Top five August thematic units to use in your classroom. Check this list to explore some wonderful topics for the month of August!
Five days of dinosaur activities and crafts all planned for you in this dinosaur thematic unit. Includes free dinosaur printables.
Ideas for a farm thematic unit with literacy, math, and science centers and activities for kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Learning through play.
Top five September thematic units to use in your classroom. Check this list to explore some wonderful topics for the month of September!
Have you ever wondered why it snows or what causes avalanches? Find out with this thematic unit about snow! There are reading passages with comprehension sections, writing prompts, poetry about snow, snow trivia, comparing and contrasting books with a snow theme, a game, and a crossword puzzle! Here is a detailed list of what you will find in this product: Page 1: Cover Page 2: About this product Pages 3-4: Reading passage and comprehension section: Why does it snow?; answer key Pages 5-6: Reading passage and comprehension section: Snowstorms and blizzards; answer key Pages 7-8: Reading passage and comprehension section: Avalanches; answer key Page 9: Snow Trivia Pages 10-11: Snow Trivia cloze practice; answer key Pages 12-13: Compound Words with snow crossword puzzle; answer key Pages 14-15: Venn diagram (cut and glue) comparing and contrasting the characters in two books; answer key Page 16: Venn diagram (students write in the answers) comparing and contrasting the characters in two books Page 17: Venn diagram template Page 18: Writing prompt about what you do on a snow day Page 19: T-chart graphic organizer about why you like snow or don't like snow Page 20: Opinion writing - why you do or do not like snow Page 21: Creative writing - finish the picture and write a story Pages 22-24: Creative writing - story prompts and illustration boxes and extra writing paper Pages 25-28: Writing a Cinquain about snow; directions, example, rough draft, and final copy Pages 29-31: Writing a Haiku about snow; directions, example, rough draft and final copy Pages 32-33: Whole class game with student sheet and teacher instructions Page 34: Video links to videos about snow and read aloud books Page 35: Terms of Use and Graphics Credit
Not only are theme activities a fun way to explore new topics with kids, there are also many educational benefits. Get a free printable list of themes to plan your year, and find planning guides and theme activities for our favorite preschool and kindergarten themes to use in the classroom or at home.
ALL ABOUT APPLES September is here! We love learning all about apples! Who knew one fruit could bring so many fun books, activities, songs and videos to our classroom? I do an thematic unit every month . These activities are based around the read alouds I choose. This month it is All
Gingerbread Man ActivitiesThis holiday season, bring the beloved stories of the Gingerbread Man to life with this thematic unit! This pack compiles all my favorite "ginger" activities together into one jam-packed unit so you can enjoy gingerbread in your classroom too! Total Pages: 82File Size: 26 MB It's the perfect unit to accompany any gingerbread stories! But, some of my favorites are: "The Gingerbread Man" "The Gingerbread Baby" "The Gingerbread Pirates" "The Gingerbread Cowboy" "The Gingerbread Girl""The Gingerbread Boy Loose at School" ********************************************************************* Check out These Other Thematic Units! Space Thematic Unit! Seeds and Plants Thematic Unit Bat Thematic Unit Or Buy the Bundle and Save HUGE! Thematic Units All Year ********************************************************************* See how we used this unit in ourclassroom! ************************************************************************** Skills covered in this unit: Reading and Writing -Sequencing -Retelling -Central message -Story elements -Using illustrations -Verb endings (-ing) -Adjectives and Adverbs -Synonyms -Narrative Writing -Reading Glyphs -QR Code listening Station (comparing like stories) Math -2 digit addition with/without regrouping -2 digit subtraction with/without regrouping -Solving word problems -Solving two-step word problems -Solving word problems with extra information -Solving word problems with 3 addends -Money -Budgeting -Non- standard measurement -Graphing and interpreting data ******************************************************************* Here's What's in this Unit -Gingerbread Man Resource Page (Links to all my favorite books, videos, and music for teaching this unit) -Sweet Treats- set of printables that can be used with any “Gingerbread Man” story. Includes: story retell, compare and contrast, picture story papers, theme, story elements, color by sight words activity. -Cookies on the Go- Verb endings activity -Sweet Stories- Write your own version of “The Gingerbread Man” -The History of Gingerbread- nonfiction reading with comprehension questions -Gingerbread Man Glyphs- create your own Gingerbread Man Glyph -Gingerbread Greetings- Gingerbread house greeting card -Synonym Cookies- Synonym matching game- perfect to play as a class, then add to a center. -Gingerbread Words- Adjectives and adverbs sort -QR Code Listening Station- students use a device to scan and listen to different versions of “The Gingerbread Man”. -Have a Cookie- Gingerbread cookie survey and graphing -Sweet Measurement- non-standard measurement with a gingerbread man! -Cookie Math Hunt- “Read the Room” style addition and subtraction activity Sweet Treats Candy Shop- Make your own gingerbread house by purchasing candy to decorate your house with -Gum Drop Math- Double-digit addition/subtraction math game. -Cinnamon Ornaments- recipe and directions for making delicious smelling ornaments with your class! ******************************************************************** SIGN UP! Sign Up for The Applicious Newsletter and receive amazing content and free resources right to your inbox! Click Here to Sign Up!
Here are some things that we did for our ocean unit... Ocean Animal Mural with Diagrams These animals were created with torn paper. Oc...
Kiddos have a natural sense of wonder and desire to explore, experiment, and discover. I chose…
Ideas for a farm thematic unit with literacy, math, and science centers and activities for kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Learning through play.
Bring the engaging lessons of space exploration and understanding into your second grade classroom. These space activities and ideas are sure to keep your second graders engaged and learning
Germ hand washing experiment that will encourage your children to learn through play with fun hands-on activities.Science skills covered are scientific inquiry, use of scientific method, and the importance of washing your hands.This product works great for centers, small groups, and circle time. Thi...
The winter season is officially here! This is a time for snow, winter sports, and the arctic! I always loved trying to incorporate fun themes to make movement fun! In the winter there is no
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Get out and use one of nature's resources as math manipulatives to sort, order and estimate. A free resource for outdoor and classroom learning.
Smelling Sensory Bottles for All About Me preschool theme or sensory exploration. Perfect for a preschool science center as well.
Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
ALL ABOUT ME & MY COMMUNITY I absolutely love teaching All About Me and My Community ! In this unit we cover four themes that are so much fun: All About Me, All About My Family, All About Community Helpers and When I Grow Up. You all know that I love thematic teaching units , and this
I love teaching about Community Helpers in kinder. It gets them thinking outside of themselves about how different people all around them are working to help others. I also love how excited the kids get about the future -- a lot of aspiring police officers, firefighters, and [of course] teachers <3 Here are a few really great books for teaching and learning about community helpers. Join Mrs. Madoff's class as families come in to share about their careers! A rather silly book about far-fetched jobs Billy would like when he's older. Take a look at the tools different professions use and have your kiddos guess the job based on the tools! Another fun guessing game book. Students will use the clothing clues to identify different jobs of community helpers! My kiddos absolutely LOVE this book. There's a whole series of these books featuring all sorts of different jobs. My kids love learning about the day-to-day of different professions. Great for learning about exactly what each community helper does in their neighborhoods! We will read informational sheets about a few different community helpers then create a Can/Have/Are chart. We will also practice fact writing! And here are a bunch of community helper stations we'll be completing! Love this cute writing craftivity!!! All of these activities can be found in my Community Helper Integrated Unit! Click the image below to check it out. And here's a FREEBIE printable from the unit! :)
The Starter outdoor classroom package is perfect for an outdoor teaching setting, with milled log benches and a outdoor blackboard, a starting point for outdoor education.
And we are back!!! Spring break was wonderful and just what I needed to get refreshed for the last quarter! I can’t believe I am saying last quarter!! It was so great seeing my kiddos on Monday. Their hugs and excitement on the first day back from break made this week so much more fun! […]
This post contains affiliate links of products I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. I recently finished up my newest unit: an apple unit for kindergarten and first grade! I'm really excited about this unit and wanted to give you a sneak peek at what's inside! This week long unit includes detailed daily lessons plans
Polar animals preschool unit including science investigations, crafts, and activities
I really wanted to come up with a lesson related to the Titanic, because it is quite relevant right now. With the anniversary of the ships...
These Frog Cutting Practice Worksheet are great scissor or pre-writing skill practice! Hop, hop let's cut with the frogs!
This week was all about monkeys, birds, and butterflies with our Preschool Rainforest theme. This was a new theme that we didn’t try out in tot school, which made it extra fun to learn and explore! Here were our plans for our rainforest theme: And here are the details for each activity: Rainforest Vocabulary: […]
We love It Looked Like Spilt Milk. Children's literature is so fun to build on. This It Looked Like Spilt Milk activity has a fun process and pretty product
There is always Room 4 Engagement with this fun and thought provoking thematic unit on the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio. Read-a-Louds are living, breathing entities. They evolve with each class that they are read to. Not every piece will work for every class, every year. Pick and choose what works best for you and your students. This story touches on so many themes. With bullying being a major concern, Wonder could not be more applicable to the lives of young people. With this Novel Unit you will receive: • Detailed notes on each Theme • Theme Display Chart • Lyrics to “Wonder” by Natalie Merchant • Individual Theme Headings for class charts • Key Quotations to facilitate class discussion • Each Quotation on a mini-poster for discussion • Writing Style Activity • Figurative Language Activities • Mr. Browne’s Precepts Student Journal Activity • Individual Precept Mini Posters • Categorizing the 3 Types of Bullying Activity • Student Response Journaling Activity • Students Response Empathy vs. Sympathy Activity • Character Analysis Activity for each major character • I am Poem Activity (From Auggie’s POV)
Pilgrims, Turkeys, and Pumpkins Oh My! This free Thanksgiving Theme includes free printable turkey math, science, history, and literacy activities for kids.
Do this simple salt water experiment to teach kids about the respective density of salt water and fresh water. It's a fantastic kitchen science experiment that works for an ocean unit or a density science lesson. The perfect STEM activity for kids to use a controlled variable and works great as a science fair project!
Four Seasons Activities | Kids crafts and activities about the Four Seasons of the Year. Fun projects that would be great for preschool crafts!
I've created these Happy Counting Peas in a Pod images with numbers of PEAS in PODS 0-10! There are 61 images in this set!!! My HAPPY COUNTING PEAS IN A POD images are perfect for creating product covers, printables, games, worksheets, units, games, cards, centers, stations, bookmarks, classroom decor, digital resources, Boom Cards...the possibilities are endless!☺ Thematic Ideas: Math, Reading, Science, Writing, Social Studies, STEM, STEAM, Matching, Sorting, Distance Learning, Learning From Home, Home Schooling, Technology, Zoom, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, Back to School, Directed Drawing, Color Codes, Coloring, Counting, Sorting, Word Families, Fact Families, Subitizing, Sequencing, Adding, Subtracting, Spring, Gardens, Friendship, Veggies This set includes the following images: *11 happy peas in plain pods #0-10 *11 happy pods with plain peas #0-10 *11 plain peas in plain pods #0-10 *happy pea *plain pea *9 happy pea pals Want to know about NEW PRODUCTS & SALES I am having...Let's Keep In Touch!!! Follow me by clicking my links below!❤️ INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK: Teaching Happy Hearts ***MY TERMS OF USE HAVE BEEN UPDATED...PLEASE READ AND CHECK MY STANDARD & EXTENDED LICENSES BEFORE USING.*** Each of my images is saved as a 300dpi png so they will print clean and bright! Please remember to read and follow my TOU:)) Thanks SO much for stopping by my store! I TRULY appreciate your kind words, support, and encouragement!!!♥ #clipartlove Victoria Saied❤️ teachinghappyhearts.com Think Happy. Be Happy.
Space Preschool Theme Space is such a fun theme for little learners! These centers and activities come from my Space Preschool Pack in my TPT shop! Space Preschool Pack Oreo Moons- Discuss moon phases with this fun Oreo activity! Roll & Cover - Practice subitizing with this fun, spaced themed, roll and cover game. Moon Rock Toss- Throw a moon rock and identify the shape it landed on. Catch a Star- Use a magnetic wand to catch a star and mark it on the recording page. Space Writing- Trace and write each letter with dry erase marker. Space Sounds- Pull a card, identify the beginning sound, and trace the beginning sound on the recording page. Subitizing Memory- Flip over 2 cards. If the numbers are the same, keep them. No Prep Pages- There are also 10 no prep pages included! CVC Rocket- Pick a moon card and spell the word. Planet Order Craft- Color and order the planets in the solar system. Robot Color Match- Add beads to each robot. Asteroid Measurement - Measure how far the asteroid is from each planet using cubes. Space Counting Mats- Trace each number with dry erase markers. Add that many starts/planets to the night sky. Rocket Launch - Pick a number card. Launch the rocket to that number. Space Preschool Pack Glow Stick Reading - We used glow sticks to practice sight words. SO FUN. Fizzy Stars- Have you ever painted with Kool-Aid before? We mixed it with water and painted our star. Then, we sprinkled baking soda on top. It smelled AMAZING and we loved the fizzy reaction. Watercolor Solar System- We painted several pages of various colors. When it was dry we used our hole punch to punch out circles. We used a resource book to look at the planets, and then we decided which circle resembled each planet. Constellation Words- We used a jumbo push pin to poke sight words. Then we placed it on our light table! So fun to see our words light up!!! Do you love the book, How to Catch a Star? It is one of our FAVORITES! We threw in a blue bath drop and glow in the dark planets/stars for this super fun sensory bin!!! Space Sensory Bin- This sensory bin has black beans as a base and tons of space themed mini erasers from Target! My boys loved exploring with this bin! Ready for a freebie?! Grab these space themed, prewriting lines! For a full year of themes and activities, be sure to check out my preschool themes bundle pack. For more preschool fun, follow us on Instagram @michele_dillon
Free printable coloring pages for preschoolers full of spring bugs and beetles! I am sure these insect coloring pages will come in handy this upcoming weekend. Definitely, in our family! My boys have been interested
Image 24 of 50 from gallery of 30 Social Housing Units in Nantes / Antonini + Darmon Architectes. Photograph by Alexandre Wasilewski
First Grade teacher blog! Lesson ideas, anchor charts, centers, daily 5, writer's workshop and more!
Inside: Just in time for Halloween, learn how to make adorable and simple jack o’lantern suncatchers with markers, coffee filters, and water.
These 3D shape puzzles are a fun way to practice all sorts of shapes such as cubes, spheres, triangular prisms, cones, and more!
