Plants Thematic Unit, TCR0244, Teacher Created Resources, Teacher Created Materials

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Plants Thematic Unit (TCR0244)

Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1000244
Sample Pages

This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities and contains four captivating whole language thematic units. Its 80 exciting pages are filled with a wide variety of lesson ideas and reproducible pages designed for use at the early childhood level.

At its core are four high quality children's literature selections (How a Seed Grows, Flowers Fruits Seeds, Planting a Rainbow, and A Tree Is Nice). For each of these books, activities are included which set the stage for reading, encourage the enjoyment of the book, and extend the concepts gained.

The theme of Plants is connected to the curriculum with activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, movement, and life skills. Many of these activities encourage cooperative learning.

Suggestions and patterns for bulletin boards are additional time savers for the busy teacher. Furthermore, directions for student-created Big Books and culminating activities, which allow students to synthesize their knowledge in order to produce products that can be shared beyond the classroom, highlight this very complete teacher resource.

Included in this thematic unit:

Literature Selections - summaries of four children's books with related lessons (complete with reproducible pages) that cross the curriculum
Language Experiences and Writing Ideas - various activities that cross the curriculum, including Big Books
Bulletin Board Ideas - plans for student-created and/or interactive bulletin boards
Homework Suggestions - ways to extend the unit to the child's home
Curriculum Connections - activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, movement, and life skills
Group Projects - ideas to foster cooperative awareness and prepare for cooperative learning
Culminating Activities - projects which require students to synthesize their learning to produce a product or engage in an activity that can be shared with others
Bibliography - listings of additional related fiction and nonfiction books

Suggested Activity Centers:

Storytime - a place to sit comfortably while reading and discussing books
Reading - where children can read books and poems related to the unit on their own and practice reading-related activities
Art - where children can draw, color, paint, cut, and paste to express their thoughts and feelings
Science - a place for experimenting and discovering
Plant - a place for planting and growing
Math - a place for learning counting, sequencing, math, and problem solving
Dramatic Play - where children use imagination and props to act out ideas
Outdoors - used to promote large muscle development and to extend learning outside the classroom

Pages: 80
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TCR 0244: Plants Thematic Unit (Grades PreK-1)