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SITE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD POCKET LOVERS
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I think it's kind of funny The pockets around their faces I wish my cheeks had pockets I think it's kind of funny By Christine Petrell Kallevig Excerpt from page 83: Activities About Animals With Natural Pockets
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Download the bibliography from a recent presentation for school librarians and be amazed at the wonderful pocket themed resources available for pre-k and primary children!
10. Where else can you hide your secret stash of M&Ms? (They melt in your mouth, not in your pockets...) 9. Everybody's doing it - loving pockets, that is. (You may as well give in and go along this one time...) 8. Railroad conductors need them for their pocket watches. 7. Criminals would start stealing our fabulous, high-paying early childhood teaching jobs without so many pockets to pick. 6. Pockets unify generations, classes, races, religions, genders, and a few animals, too! (Think kangaroos, hamsters, and pelicans...) 5. Billiards would be an annoying cardio-vascular workout without them! 4. Where else would billionaires keep their loose millions? 3. Losing important stuff out of pocket holes is the only universally accepted excuse for running late. 2. Without pockets, rivet makers would go out of business and ruin the economy. 1. And finally, the NUMBER ONE reason to love pockets: WHAT WOULD NERDS POSSIBLY HAVE TO PROTECT WITHOUT THEM?
Watch this video clip for some fresh ideas about how simple everyday pockets can benefit your early childhood classroom.
Then take a look at the amazing pocket photos posted on this page.
The first photo shows one of several walls of pockets created by the wonderful and enthusiastic students at an elementary school in Ridgway, PA in preparation for a visit by the popular early childhood Ohio author and professional storyteller, Christine Petrell Kallevig
Each student decorated a pocket, made something to put in it, and then wrote descriptive clues about the object.
Here is a kit, lesson plans, and preschool pocket story ideas that were compiled by the King Co. Library System. There are so many great ideas for how to use free library resources!
10. Inexpensive
9. Sturdy
8. Safe
7. Practical
6. Plentiful
5. Mysterious
4. Fun
3. Supported by tons of FREE library resources!
TIP: ALL ABOUT POCKETS reviews and cross-references 85 different picture story books and poems that feature pockets!
2. Pockets are perfect for learning games, silly songs, short stories, and finger plays, all targeted at early childhood academic, social, and motor developmental goals. Pockets work great with reading games, too.
1. AND FINALLY, the number one reason pockets are great learning tools: The use of pockets is already planned and organized in 126 pages full of lessons and activities in the book, ALL ABOUT POCKETS! (Which is also inexpensive, sturdy, safe, practical, etc.)
Most are available at local libraries, but if you want to read reviews, sample pages, or buy them now, just follow the links to Amazon.com where they have tons of current information and a secure credit card process.
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WHO SAYS A PENNY HAS NO VALUE? TRADE THE PENNY IN YOUR POCKET FOR A BRAND NEW BOOK!  Now: $.01 For a limited time and while supplies last, you can now get a copy of All About Pockets: Storytime Activities for Early Childhood for just one cent plus media mail postage.
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