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First Grade Themes, Thematic Units, Teacher Resources, Teaching Supplies, Books and Educational Materials

Seasons
The Ocean
The Circus
Pets

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Holidays
Five Senses
Friendship
My Body
Families
Food and Nutrition / Dental Health
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Safety
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First Grade Seasons Themes/Thematic Units (5 products)

teaching materials - seasons & holidaysPuppet & Flannelboard Stories for Seasons & Holidays

Grade Level: Preschool - 1st Grade
Price: $12.99
Product #: 1003700
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Use finger plays, flannelboard stories, and puppets to hold young learners' attention while they learn basic concepts. Stories, directions, and patterns for the puppets and flannelboard pieces are provided along with many activities.

In this book children are introduced to many basic concepts through the exploration of a variety of literature selections. The flannelboard stories, rhymes, and finger plays are presented in four thematic units. Each unit is based on a season. The contents will assist the students with basic phonemic awareness and auditory discrimination and can be used to provide an introduction to phonics. The selected stories are favorites.

Simple, easy-to-make puppets and related activities accompany each presentation. Young learners are introduced to seasons and holidays by acting out different pieces of literature.

Pages: 96


student made books fall / first gradeI Can Make It! I Can Read It! Fall

Grade Level: First Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2003509
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Your proud young readers will say, "I can make it and I can read it!" when they complete these irresistible, interactive booklets. You can be sure they'll want to share their reading success with friends and family too.

These student-made booklets help develop essential early literacy skills through rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text. As they color, cut, paste, and write, your little ones will also be developing their fine-motor skills.

Choose from 20 booklets to complete your favorite fall themes, such as fire safety, bats, spiders, and scarecrows. Fun formats include shape books, accordion books, pop-up books, and more!

This book includes the following favorite themes:

  • Let's Get Ready for School!
  • Binky Rides the Bus (Bus Safety)
  • A Friend to Grow With
  • All About Me!
  • Who Helps Me?
  • Around My Neighborhood
  • The Four Seasons
  • All Dolled Up! (Months of the Year)
  • In the Tree
  • A Tasty Poem
  • Dalmatian Dolly's Safety Rules (Fire Safety)
  • Mr. Owl
  • Let's Go Batty!
  • The Busy Spider
  • Hello, Mr. Scarecrow!
  • One Dark Night
  • Native American Rock Art
  • Pilgrim Children
  • Gobble! Gobble! What's for Lunch?
  • Time for Harvest!

Pages: 96


first grade winter student made booksI Can Make It! I Can Read It! Winter

Grade Level: First Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2003510
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Your proud young readers will say, "I can make it and I can read it!" when they complete these irresistible, interactive booklets. You can be sure they'll want to share their reading success with friends and family too.

These student-made booklets help develop essential early literacy skills through rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text. As they color, cut, paste, and write, your little ones will also be developing their fine-motor skills.

Choose from 20 booklets to complete your favorite winter themes, such as snow, winter fun, penguins, and dental health. Fun formats include shape books, accordion books, pop-up books, and more! Curriculum extensions, literature links, and ideas for sharing at school and at home are also included.

This book includes the following favorite themes for winter:

  • Sun and Moon
  • Telling Time
  • Teddy Bears
  • Gingerbread Man
  • Hanukkah
  • Christmas
  • Kwanzaa
  • New Year
  • Winter Fun
  • Winter Animals
  • Polar Animals
  • Penguins
  • Presidents
  • Black History
  • Groundhog's Day
  • Valentine's Day
  • Tooth Fairy
  • St. Patrick's Day
  • Dinosaurs

Pages: 96


first grade student made booksI Can Make It! I Can Read It! Spring

Grade Level: First Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2003507
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Your proud young readers will say, "I can make it and I can read it!" when they complete these irresistible, interactive booklets. You can be sure they'll want to share their reading success with friends and family too.

These student-made booklets help develop essential early literacy skills through rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text. As they color, cut, paste, and write, your little ones will also be developing their fine-motor skills.

Choose from 20 booklets to complete your favorite spring themes, such as Earth Day, bees, health, and rainbows. Fun formats include shape books, accordion books, pop-up books, and more! Curriculum extensions, literature links, and ideas for sharing at school and at home are also included.

This book includes the following favorite themes for spring:

  • Kites
  • Nutrition
  • Music
  • Birds
  • Animals
  • Bees
  • Ants
  • Bunnies
  • Pigs
  • Spring
  • Plants
  • Rain
  • Rainbows
  • The Earth
  • Pond
  • Bike Safety
  • Strawberries
  • My Body
  • Keeping Healthy
  • Mother's Day

Pages: 96


First Grade Seasons and Months Theme Thematic Unit Teaching Resource BookMonths and Seasons Thematic Unit

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1003106
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This reproducible teaching resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.

At its core are two high-quality children's literature selections: Chicken Soup with Rice and The Apple Pie Tree.

For each of these featured books, activities are included which set the stage for reading, encourage the enjoyment of the book, and extend the concepts gained. In addition, the theme is connected to the curriculum with activities in language arts (including daily writing suggestions), math, science, social studies, art, music, and life skills.

Suggestions and patterns for bulletin boards and unit management tools are additional time savers for the busy teacher. Furthermore, culminating activities are included, which allow students to synthesize their knowledge in order to create products that can be shared beyond the classroom, highlight this very complete teacher resource.

This thematic unit includes:

  • literature selections - summaries of children's books with related lessons (complete with reproducible pages) that cross the curriculum
  • poetry - suggested selections and lessons enabling students to write and publish their own works
  • planning guides - suggestions for sequencing lessons each day of the unit
  • writing ideas - daily suggestions as well as writing activities across the curriculum
  • bulletin board ideas - suggestions and plans for student-created and/or interactive bulletin boards
  • curriculum connections - in language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, and movement
  • group projects - to foster cooperative learning
  • culminating activities - which require students to synthesize their learning to create a product or engage in an activity that can be shared with others
  • a bibliography - suggesting additional literature and nonfiction books on the theme


Pages: 80


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Ocean Theme/Thematic Unit

Ocean Life Theme / Thematic Unit Teaching MaterialsOcean Life

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2003196
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Save time and energy planning thematic units with this comprehensive teacher resource. Whether you need an entire unit or just a few creative activities to energize your current lessons, this timesaving collection of ideas can meet your needs.

Some of the features you'll enjoy include:

  • literature connections
  • math activities
  • basic-skills reinforcement
  • science projects
  • student-created booklets
  • craft ideas
  • observation activities
  • writing activities
  • timesaving patterns and reproducibles

So dive in! You're sure to find everything you need right here in this teaching resource book to begin a creative and integrated wave of learning.

Pages: 48


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The Circus Theme/Thematic Unit

The Circus Thematic Unit Teaching MaterialThe Circus Theme Book

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2061057
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Save time and add energy to your lessons with the best thematic units and related ideas compiled from The MAILBOX and TEACHER'S HELPER magazines. These handy books feature entire units, single ideas to complement these units, and reproducibles your kids will love! Whether you're looking for an entire unit or a few creative activities to energize your current lesson plans, this timesaving collection of ideas is just what you need!

Some of the features you'll enjoy include:

  • literacy activities
  • math activities
  • basic-skills reinforcement
  • craft ideas
  • learning centers
  • timesaving patterns and reproducibles

Pages: 48


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Pets Theme/Thematic Unit

Pets thematic unit teacher resource bookPets Theme Book

Grade Level: Kindergarten, First Grade
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2061058
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Save time and add energy to your lessons with the best thematic units and related ideas compiled from The MAILBOX and TEACHER'S HELPER magazines. These handy books feature entire units, single ideas to complement these units, and reproducibles your kids will love! Whether you're looking for an entire unit or a few creative activities to energize your current lesson plans, this timesaving collection of ideas is just what you need!

Some of the features you'll enjoy include:

  • literacy activities
  • math activities
  • basic-skills reinforcement
  • craft ideas
  • learning centers
  • timesaving patterns and reproducibles

Pages: 48


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