Grades 1–3

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• 15 full-color centers

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What’s Great About This Book
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Hanger Pocket
Centers
Hanger pocket centers can be easily stored on a hook or rod anywhere in the classroom.
Students hang the center on the edge of a desk or back of a chair while working on the task.

Basic Hanger Pocket Pattern
Materials
• hanger
• 17” x 36” (43 x 91 cm) piece of paper
(large brown paper bag, butcher paper,
shelf paper) or fabric

Steps to Follow

Butcher paper,
shelf paper, fabric

Staple.

Fold twice.

Staple.

Brown Paper Bag

of the pocket.
Add kelp made
from strips of green
construction paper.
Cut a wavy line
at the top of the
pocket. Glue a
contrasting shade
of blue cut in a
wavy line just
inside the top of
the pocket. Cut out
the sign on page 7.
Glue it to the
pocket flap
as shown.

Preparing the Center

1 . Using a 17” x 36” (43 x 91 cm) piece of blue butcher paper, prepare the top of the basic
hanger pocket following the directions on page 3. Then follow the directions above to
add details to the hanger pocket.

2 . Laminate and cut apart the task cards on pages 9, 11, 13, and 15. Place each set of cards
in its own envelope. Laminate and cut out the labels on page 7. Glue the labels to the
appropriate envelopes. Place the envelopes of cards in the hanger pocket.

3.

Place a supply of the answer forms on page 17 in the pocket.


Skip
Counting

I can count
by 2s.

I can count
by 5s.

I can count
by 10s.

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Answer Form

Skip Counting
Name

Skip Counting

_______________________

I counted by

2s

5s

Name


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5s

Skip Counting

_______________________

I counted by

2s

Write the numbers below.

Skip Counting
Name

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H a n g e r P o c ke t C e n t e r s

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Attach them to the
pocket with paper
fasteners.
Add legs cut from
a 10” x 12”
(25.5 x 30.5 cm)
piece of green
paper.

Use a contrasting shade
of green for spots on the
frog’s body.

Preparing the Center

1 . Using a 17” x 36” (43 x 91 cm) piece of green butcher paper, prepare the top of the basic
hanger pocket following the directions on page 3. Then follow the directions above to
add details to the hanger pocket.

2.

Laminate and cut out page 20. Glue the counting sign to the frog’s pocket. Tape or glue
the appropriate label to each envelope. Laminate and cut apart the puzzle pieces on
pages 21 and 23. Place each set of pieces in the appropriate envelope. Place the envelopes
in the frog’s pocket.

3 . Place a supply of the answer forms on page 19 in the pocket.
Using the Center

1 . The student takes a puzzle out of the frog hanger pocket and puts it together.

Counting
I can count

30.

to

Counting Puzzle

Counting
Puzzles

I can count

40.

to

Counting Puzzle

I can count
to

50.

Counting Puzzle

I can count
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