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Visit our site through U of L Library’s main page [http://](http://)[ ](http://)[www.uleth.ca/lib](www.uleth.ca/lib).  \nThis website is part of a presentation given by the author in elementary classrooms and at various teacher's conventions. It provides the user with a veritable cornucopia of pop-up card templates for classroom use, and much more. Each set of handouts represent increasingly complex pop-up pages for your students to make:  \n• a trio of generic pop-up card templates for any subject, based on 3 common types of pop-ups  \n• small crawling and flying animals pop-up card handouts for students,  \n• an egg theme pop-up book template  \nThough the second two sets of handouts mentioned above are science related, the actual pop-up pages they contain can easily be adapted to work for any subject.  \nThank you to the Grade 1-4 students at Lomond School, the Grade 3 classes at Vulcan Prairieview School, and the Grade 2 students at Westminster School, for inviting me to \"tryout\" these pop-up activities. Thank you also to my 2010 Education 2500 students for team teaching with me at these schools .  \nMr. Glaister, author of this webpage, creatively uses the worm pop-up craft to create hair for himself, and shows a life cycle poster created by an Ed 2500 student:  \nObjectives  \n• Define \"toy and movable books (i.e . pop-up books),\" and the different types of movable pages which can be found in these types of books  \n• Advantages and disadvantages of toy and movable books  \n• Survey the history of toy and movable books  \n• Look at the potential cross curricular connections in creating a toy and movable book pages  \n• Understand how to properly handle these types of books  \n• Survey (and enjoy) some of the best toy and movable books from the Curriculum Laboratory collection  \n• Survey (and share) some of the best books, based on either the eggs craft, or the small crawling and flying creatures craft.  \n• Create one of 3 types of pop-up crafts, increasing in complexity:  \n◦ 3 Generic pop-up card templates, for any subject, representing 3 major types of pop-ups: \"3D,\" \"door or flap,\" and \"talking mouth\" pop-ups  \n◦ create 1 of 5 small crawling and flying creatures pop-up cards, based on the grade  \n2 Alberta science curriculum  \n◦ a toy and movable book sampler, based on the eggs theme, suitable for grades 2 to  \n3 science .  \nList of Materials  \nGeneral supplies:  \n• Masking tape and scotch tape  \n• scissors for each group  \n• Pencil crayons or crayons, and a black felt pen  \n• Glue sticks  \n• White sheets of paper  \n• Scotch tape  \nIntroduction to toy and movable books:  \n• Books listed in this handout, or similar ones, grouped by the 9 types of toy and movable books  \n• One egg and two rags to clean up the mess!  \nCreate 1 of 3 pop-up card templates, which can be used for any topic in the curriculum:  \n•  \"3D\" Pop-Up Template  \n•  \"Talking Mouth\" Template  \n•  \"Door or Flap\" Pop-Up Template  \nCreate 1 of 5 pop-up cards, based on the small crawling and flying creatures topic for grade 2 science in Alberta:  \n•  Definitions poster for small crawling and flying creatures  \n• Recommended books that deal with small crawling and flying creatures, similar to the ones listed in this handout.  \n• Pop-up cards crafts for grade 2 science:  \n◦ Worms  \n◦ Mollusks  \n◦  Crustaceans  \n◦  Arachnids  \n◦  Insects  \nCreate a toy and movable book sampler, based on the eggs theme, suitable for grades 2 to 3 science:  \n• Books that deal with the subject \"eggs,\" similar to the ones listed in this webpage.  \n• Worksheets: \"Toy and Movable Books Sampler Worksheets\"  \n• Worksheets: \"Storyboard Exercise: What Words Will I Use In My Story?\"  \n• Materials for front and back cover, and title page  \nAdvantages and Disadvantages Of Pop-­ Up","cbCaiu89LP0hxtE5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu89LP0hxtE5","pdf",2793871,24,"English","# Objectives\n## Definitions and movable-page types\n## Advantages and disadvantages\n## History of toy and movable books\n## Cross-curricular connections\n## Handling guidance\n# Teaching Activities\n## 3 Generic pop-up card templates (3D, door/flap, talking mouth)\n## 5 crawling and flying creatures pop-up cards (grade 2 science)\n## Egg theme toy and movable book sampler (grades 2–3 science)\n# List of Materials\n## General supplies\n# Introduction and Group Activities\n## Books by 9 toy and movable types\n## Cleaning and preparation notes\n# Advantages and Disadvantages of Pop-Up Books\n## Advantages\n## Disadvantages\n# History of “Toy and Movable” Books\n## Key dates and developments","[{\"question\":\"What are “toy and movable books,” and what kinds of movable pages do they include?\",\"answer\":\"The resource defines toy and movable books (pop-up books) and explains that they contain different movable-page types, including major categories used in the included templates.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key advantages and disadvantages of pop-up books in the classroom?\",\"answer\":\"Advantages include bridging subject knowledge with literature and supporting hands-on learning that motivates children and reluctant readers. 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