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Kindergarten Animals Theme/Thematic Unit

Animals Thematic Unit

Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1000250
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This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. It contains four captivating whole language, thematic units: Farm, Circus, Zoo, and Pets. Its 80 exciting pages are filled with a wide variety of lesson ideas and activities designed for use with children at the early childhood level.

Each unit has at its core a high-quality children's literature selection:

Farm - In the Barnyard
Circus - Spot Goes to the Circus
Zoo - Dear Zoo
Pets - The Pop-Up Pet Shop

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. In addition, the theme is connected to the curriculum with activities in language arts (including language experience and writing suggestions), math, science, social studies, art, music, and life skills (cooking, physical education, etc.). 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.

This thematic unit includes:

literature selections - summaries of four 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
language experience and writing ideas - daily suggestions as well as activities across the curriculum, including Big Books
bulletin board ideas - suggestions and plans for student-created and/or interactive bulletin boards
homework suggestions - extending the unit to the child's home
curriculum connections - in language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, and life skills such as cooking and physical education
group projects - to foster cooperative learning
culminating activities - which require students to synthesize their learning to produce 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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Pets Theme/Thematic Unit

Pets 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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