I created this book to use in a Picnic Unit that I'm going to create for The Virtual Vine and to use with my students.   All of the pages follow the sentence frame that you see in the sample page above (or one very similar) except for the first and last pages.  The last page of the book lends itself to a great discussion or writing/drawing assignment.   The book is created in a full page, portrait format  with expanded text for easier reading.  Sight words used are: a, we, do, need, some, where, now, go, to, on, want.  All text is at the bottom of the page.  The pages are not numbered so that you can arrange them as you please.  (10 pages)

*NOTE: I'm having some issues with my scanner.  The blanket on the cover is actually completely filled in, unlike what you see in the picture here.*

I've also created Pocketchart Picture Cards for this book.  It has all the pictures from the book already formatted in the size to fit in your pocketchart.  Just copy the pictures onto cardstock, color, laminate, and cut apart and you're ready to go. 

17A - Packing For A Picnic download

17B - Packing For A Picnic Pocketchart Pictures download

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*~> Some people would say how can you have a picnic without watermelons and ants? :)  So don't forget to check out the Watermelon books.  The Watermelon Shape Book also comes with an ant pattern for your students to make. <~*

I also created this book for the Picnic Unit that I'm creating for The Virtual Vine and to use with my students.   The text format of this book is different from the other books that I've created thus far.  This is not a predictable pattern book.  The text on each page does not form a predictable pattern but has a rhyming quality instead.  However, the book is only 4 pages long, so the text is very easily memorized.  The book is created in a full page, portrait format  with expanded text for easier reading.  Sight words used are: me, to, not, you, or, think, do, where, the, go, by, two.  All text is at the bottom of the page.  The pages are not numbered.  (5 pages)

I have also created Pocketchart Picture Cards for this book.  It has all the pictures from the book already formatted in the size to fit in your pocketchart.  Just copy the pictures onto cardstock, color, laminate, and cut apart and you're ready to go. 

17C - The Ants Go Marching download

17D - The Ants Go Marching Pocketchart Pictures download

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