromedary will win your students hearts. Don t forget to recall the special attributes of a dromedary as you put the model together. 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 10 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231 Hippopotamus pages 13 16 Make this wide-mouthed book in honor of the hippopotamus. Your students will love opening the mouth to read the information. African Elephant page 17 Make this little book that describes the largest living land animal. Fold and Cut an Elephant page 18 A gray tissue-paper-and-starch collage makes terrifi c-looking elephant skin. This elephant can be made in any size. AFRICA POCKET 1 Animals of Africa Each region of Africa has its own unique animals. Some African animals do not live anywhere else on Earth. Name: 1 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231 31 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 2 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231
AFRICA BOOK OVERVIEW POCKET 2 The Land Teacher Information page 19 Follow the suggestions on this page to focus your students attention on the land of Africa. Savanna, Desert, and Jungle pages 20 24 Students follow a pattern to write about three African habitats and then frame their writing on collages. POCKET 3 Reading the Stories of Africa Teacher Information page 25 This page is for you. Extend your knowledge of African stories before you begin reading with your students. Anansi Stories page 26 Students read several Anansi stories and then write one of their own. They celebrate the character Anansi by creating a bold and colorful web. Desert Watercolor page 27 Read about life in the African desert and then do a wet-on-wet watercolor of the desert landscape. An Ilukere page 28 Create these fly whisks used by African royalty to keep the flies away. Monkey Book pages 29 31 Your students will love hanging these monkey books filled with their stories. 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 3 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1231