Plants Theme/Thematic
Units (2 products)
Plants
Thematic Unit
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten,
1st Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1000244
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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:
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Storytime - a place to sit comfortably
while reading and discussing books
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Reading - where children can read
books and poems related to the unit on their own and practice reading-related
activities
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Art - where children can draw, color,
paint, cut, and paste to express their thoughts and feelings
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Science - a place for experimenting
and discovering
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Plant - a place for planting and
growing
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Math - a place for learning counting,
sequencing, math, and problem solving
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Dramatic Play - where children use
imagination and props to act out ideas
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Outdoors - used to promote large
muscle development and to extend learning outside the classroom
Pages: 80
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Plants
Bulletin Board Set
Price: $6.99 + $1.75 (This item requires an additional handling/packaging fee)
Product #: 4001761
Use the detailed illustrations in this mini bulletin board
to teach science concepts. Includes 73 interactive die-cut pieces, a
21" x 6" title, and an insert guide with suggested activities.
Use the coordinating pieces to create informative, captivating displays.
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Farm Theme/Thematic
Units (2 products)
Full-Color
On The Farm
Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
Price: $16.99
Product #: 1008144
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Pages
This full-color book offers children lots of fun as they
play games, match and sort picture cards, practice basic skills related
to reading and writing, and learn interesting facts about plants and animals.
Additional related activities cover all areas of the curriculum: science,
physical education, math, art, and language arts.
On the Farm includes:
- Three 2-page scenes and related cutouts (barn, barnyard, fields)
- Matching and Sorting Cards
- Life Cycle Cards
- Bingo Cards
- Word Cards
Pages: 112
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Farm
Thematic Unit
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st
Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1002059
Sample
Pages
This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular
activities. It contains two units on literature selections (Family
Farm, My Farm), as well as activities that extend across the curriculum
to language arts, math, social studies, music, art, and life skills.
The activities are designed to address all learning modalities.
Directions for student-made books, singing, games, crafts, planting seeds,
and two culminating activities that allow students to synthesize their
knowledge and produce products which can be shared beyond the classroom,
are all contained in this book.
This unit includes:
-
literature selections - summaries
of two children's books with related lessons and skill pages that
cross the curriculum
-
poetry - original poetry and suggestions
enabling students to write and publish their own poems
-
language experience and writing ideas -
a student-made book related to each literature selection
-
bulletin board ideas - suggestions
and plans for interactive bulletin boards
-
curriculum connections - activities
covering a wide range of skills
-
culminating activities - shared activities
where students synthesize learning
-
a bibliography - literature, nonfiction
books, audio-visual aids, and computer software related to the theme
Pages: 80
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Animals
Theme/Thematic Unit
Animals
Thematic Unit
Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, First
Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1000250
Sample
Pages
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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Thematic Unit
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Thematic Unit
Families
Thematic Unit
Community
Workers Thematic Unit
Food
and Nutrition Thematic Unit
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