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Thematic Units: Letters R to
Z
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R Units:
Rainforest Animals |
Rocks, Soil, & Water
S Units:
Sea Animals | Seasons
| Sun, Moon & Stars |
Summer
T Units:
Thanksgiving
U Units:
U.S. Figures |
U.S. Government
W Units:
Weather | Winnie the
Pooh
Thematic Unit
Plans
Rainforest 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
rainforest animals
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Paper
Pencils/ Markers/ Crayons
Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Stapler/ Staples
Tape
Computer with Internet,
Clip Art, and Printer
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Earth Day Games
Rainforest Animals
Animals Photo Library
Scholastic News: Look Inside a Rain Forest
The Great Kapok Tree
(Cherry)
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The Great Kapok Tree
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KWL: Rainforest
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Who Am I Reports: Kids
each choose a different animal and write a paragraph telling
where the animal lives, what it eats, and how it looks, etc…
(Use the Rainforest Animals and Animal Photos Library to
enhance their projects)
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Math
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Online research: Have
kids find average lengths and weights of some rainforest
animals and compare to themselves (draw pictures for them to
aid in understanding)
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Social Studies
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Show children where the
Amazon Rainforest is on a map; List countries where
rainforest are I think this is in the Kapok Tree book); make
posters saying why we should not destroy the rainforests
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Science/ Health
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Scholastic News: Look
Inside a Rain Forest
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Make Flip-Flap Booklets
(booklets made so you can see different layers) and label
each page with each of the 4 layers of the rainforest; draw
an animal and a plant that lives in each layer
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Make a sheet of
rainforest animal clip art; Have students cut out each
square and sort the animals into 4 groups (mammals, birds,
reptiles, and insects); glue to construction paper
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Other
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Computer: Earth Day
Online Games
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Art: Design a new animal
that could survive in the rainforest
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| Themes A to D |
Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
Rocks, Soil & Water
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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 rocks,
soil, water, or Earth
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Large basin (about 10-12 inches by 10-12 inches)
or use a sandbox if you don’t mind dipping the water out
later
Sand
Water
Shovels or spoons
Paper
Markers/ crayons
Journals
Pencils
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Internet 4 Classrooms Earth Unit Activities
Breaking
News Interactive Story
Rocks
& the Rock Cycle
Underground Adventure & The Importance of Soil
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Journal: Write about what
you learned during each activity
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Math
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Rock patterning
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Science/ Health
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Breaking News Interactive
Activity
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Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Online Sites
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Discuss Importance of
Water
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Water Flow/ Flooding
Demonstration
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Discuss hazards of floods
and flood safety
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| Themes A to D |
Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
Sea 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 ocean
and sea animals
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Ocean Animals Poetry Book from Web Resources
Computer with Microsoft Word and access to clip
art collections and a printer
Paper; scissors, glue, construction paper; poster
paint; paintbrushes
Aquarium pictures
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The
Virtual Vine
Mister Seahorse
(Eric Carle)
A House for Hermit Crab
(Eric Carle)
The Rainbow Fish
(Marcus Pfister)
Finding Nemo: Best Dad in
the Sea (Amy J. Tyler)
Dear Mr. Blueberry
(Simon James)
Animal World: The Turtle
(Charlotte Knox)
Scholastic News: Searching the Seas
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SR – Ocean Animals Poems
& Songs; Ocean Animal Books
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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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Sea Animal Clip Art
Sequencing
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Social Studies
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Talk about Aquariums as
being part of a community and their importance in a
community
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Review pictures from our
recent trip to the aquarium
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Science/ Health
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Life Cycle of a Fish
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Life Cycle of a Turtle
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Scholastic News:
Searching the Seas
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Other
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Art: Underwater paintings
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| Themes A to D |
Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
Seasons
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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 seasons
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Construction Paper;
Markers; glue; scissors; hole punch; yarn
Popped Popcorn
Glitter or White Sand
Green Tissue Paper Cut into 1” squares
Pencils with good erasers
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Scholastic News: Summer to Autumn Changes
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Language Arts
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WS’s to go with GR books
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Math
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Telling temperature and
differences in temperature between the seasons
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Social Studies
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Community Helpers for
each of the seasons; ways you can help others during each of
the seasons
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Science/ Health
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Brainstorm and Draw
outdoor activities for each of the seasons; Make a booklet
to read together when it is done
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Scholastic News: Summer
to Autumn Changes
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Other
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Art: An Oak Tree Meets
the 4 Seasons
(Click here
for a template for this craft.)
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Art: Make and Dress a
Teddy Bear for the Weather
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| Themes A to D |
Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
Sun,
Moon & Stars
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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 space
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Copy Paper/
Construction Paper
Pencils/ pens/ markers/ crayons
World Map
Computer with Internet
Flashlight
Chalk
End of Unit Test (Made by Parent)
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Alfy Site Activities
Astronomy for Kids Resource & Pictures
Fun Space Activites
Kids' Astronomy
Phases of the Moon Online Activity
Solar System Scavenger Hunt
Animated Virtual Planetarium
Design a Space Station Online
Space, Animals, and the 5
Senses (Frank Schaffer
Publication – Mini Units)
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Journal: If I were on the
(Choose: sun or moon), I would…; The most interesting thing
I learned about space was…
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Math
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Space word problems (see
LibSci Unit Plan)
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Social Studies
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Look at a map (or globe,
preferably) of the world. Try to find a place that has
darkness when we have light. Also, try finding places that
have fewer seasons than the U.S. and discuss differences
(Try Virtual Planetarium Site)
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Science/ Health
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Space Mini-Unit Workbook
(from Mini Unit Book)
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“Star Gaze” each night
for 2 weeks and keep a journal of thoughts, questions,
comments; also, “Moon Watch” during that same time and
record the shape of the moon each night in the journal
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Internet research: use a
kids’ search engine to find facts about earth, moon, and
sun. Make a chart of the findings (Check out Dust Bunny
Site, too)
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Children act out Earth
and moon rotation with sun’s light
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Shadows Observations
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Other
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TEST: Compile a test to
be given at the end of the unit (see LibSci Unit Plan for
possible questions) [Multiple choice is preferable for
younger children with limited writing abilities].
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Online: Alfy Space
Explorations; AMNH Site; Kids’ Astronomy; Phases of Moon
Online; Solar System Scavenger Hunt; Design a Space Station
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Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
Summer
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| Themes A to D |
Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
Thanksgiving
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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
Thanksgiving and being thankful
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Thanksgiving Poems and Song book compiled from
web resources
Pencils
Writing Journals or Paper
Scissors
Construction Paper
Glue
Markers/ Paint
Thanksgiving-Themed Paper Plates
Small objects for counting (such as acorns or
turkey cut-outs)
Index cards or turkey
cut-outs
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The
Virtual Vine Thanksgiving Unit
Scholastic News: Thanksgiving Across the USA
November/ December
(Frank Schaffer
Publications, Inc.)
‘Twas the Night Before
Thanksgiving
(Pilkey)
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
(Bunting)
The Story of Pocahontas
(Penner)
One Little, Two Little,
Three Little Pilgrims
(Hennessey)
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SR – Thanksgiving Poems/
Songs
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Language Arts
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GR – Skills WS’s to go
with books
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Journal: Brainstorm a
list of Thanksgiving words to use for Journal Activities
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Make a November Word Hunt
with Word Hunt Grid
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Write an Acrostic Poem
for SHARING
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Math
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Paper Plate Object
Counting
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Number Words Match
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Social Studies
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Scholastic News:
Thanksgiving Across the USA
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Discuss Thanksgiving
Traditions
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Interview relatives about
Thanksgiving when they were children
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Other
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Art: Color Cornucopias
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Art: Construction Paper
Pilgrim Girl or Boy
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Art: Handprint Turkeys
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| Themes A to D |
Themes E to L | Themes M to Q
U.S. Figures
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