| | |  | New in August | Home » » » History Pockets: Life in Plymouth Colony, Grades 1-3 | | | | | | | Description: | | History Pockets-Life in Plymouth Colony, Grades 1-3, contains eight discovery pockets. Each of the pockets contains: * a reproducible pocket label * four dictionary words and pictures * a fact sheet of background information for the teacher * a reproducible student information booklet complete with illustrations * arts and crafts projects, plus writing activities Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book to give students a chance to reflect on all they have learned. The eight pockets about Pilgrims and their way of life are: * Voyage to the New World * The New World * Building a Village * Home Sweet Home * The Family * Working in Plymouth Colony * Going to School * What Did the Pilgrims Give Us? | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| John Ed. Norris | | Paperback:
| 96 pages | | Publisher:
| Evan-Moor Educational Publishers | | Publication Date:
| 2003-01 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 155799899X | | Product Length:
| 10.84 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.48 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.62 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 A little better than the other History PocketsMay 20, 2007
By A. bauman
"Mother, Wife, Artist"
While the History Pocket books are great for making a book, they are a little boring by themselves. There is too much coloring and not enough learning. We have learned more by reading library books, the encyclopedia, watching an educational show, or talking about the subjects.
When we purchased these, I liked the idea. But, after wasting a lot of our homeschool day with the children coloring (by day 3, coloring had turned into scribbles) I decided to use these as supplemental activities. We read and do art projects. We talk about the subjects.
My kids liked their pilgrim puppets, the diorama of the room... and that is about it...
We have several of the HP products. Now, we let the kids chose which ones looked "fun", and skip the rest.
While it is nice to have a book to look at afterwards, I feel they do not serve a great purpose. (And they are a waste of printer paper and ink.) They are nice if you need a "work sample" for school, but I feel they are just "busy work". History can be learned in much more interesting ways.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Fun addition to our study of early American historyJan 09, 2007
By teachingmytwo
I used this with my children, ages 7 and 9, to supplement our study of the colonies. It is a fun, hands on way to learn about the different aspects of colonial life. There are eight chapters with simple projects to do in each, and a pocket to store the things in for each chapter. The eight chapters are Voyage to the New World, The New World, Building a Village, Home Sweet Home, The Family, Working in Plymouth Colony, Going to School, What Did the Pilgrims Give Us? The projects involve paper, cutting and pasting, some writing, coloring, diaramas, and a vocabulary page for each chapter/pocket. My only complaint is that some of the projects get pretty repetitive, lots of cutting and glueing. I have other History Pockets books and we will probably only use parts of them, rather than do all the projects in all the pockets.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 History Pockets Plymouth ColonyOct 10, 2007
By Mom of four
We loved this product. We use it as an addition to our current curriculum, My Father's World. We liked the books and the word cards in addition to the other projects. I would recommend this product to anyone. 12x18 construction paper can be found at Millers Pads and Paper on line. Great hands on project with easy to follow instructions.
Awesome for unit studies or as a curriculum supplement!Feb 29, 2012
By Deal Finder
This History Pockets is centered around "Life in Plymouth Colony." It says it's for grades 1-3; I ordered it for my 6 yr old. This book includes 8 "pockets," each with a theme and containing craft projects, vocabulary building activities, coloring pages, reading sections and more!
The pockets are: Voyage to the New World; The New World; Building a Village; Home Sweet Home; The Family; Working in Plymouth Colony; Going to School; and What did the Pilgrims Give Us?
Each pocket can easily be stretched to last an entire week. Reading one day, craft the next day, recipe the third day, etc. And since they are broken up into themes, finding books at the library to go along with your current theme is pretty easily managed.
Craft projects you'll find in this book: Pilgrim puppets,a quilting book,a hornbook, a tithing man pole, a diorama and many more. Most don't require much more than crayons, scissors, stapler and glue, but don't let this fool you; these projects are very cool, and the finished product gives young children an idea of what life was like "back in the old days."
I purchased this for my daughter to work on during the spring and summer months, in between 2nd and 3rd grade history textbooks. Once we've finished this book, we'll buy the Colonial America History Pocket.
plymouth colony reviewDec 13, 2011
By mom
I love the history books. They are a lot of fun to go through with your children. I am a home schooler and these books are very educational
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