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Preschool Back to School Theme/Thematic Unit

back to school activities preschool The Best of the Mailbox Back to School

Grade Level: Preschool
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2001496
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This school year, like every year, you want to get your class off to a strong start. Meeting your new students, decorating and organizing your classroom, greeting parents at open house, finding the perfect first-day activities, and many other important tasks are on your mind. How can you do it all and do it well?

This resource can help. It's packed with favorite ideas featured in The Mailbox magazine from 1998 - 2002, so you know it's good. Plus you'll find patterns and reproducibles to make school year preparations even easier.

With this all-in-one collection in hand, back to school will be better than ever. Get off to a great start this year! Whether you're an experienced teacher beginning another exciting year or a new teacher about to meet your first class this book will be your ultimate resource for back to school planning.

Inside the pages of this book you'll find:

tips for planning, organizing, and setting up your classroom
back to school activities
ideas for parent communication
reproducibles and patterns
clip art

Table of Contents:

Before School Starts
Classroom Displays
Organizational Tips
Classroom Management
Preschoolers, Start Your Engines!
Howdy! Welcome to the Farm!
Getting Acquainted
Birthday Celebrations
Parent Communication
Open House
Art Activities
Songs and Such
Clip Art and Student Reproducibles

Pages: 96

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Preschool The Zoo Theme / Thematic Unit

Zoo Theme Thematic Unit Preschool Teaching Supplies Zoo Theme Book

Grade Level: Preschool
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2061056
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Save time and add energy to your lessons with this fun and engaging resource! This handy teacher resource book features entire units, single ideas to complement these units, and reproducibles your kids will love! You'll find everything you need on the zoo in one great book!

Some of the features you'll enjoy include:

literacy activities
math activities
basic-skills reinforcement
craft ideas
songs, poems, and fingerplays
snack ideas
learning centers
timesaving patterns and reproducibles

Pages: 48

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Preschool Holidays Themes/Thematic Units

teaching materials - seasons & holidays Puppet & 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

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