More Than 500 Standards-Based Activities!

Finally, every classroom pattern you need is in one tidy place! Turn to this giant bank of big, thematic images all year to add pizzazz to every subject area-AND meet the standards. Each sturdy card features a bold reproducible pattern on one side and learning-rich companion activities on the other. Copy the templates to create adorable bulletin boards, collaborative books, newsletters, invitations, signs, and everything in between. Includes a 16-page teaching guide and more than 400 usage ideas!

BIGGIE CARD FEATURES:

Activities - Each activity used the pattern on the front of the card and builds on it to teach theme-related concepts in areas such as math, language arts, dramatic play, science, social studies, music, and movement. Standards Boxes - Each activity includes a box listing the content standards and skills covered. Book Links - This feature suggests book titles relating to the theme and includes the author, publisher, and a short synopsis of each book. Tip Boxes: English Language Learners and Learning Differences - On some cards, you'll find a featured tip to help meet the needs of ELL students. These tips can be used to modify or extend a particular activity, or they may provide useful, overall strategies related to the theme. Other cards feature tips for meeting the needs of students with different learning styles, as well as children with special needs. Again, these tips may help you modify a specific activity, or they may procide useful theme-related strategies.

BOX SET INCLUDES:

160 8-1/2" x 11" pattern cards with standards-based activities on the reverse side - 4 sturdy divider cards 16-page teaching guide with activities and an index of all 160 patterns

Author: Pamela Chanko

Grades: PreK-2

ISBN: 0-439-76754-7