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Thematic Units: Letters A to
D
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A Themes:
Air Animals |
American Symbols |
Arctic Animals | Apples
B Themes:
Baseball | Black
History | Bugs and Butterflies
C Themes:
Christmas Around the World |
Cinco de Mayo |
Citizenship
Community |
Conservation
D Themes:
Dinosaurs | Dr. Seuss
Thematic Unit
Plans
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Arctic Animals
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s/ Literature
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Reading
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GR – Books about Arctic
or cold-weather animals
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Computer
Internet Access
Printer
Pencils/ Crayons/
Markers
Stapler/ Staples
Paper
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Read
About and Take an Online Quiz About Penguins
Arctic Animals
Printable Activities
Information About
Arctic Animals and Polar Pairs Game
Scholastic News: Secrets
of the Arctic Ice (Vol. 61 No. 4)
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Polar Bears Printable
Book and Quiz (Enchanted Learning)
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Reindeer Printable Book
(Enchanted Learning)
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Read and discuss Arctic
Animal Printouts and Diagrams from Enchanted Learning:
Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Beluga Whale, Seal, Polar Bear,
Puffin, Snowy Owl, Walrus, or others that seem interesting
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Brainstorm List of Arctic
words to use in Journal Writing
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Math
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How Many Arctic Animals?
Book (Enchanted Learning)
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Social Studies
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Locate Arctic Region on a
Map and discuss climate
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Science/ Health
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Scholastic News: Secrets
of the Arctic Ice
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Read About Penguins and
take online quiz (Springboard)
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Arctic Animals and Polar
Pairs Reading and Game (MNH SI Site)
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Apples
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s/ Literature
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Reading
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GR – Books about apples
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Paper
Markers
Poetry Book (homemade) Construction Paper
Red Paint
Paper Plates
Bag of Apples (with 1 sliced but not peeled)Small
marshmallows
Peanut butter
Glue
Computer with clip art and printer
Rulers
Tape measures
Paint
Scissors
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The Virtual Vine
Scholastic News: Making Apple Cider
The Apple Pie Tree
(Zoe Hall)
Johnny Appleseed
(choose one that is age-appropriate)
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SR – Apples Poems and
Songs
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KWL Chart about Apples
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Apples Upper-Lower Case
Matching and sequencing Game (4K), rhyming words Game (1st
Grade), Synonyms Game (2nd Grade)
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Brainstorm a list of
apple words to use during writing
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Math
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Apple Tree Paint and
Count
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Apple Tree Math Matching
numbers/ number words game
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Apples Non-standard
Measurement, then use standard measurement to measure same
objects
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Apples skip-count game
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Apple word problems
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Odds and Evens Apple Sort
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Science/ Health
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Scholastic News: Making
Apple Cider
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Other
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Kitchen: Apple Smiles
Snack
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Art: Apple Prints
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Baseball
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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Reading
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GR – Books about baseball
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Construction paper
Glue
Scissors
Assortment of balls, including baseball
Tape measure
Pencils
Paper
Computer with Microsoft Excel
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SR – Baseball songs (ie:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game)
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Math
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Diamonds
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Rules of Baseball
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Social Studies
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Baseball as the American
Past Time
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Science/ Health
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How far can different
balls fly?
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Other
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Art: Make a baseball
diamond
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Field trip: To local
minor league baseball game
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Black History
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s/ Literature
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Reading
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GR – Books about MLK and
famous Black Americans
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Computer with Internet and Printer
Historical
Books from Library
Pencils/ Markers/ Crayons
Paper
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Africa Facts and
Printables
Harriet Tubman
Activities
MLK
Activities
Scholastic News Vol. 61 No. 4: A True Story About
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Dreaming
of Change (Kupperstein)
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SR – MLK and famous Black
Americans Books
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Social Studies
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Scholastic News: A True
Story About Dr. MLK, Jr.
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Read facts about Africa
and complete map activity about Africa (Zoom School)
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Spend a few days
exploring Harriet Tubman Site
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MLK Timeline, Quiz &
Puzzles
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Bugs & Butterflies
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s/ LIterature
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Reading
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GR – Books about insects
and butterflies
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Construction paper
Computer with Internet
Rice (eggs)
Bite-size lasagna (caterpillar)
Shells (chrysalis)
Bowtie (butterfly)
Leaves (small)
Twigs (small)
Glue
Paint brushes
Cups
Watercolor Paints
Water
Pencils/ Markers/ Crayons
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The Butterfly
Website
Birth of a Butterfly
Lesson Plan
Butterfly Quiz
Bugging You Online
Story
Insectlopedia
Scholastic News: Insect World Records
Butterfly
House
(Bunting)
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Bugging You Online Story
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Social Studies
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During Internet research
of chosen insect, help kids find places where this insect
lives; Have them color in the home/s on a blank world map
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Science/ Health
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Scholastic News: Insect
World Records
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Birth of a Butterfly
Lesson (Life Cycle)
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Virtual Zoo Insects
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Choose an insect to
research and make a poster/ report (Use online resources or
books at the library)
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Other
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Art: Watercolor
Butterflies
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Computer: Butterfly Quiz
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Christmas Around the World
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s/ Literature
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Reading
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GR – Books about
Christmas and other December Holidays
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Computer with Internet Access
Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Paper
Index cards
Markers/ Crayons/ Pencils
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North Pole Net
Christmas Crafts
Christmas Printable
Crafts
Christmas in Poland
North Pole Website
12 Days Christmas
Village
Silent Night Web
Scholastic News: Our Winter Holidays
Celebrating Chanukah: Eight Nights
(Martinez)
Celebrating Christmas: Christmas Decorations (Roark)
November – December
(Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.)
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SR – December Holiday
books
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Brainstorm a list of
December words to use with Journal writing
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Holiday Memory Game
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Holiday Poems: Brainstorm
holiday nouns (N), verbs (V), adjectives (Adj) & adverbs
(Adv); write holiday poems using different patterns (ie:
Pattern 1: N, Adj, Adj, N; Pattern 2: N, Adj, Adj, V, Adj,
N; Pattern 3: N, Adj, N, V, Adv, Adj, N)
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Social Studies
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Scholastic News: Our
Winter Holidays
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Online Websites and
Information (Try a different site per day or two)
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Make coupon gift books
for family members (include jobs such as dishwashing,
laundry folding, car wash, taking out trash, vacuuming,
etc…)
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Talk about different
countries and how they celebrate; find the countries on a
map of the world
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Science/ Health
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Senses for the Holidays:
Make a chart of the different things you can sense during
the holidays (Use your senses words to write a poem
and illustrate)
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Other
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Art: Dress a Snowman
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Art: December Days
Construction Paper Advent Quilt
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Cinco de Mayo
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Subject
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Activities
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