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Thematic Units: Letters M to
Q
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Click on a link to go to the plan for that unit:
M Units:
Maps & Nations |
Matter & The Water Cycle |
Mexico | My Body
& 5 Senses | My Family
N Units:
Native Americans |
Nursery Rhymes
O Units:
100th Day of School
P Units:
Pet Animals | Plants |
Poetry | Pumpkins |
Pushing, Pulling & Magnetism
Thematic Unit
Plans
Maps & Nations
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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 maps or
other countries
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Paper
Markers
Scissors
Glue
Construction Paper
Old travel brochures/ magazines
Compass
Blank US and World Map copies
Map showing river boundaries
Materials to represent landforms for
topographical map
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Landform Maps
Make Color-Coded State Maps
Interactive
US Map
Historical Map Collections
Blank Printable Maps
Map
Adventures Lesson Plan Series
Map Puzzle
Online Geography Games
Types of Land
Maps Globes Graphs (Steck-Vaughn)
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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ABC Order: Arrange
continents in alphabetic order
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Social Studies
(use Internet Resources if needed)
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Land and Water:
Brainstorm list of ways land and water are used by people;
name land an water forms in your area; collage of land and
water forms
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Maps and Map Keys:
Look at a map key and discuss what it means; Talk about
symbols they have learned about in the past; Make a map of
your home using symbols on a map key
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Directions: Use a compass to find
and label the cardinal directions in your home; Practice the
cardinal directions (N, S, W, E: I always tell them that
West and East go Left to Right and spell WE); Give blank US
map to kids and have them label cardinal directions and some
states that they know
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Continents and Oceans:
Locate N. and S. Poles and continents in each location; Give
kids blank world map and label each continent and ocean and
color); Play “I Spy” (ie: I spy a continent north of Africa)
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Boundaries:
Give kids a blank US map and have them trace the boundary
around their state and color the state; help kids make a
list of all the states that touch their state; Using map
with rivers on it, have student identify boundaries made by
these bodies of water; Using poster board and objects to
represent different landforms, have children work together
to create a topographical map of your state
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Other
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Field trip: To nearby
land or water form (We will probably go to a nearby park
that has a lake)
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Themes E to L | Themes R to Z
Matter & The Water Cycle
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Themes E to L | Themes R to Z
Mexico
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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 Mexico
and Mexican Holidays
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Printable Map of Mexico found at available
through the Education World Site
Index cards (5x8) or card
stock paper
Envelopes; Scissors; Crayons; Glue; Pencils;
Ruler; Markers
Four sheets of 6” x 12” colored tissue paper per
child
One pipe cleaner per student
Perfume (optional – I may not use perfume since
it can flare up allergies)
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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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Learn names of basic
colors in Spanish
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Social Studies
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Display and discuss map
of Mexico (Map questions are in the Mexico Plan at Education
World)
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Make map puzzles
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Compare U.S. to Mexico
with a Graphic Organizer (such as a Venn Diagram)
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Neighboring Countries WS
(available from
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Other
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Art: Mexican Paper
Flowers
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Themes E to L | Themes R to Z
My Body & 5 Senses
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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 body and
senses
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Blindfold
Rhythm Instruments
Vanilla Extract; Lemon Juice; Pickle Juice;
Nutmeg; Cinnamon
Paper; Scissors; Glue; Magazines; Newspapers;
Construction Paper
Tote Bag or Paper Grocery Bag
“Mystery” items to guess without looking
Fabric; Sandpaper; Cardboard; Yarn
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"My Body" Unit
"Five Senses" Unit
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SR – Poem: “Something’s
Happening” from Alphabet Soup
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Writing: Compare two
different foods and describe using adjectives
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Writing: Jello Jigglers 5
senses writing activity
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Science/ Health
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Discuss different body
parts/ organs and discuss how they are important and why it
is important to protect them
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Point to your… Game
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Body Part Riddles
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Draw outlines of a body
and label parts
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5 senses magazine
collages
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Smelling Game
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Mystery items in the bag
Game
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Other
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Music: Use music rhythm
instruments to find the beat of music
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Kitchen: The tasting game
(Does it taste salty, sweet, bitter, or sour?)
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Art: Feely Pictures
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Themes E to L | Themes R to Z
My Family
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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 families
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Computer with Internet and Microsoft PowerPoint
Construction Paper
Magazines/ Newspapers/ Free Home Advertisement
Books
Scissors
Glue
Markers/ Crayons
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Online Activity Links
"My Family" Unit Activities
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Homes I Like Collage
Books
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Journal: My Home is
Special Because…
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Math
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Sets of Family Members
Collages and counting of family members
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Social Studies
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Role Playing of families
performing activities together
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Family Trees on
Construction Paper
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Personal Time Lines with
Microsoft PowerPoint (use a planning sheet first to
sequence)
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Other
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Online Activities: (at
Alfy Site) Molly Brown Online Story; Family Online Book;
Dress the Berenstain Bears Online
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Art: Construction Papers
Windows with family drawn inside; When I Grow Up Paper Dolls
Activity
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Native Americans
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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 Native
Americans and Thanksgiving
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Native American Song/
Poem Book from Web resources
Paper
Markers/ Crayons/ Pencils
Popsicle Sticks
Computer with Internet Access
Glue/ Tape
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Native
American Interactive Book
Native American Bedtime Stories
Scholastic News: Native Americans Invented It!
Theme Book Series: Native
Americans
(Frank Schaffer Publications)
They Put on Masks (Byrd)
Keepers of the Earth (Caduto & Bruchac)
Four Corners of the Sky (Clymer)
The Legend of the Indian
Paintbrush
(dePaola)
Following Indian Trails (Grenier)
The Fire Bringer (Hodges)
Arrow to the Sun (McDermott)
Knots on a Counting Rope (Martin & Archambault)
Raven Who Sets Tihngs
Right (Martin)
Earthmaker’s Tales (Mayo)
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SR - Native American
Poems/ Songs
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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After reading some Native
American Tales, Journal: How the Rainbow Got in the Sky;
Where colors came from; Why a turtle has a shell; When
spring first came to Earth; Why whale lives in the sea
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Math
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Popsicle Stick
Probability Game (with Accompanying Schaffer WS)
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Social Studies
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Scholastic News: Native
Americans Invented It!
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Interactive Online Book
(Beacon Learning)
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Daily Life (Scholastic
Site)
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Native American Bedtime
Stories (Alfy Site)
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Science/ Health
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Devise symbols for
commonly used words and have kids write notes to each other
using only pictures
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Discuss changes Native
Americans might have seen during their lifetimes and
complete WS # 28 from Schaffer book
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Other
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PE: Toe-Heel Dance Step
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Art: Intuit Finger Masks;
Paper Tipis; Paper Totem Poles
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Themes E to L | Themes R to Z
Nursery Rhymes
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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 with Nursery
Rhymes
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Make a booklet of Nursery Rhymes
Index Cards
Make Nursery Rhyme Bingo Cards or print out one
available at the Virtual Vine
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The Virtual Vine
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Hey Diddle, Diddle
Hickory
Dickory Dock
Humpty Dumpty
Jack Be Nimble
Jack and Jill
Little Boy Blue
Little Jack Horner
Little Miss Muffet
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Old King Cole
Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Any Dr. Seuss Books
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SR: Nursery Rhymes
together; Nursery Rhyme Riddles (See Virtual Vine Plan)
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Language Arts
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WS’s to go with GR books
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ELA Skills for each of
the stories (see Virtual Vine Plan)
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Nursery Rhyme Review
Books with Sentences and Illustrations for each rhyme
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Rhyming Words Sort
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Nursery Rhyme Bingo
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Math
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Nursery Picture Patterns
(or number patterns for older children)
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