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Thematic Units: Letters E to
L
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E Themes:
Elementary Economics
F Themes:
Fairy Tales | Farm
Animals | Flag Day and
Father's Day | 4th of July
G Themes:
Groundhog Day
I Themes:
Ice Cream |
Immigration
L Themes:
Land Animals |
Laws & Rules | Leaves |
Lion or Lamb |
Local Government
Thematic Unit Plans
Elementary Economics: Consumers, Producers, Goods &
Services
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s
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Reading
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GR – Books about
consumers, producers, goods & services
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Computer with Internet access
Pencils/ Crayons/ Markers
Paper
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Online Needs and
Wants Introduction
Products and
Partners Game
Business Buddy
Online Lesson
Good Poster
Producers and
Consumers Online Slide Show & Quiz
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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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Needs/ Wants
Introduction; then, Kids can make own chart of needs and
wants
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Products/ Producers
Online Game; Producers/ Consumers Slide Show/ Quiz
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Business Buddy Online
Lesson
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Goods Poster: Review and
then complete with own pictures; Talk about services and
then make another poster related to services
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Make a 2-column list of
things in your room that are needs and wants
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Go to Themes M to Q |
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Fairy Tales
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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 – Fairy Tale Books
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Writing Paper
Pencils/ markers/ crayons
Popsicle sticks
Construction paper
glue
Computer with Internet
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The Virtual Vine Fairy Tales Unit
Free Fairy Tale
Resources
Other
Online Fairy Tale Resources
Fairy Tales and Phonics
(Teacher’s Resource Book for K-2 from “The Monkey Sisters”
Copyright 1984)
Cinderella; Hansel and Gretel; Jack and the Beanstalk;
Little red Riding Hood; Rumpelstiltskin; Snow White; The
Gingerbread Man; The Little Red Hen; The Three Billy Goats
Gruff; The Three Little Pigs; Goldilocks and the Three
Bears; The Ugly Duckling; Sleeping Beauty; Pinocchio; Henny
Penny; The Elves and the Shoemaker
Chicken Little
Rapunzel
The Lion and the Mouse
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Pea
The Tortoise and the Hare
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Compare and Contrast:
After reading these 3 books, look for similarities and
differences (Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Three
Little Pigs; The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
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Retelling: Model
retelling stories using the pictures and let kids practice
doing the same
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Read, discuss, and retell
each of the stories
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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My Book of One-Page Fairy
Tales (Copied from Fairy Tales Resource Book)
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Phonics WS to Accompany
all stories highlighted in yellow
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Journal: Have kids write
about favorite parts of each story
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Other
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Art: Make popsicle stick
puppets for the stories and let the kids use them during
retellings
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Go to Themes M to Q |
Go to Themes R to Z
Farm 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 farm
animals
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Book of farm poems/ songs from Virtual Vine
Lesson Plan
Books about farms
Paper
Pencils/ Markers/ Crayons
Writing Journals
Computer with Clip Art and Printer
Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Staples/ Stapler
Math Manipulatives
Popcorn
Popsicle Sticks
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The Virtual Vine
Farm Unit
The Cow That Went Oink
(Most)
Farm babies
(Campbell)
Farmer Duck
(Waddell)
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (Cronin)
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Farm Poems/ Songs
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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 farm
related vocabulary words for journal and other activities
(Try this format: A is for… for each letter of the alphabet)
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Farm Shape Book (Virtual
Vine)
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Farm Families Book
(Virtual Vine)
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Journal Prompts: I think
cows are cool because…; Milk is good for me because…; What
makes a (choose an animal) happy?; The (name a farm animal)
said, “…; What if a cow gave chocolate milk?; If I were a
pig…; You can tell a chicken is happy when…; Mud is…; My
Favorite Farm Animal
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Spelling: Farm word
families: ig, en, og, at, uck, eep
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Farm Riddles
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Math
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Farm animal patterning
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Size Order: Print out
three pictures of the same animal, but in 3 different sizes
and have kids order from largest to smallest or smallest to
largest (try it with different animals)
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Classification: Sort
pictures into groups such as: farm/ not farm; farm/zoo;
animals/food; fruits/vegetables; living/ non-living
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Farm Animal Counting Book
(Addition Book for 1st Grade and Multiplication
Book for 2nd Grade)
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Farm Word Problems
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Science/ Health
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Mother Baby Match
What we know about the
farm brainstorm chart (End of Unit Activity)
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Other
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Art: Construction Paper
Pig and Cow (Virtual Vine); Popcorn Sheep; Farm Mural; Barn
Cutting Activity
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Music: Old Mac Donald
(Animal Sounds) (try making stick puppets of the animals)
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Field Trip: Go to a farm
for the day; record animals and number of animals seen to
later make a bar graph; after trip, write about it in the
writing journal
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Flag Day and Father’s Day
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s
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Reading
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GR – Books about flags/
fathers
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Words to Patriotic Songs
Words to Father’s Day Songs/ Poems
Construction Paper
Glue
RWB Craft Materials
Ziploc Bags
Aluminum Foil
Towel
Iron
Strawberries
Blueberries
Whipped Cream
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The
Virtual Vine
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SR – Patriotic Songs;
Father’s Day Songs
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Father’s Day Poetry
Writing
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Math
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RWB Patterning Activity
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Social Studies
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Other
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Art: Torn Paper Flags,
Stars 7 Stripes Ziploc Craft, Father’s Day Cards
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Kitchen: RWB Berry Snack
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4th of July
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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Literature
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Reading
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GR – Books about 4th
of July or patriotic holidays
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Scissors
Glue
Construction Paper
10 small items (such as toys, candies, paper
stars, etc.)
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Celebrating Patriotic Holidays: Honoring America
(Joel Kupperstein)
Scholastic News: Patriotic Places
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SR – Patriotic Holidays
Book
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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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Ordinal Numbers (1st
through 10th) w/ manipulatives
Click here for sheet
of stars to use as manipulatives or patterning activities!
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Social Studies
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Discuss why we celebrate
the 4th of July (Independence Day)
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Scholastic News:
Patriotic Places
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Science/ Health
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Fireworks Show Safety
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Other
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Art: Construction Paper
Fireworks
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Groundhog Day
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s
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Reading
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GR – Books about
groundhogs and Groundhog’s Day
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Computer with Internet and Printer
Pencils/ Crayons/ Markers
Construction Paper
Glue
Scissors
Felt
Wiggle Eyes
Popsicle Stick
Small Paper Cup
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The Official
Groundhog Day Website
Peek
a Boo Groundhog Craft
Predictions
WS
Map of Area
Map
WS
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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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Predictions of the Past
Graphing Activity
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Social Studies
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Complete Groundhog Day
Predictions WS (from Education World)
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Review and Discuss Map of
Gobbler’s Knob (Phil’s Home) and complete WS
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Other
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Art: Peek a Boo
Groundhogs
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Ice Cream
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Subject
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Activities
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Materials
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URL’s
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Reading
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GR – Books about ice
cream
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Computer with Internet and Printer
Paper
Pencils/ Crayons/ Markers
Scissors
Glue
Materials for Making Ice Cream (varies depending
on method used)
Materials for ice cream experiment: various
containers, worksheet, ice cream
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Plastic Bag Ice
Cream Recipe
Coffee Can Ice Cream
Recipe
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