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Home » Books » Book Activities » Pick A Pocket of Prairie

Pick A Pocket of Prairie

August 14, 2014 by Crystal McClean

Saskatchewan Day was celebrated earlier this month.  I’m from the Saskatchewan prairies and my children, although born in the Northern Ireland hills, also consider themselves to be from the prairies and like to learn about the area Mommy grew up in and where their Nana and papa live.
Pick A Pocket Of Prairie
On Monday we talked about “If You’re Not From The Prairie…” and the children remembered back over two years ago to their last trip to Canada and spoke of the extreme cold and snow.  They’ve been watching the hot weather, thunderstorms and tornadoes that Southern Saskatchewan have been having this summer.  Here it isn’t as cold and it doesn’t get nearly as hot.  How does the climate affect the wildlife in different locations?  This let to discussions about bird migrations and hibernation of other animals.
On Tuesday we posted about getting buggy with graphing and reading the fence with Wise Owl Factory’s No-Prep Graphing Thru The Year resources.  The insects in that pack are the same ones we have here, which was also an interesting topic.  Two different climates, but yet we have some of the same insects.
No-Prep Graphing and Read The Room Gr 1-2
Last month I noticed that Carolyn of Wise Owl Factory had created an interactive notebook/lap book based on the book, “Plant A Pocket of Prairie” by  by Phyllis Root, and illustrated by Betsy Bowen.  We don’t have the book, which looks beautiful, but that hasn’t stopped us learning about the flora and fauna of the North American prairies.  Carolyn lives in Minnesota, USA, but landscape doesn’t recognise political borders.
Pick A Pocket Of Prairie Lapbook, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, Learning about the Prairies, photo
Pick A Pocket of Prairie is a free resource filled with 40 pages of colourful learning fun.  The pack includes cards that can be sorted into “pockets”, or they can also be used in pocket charts or cut and made into a matching game.  The cards could be printed smaller for use in an interactive notebook as well.  Carolyn has all of these details within the pack.
The subjects included are:
  • Prairie birds
  • Prairie mammals
  • Prairie flowers
  • Prairie grasses
  • Prairie reptiles and amphibians
  • Prairie insects
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Also included are a whole extra set of special interactive elements that are just perfect for lap booking.  Tristan and Kallista really enjoy lap books.  They haven’t done one since last summer, so I figured this was the perfect time to start again as they’ve been waiting very patiently for me to print a new one for them.
Prairie Plants and Animals, nature lapbooks, photo
Both Tristan and Kallista cut out the elements of the lap book and then Tristan glued them into a file folder while Kallista was busy elsewhere.  The kids have been having a lot of fun folding all of the flaps to learn to the names of the plants and animals that are hidden behind.
Tristan and Kallista are learning that the plants and animals on the prairies are different from the flora and fauna here by the sea.  It’s been a good opportunity to talk about the different climates between here and “home”.
Nature activities for kids, summer learning, photo
If you’re looking for printables for extra learning that go hand-in-hand with children’s books, Wise Own Factory is the place to go!  We’ve used her fine resources for expanded learning while using the books, Harry and the Hot Lava by Chris Robertson, as well as Blucy and Faux Paw by Julia Dweck.
If you enjoy nature activities with your children, keep coming back as I have a few more posts lined up over the rest of this month.

Filed Under: Book Activities, Nature, Summer Tagged With: Lapbook, Wise Owl Factory

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    August 14, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    Fabulous post! I love the photos and how well you explain everything through words and pictures. Your children are learning so much! Thank you! Pinned!

    • Crystal McClean says

      August 15, 2014 at 9:25 am

      Personally, I love the way you take a book and almost instantly whip up great learning materials to go along with them! These are so colourful kids love lifting flaps to see what’s underneath 😉 We know just the website to go to for inspiration!

 
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