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Community Workers Theme/Thematic Units (2 products)

teaching supplies - community workers themeCommunity Workers Thematic Unit

Grade Level: Preschool - 1st Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1000253
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This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. It is divided into four parts:

  • People Who Build Our Homes
  • People Who Help Us Learn
  • People Who Keep Us Safe
  • People Who Help Us Stay Healthy

At its core are four high-quality children's literature selections: Building a House, The Best Teacher in the World, Police, Rita Goes to the Hospital.

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, math, science, social studies, art, music, and life skills.

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 create products that can be shared beyond the classroom, highlight this very complete teacher resource.

This 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
  • language experience and writing ideas - 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 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


community helpers theme / thematic unit teaching suppliesCommunity Helpers Theme Book

Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2003234
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Save time and energy planning thematic units with this comprehensive teacher resource. Included in this book are units, single ideas to extend a unit, and a variety of reproducible activities. Use these activities to develop your own complete unit or simply to enhance your current lesson plans. You're sure to find everything you need for strengthening student learning!

Some of the features you'll enjoy include:

  • language experiences
  • math activities
  • basic-skills reinforcement
  • science exploration
  • student-created booklets
  • craft projects
  • songs, poems, and fingerplays
  • literature connections
  • learning centers
  • timesaving patterns and reproducibles

Pages: 48


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Safety Theme/Thematic Unit

teaching book - safetySafety

Grade Level: Preschool - 1st Grade
Price: $7.99
Product #: 1003389
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What greater responsibility do adults have than to look after, care for, and love the children in their charge? As parents and teachers in this world often filled with grief and trouble, it is our responsibility to protect and shelter these little lives so that they can enjoy childhood.

This workbook will aid parents and teachers in teaching the skills which young children need to have to be safe in their environment. By teaching children about safety issues at a young age, we give them the knowledge they need to make good choices. Whether it is knowing what not to touch or knowing how to respond to a stranger, this workbook will reinforce those important rules children need to know.

The topics included are:

Indoor Safety

  • Cleanliness
  • Don't Touch
  • Fire & Emergency Safety

Outdoor Safety

  • Appropriate Clothing
  • Water/Pools
  • Cars/Street Rules
  • Safe Play
  • People Around Us
  • Safety Helpers

These easy-to-use workbooks are great for enrichment, classroom practice, tutoring, home schooling, or just for fun!

Pages: 48


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Food & Nutrition / Health / Dental Health Themes/Thematic Units (6 products)

teaching supplies - foodFood & Nutrition Thematic Unit

Grade Level: Preschool - 1st Grade
Price: $9.99
Product #: 1002373
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This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities.

The book is based on the following pieces of literature: Growing Vegetable Soup; Bread Bread Bread; and Gregory the Terrible Eater.

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, math, science, social studies, art, music, and life skills.

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 create products that can be shared beyond the classroom, highlight this very complete teacher resource.

This unit includes:

  • literature selections - summaries of three children's books with related lessons (complete with reproducible pages) that cross the curriculum
  • language experience and writing ideas - suggestions as well as 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, art, music, and life skills such as cooking and physical education
  • group projects - to foster cooperative learning
  • culminating activities - which require students to synthesize theirlearning 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
  • homework suggestions - extending the unit to the child's home


Pages: 80


Health Theme Book Thematic Unit First GradeStaying Healthy

Grade Level: First Grade
Price: $5.95
Product #: WR00852
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Activities develop health skills while reinforcing comprehension in young students and important health concepts in older students. Includes information drawn from the health curriculum found in most elementary schools, plus up-to-date data and food pyramids. These engaging stories and stimulating activities will help students make a connection between what they are learning and real life.

Students make many decisions that affect heir health. To make the right choices, they need to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and believe that achieving it can be fun. Through a series of engaging lessons and activities, this teaching practice book helps students achieve that goal.

Staying Healthy for Grade 1 teaches:

  • Self-awareness and respect for others
  • The importance of good nutrition and safety practices
  • Some of the causes and consequences of illness
  • The roles of various health-care professionals

This teaching resource book provides opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading, writing, and language skills. It also helps them build concept development in math, science, social studies, research, and art. The information and activities in this workbook can easily be used as part of cross-curricular lesson plans that encourage investigation as well as oral and written communication.

48 pages, full color, paperback.


Health Theme Thematic Unit Second GradeStaying Healthy

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $5.95
Product #: WR00853
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Activities develop health skills while reinforcing comprehension in young students and important health concepts in older students. Includes information drawn from the health curriculum found in most elementary schools, plus up-to-date data and food pyramids. These engaging stories and stimulating activities will help students make a connection between what they are learning and real life.

Students make many decisions that affect heir health. To make the right choices, they need to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and believe that achieving it can be fun. Through a series of engaging lessons and activities, this teaching practice book helps students achieve that goal.

Staying Healthy for Grade 2 teaches:

  • The link between good nutrition and good health
  • Basic rules for safety at home and away from home
  • How to attain and maintain healthy habits
  • How to get help in case of an accident
  • The importance of the five senses

This teaching resource book provides opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading, writing, and language skills. It also helps them build concept development in math, science, social studies, research, and art. The information and activities in this workbook can easily be used as part of cross-curricular lesson plans that encourage investigation as well as oral and written communication.

48 pages, full color, paperback.


Health Theme Book Thematic Unit Third - Fourth GradeStaying Healthy

Grade Level: Third - Fourth Grade
Price: $5.95
Product #: WR00854
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Activities develop health skills while reinforcing comprehension in young students and important health concepts in older students. Includes information drawn from the health curriculum found in most elementary schools, plus up-to-date data and food pyramids. These engaging stories and stimulating activities will help students make a connection between what they are learning and real life.

Students make many decisions that affect heir health. To make the right choices, they need to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and believe that achieving it can be fun. Through a series of engaging lessons and activities, this teaching practice book helps students achieve that goal.

Staying Healthy for Grades 3-4 teaches:

  • The functions of the body's vital systems
  • The correlation between exercise and good health
  • Healthful eating habits
  • The causes of and appropriate responses to disease
  • The danger resulting from the misuse of tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substances
  • That emotional health is part of overall physical health

This teaching resource book provides opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading, writing, and language skills. It also helps them build concept development in math, science, social studies, research, and art. The information and activities in this workbook can easily be used as part of cross-curricular lesson plans that encourage investigation as well as oral and written communication.

48 pages, full color, paperback.


Health teacher resource bookHappy, Healthy Me!

Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
Price: $8.99
Product #: 3006411
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Let's all be healthy and safe! Whether you are in a home or classroom setting, you will find ideas in this book that are sure to please! This resource is packed with ideas, activities, games, and plenty of reproducible activity sheets.

This 64-page book includes activity pages in full color, blackline reproducibles, and two heavy-duty 11" x 17" pullout pages containing games or other activities.

The sheets are specifically designed to help preschoolers enhance small motor skills, visual discrimination, matching and classification skills, and much more! The activities also cover a range of age and ability levels.

Units include:

Healthy Foods
Poison Prevention
Washing Hands
Taking a Bath
Visiting the Doctor
Dental Health
Safety Around Insects
Safety Around Animals
Sun Safety
Getting Rest
Avoiding Choking
Exercise

64 pages


Dental Health Theme Thematic Unit Teacher Resource BookDental Health Theme Book

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2061059
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Save time and energy planning thematic units with this comprehensive teacher resource. Included in this book are units, single ideas to extend a unit, and a variety of reproducible activities. Use these activities to develop your own complete unit or simply to enhance your current lesson plans. You're sure to find everything you need for strengthening student learning about dental health!

Some of the features you'll enjoy include:

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

Pages: 48


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Weather Themes/Thematic Units (2 products)

Weather Theme / Thematic Unit Teaching SuppliesWeather Wonders Theme

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $11.99
Product #: 4002478
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Incorporating Standards into Fun & Fulfilling Learning Experiences

Includes a colorful weather transparency to create an instant learning environment!

Looking for a more exciting way to teach the standards? Immerse your students in imaginative, innovative activities as you incorporate balanced literacy and academic subjects into theme teaching.

This teacher resource book will help you meet national, state, and district standards while you integrate academic subjects with fun thematic activities. It features imaginative, innovative ideas to help you motivate children as they immerse themselves in a theme.

This 64-page teacher resource book includes:

  • Language arts, math, science, and social studies standards information (Standards correlation chart)
  • Phonemic awareness, shared reading, and interactive writing
  • 2 theme mini-books for independent and guided reading
  • Hands-on math, science, and social studies activities
  • Over 30 creative activities
  • Easy-to-use reproducibles
  • PLUS a full-color overhead transparency you can use to create an instant learning environment in your classroom

Watch children's excitement and knowledge grow as they

  • practice phonemic awareness skills while singing and reciting theme-related songs and poems
  • create mini-books that reinforce guided reading and sight word practice
  • complete take-home reading and journal activities as the "weather wizard of the day"
  • practice sorting, counting, and adding with rainbow treats
  • learn about the different types of clouds
  • discuss how the different weather types make them feel
  • follow simple recipes to make Sunshine Rays and Edible Snowflakes
  • present a dramatic play for their peers or parents
  • showcase their art projects, class books, and knowledge of the weather at a Wonderful Weather Celebration culminating event
See how easy it can be to meet standards, incorporate balanced literacy components into your classroom curriculum, and engage children in a fun thematic unit!

Pages: 64


Weather Theme Thematic Unit Teacher Resource BookWeather Theme Book

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $7.95
Product #: 2003195
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Save time and energy planning thematic units with this comprehensive teacher resource that is full of curriculum-based ideas and activities about weather! 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 features you'll enjoy include:

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

48 pages


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