Extractions: Integrate With Integrity: Music Across the Curriculum ... continued from Integrated Curriculum in the Making Thematic units are widely used in many ways, some more meaningful than others. To be effective, a series of decisions need to be made, some by the whole planning team, and others by each individual teacher. Research indicates that thematic units are more effective with children who are past the primary elementary years, even though primary teachers use this approach more than those working with older students. A thematic unit is time consuming in construction, and will require research into community resources and support. Choosing a theme must involve all teachers who will be engaged in delivering instruction. For music educators, the danger in having others determine themes is ending up with themes that are particularly unsuitable to teaching music. Creative teachers can always find a link, but some are far fetched. The theme is more powerful for students when they are also involved in decision making. Additionally, community members, parents, and administrators might be involved in the initial brainstorming and decision making. The big questions to keep asking are "Is this important for students to know Why?" The more this question is asked, and the more agreement is reached, the more powerful the entire unit will be.
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A To Z Themes And Thematic Units Hundreds of lesson plans organized by theme or thematic unit topic. These themes feature quality links to thematic units lesson plans, resource pages, book activities, books, and ยป Math Lesson Plans units. Science/Health Themes http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes
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Extractions: Grades K-5 - Lots of ideas to pick and choose from: Classroom decor, literature activities, poetry and songs, social studies activities, math activities, health/science activities, lists of video resources, lists of workbook/activity resources, long book listboth fiction and nonfiction, a list of 27 internet resources (links), and "Sea-Faring Recipes." Whales: A Thematic Unit
Keeping Up Using Literature to teach Geography in High Schools. Early Childhood thematic Unitshttp//www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/index.html. http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/ku/archives/s02/faq.htm
Extractions: Here ERIC/ChESS provides an answer to this FAQ in the form of: The full text of three ERIC/ChESS Digests; a sampling of citations with abstracts from the ERIC database to teaching and curriculum guides, lesson plans, and other materials about using the interdisciplinary approach in the social studies; a sampling of the many Internet resources that provide teaching materials or information on the interdisciplinary approach. Note: The ERIC/ChESS FAQ Archives are available below.
The K-Crew's Units & Centers Page thematic units and Literacy Centers. You'll find our units, centers, and scheduleon this page. We've finally found some time to add some units . . . http://www.thekcrew.net/units.html
Extractions: Thematic Units and Literacy Centers You'll find our units, centers, and schedule on this page. We've finally found some time to add some units . . . but we have so much more to share. So, keep checking! Our Centers Philosophy Reading Center ABC Center Fine Motor Center ... Word Center Gingerbread Man Unit Fairy Tales and Folklore Apples Unit Fire Prevention Unit Fall Unit Pumpkins and Spiders Unit Indians Unit Pilgrims Unit Turkeys Unit Christmas Unit New Year's Unit Winter Unit Alaska Unit Valentine's Unit Texas/Rodeo Unit Mother Goose Unit Dinosaur Unit Spring Unit Eggs Unit Insects Unit Solar System Unit Ocean Unit Beginning of School Farm Unit Our Daily Schedule: We teach full-day Kindergarten. Click here to see what we do all day. Home Projects, Newsletters, Etc. The K-Crew Links! 50th Day of School Listening Center Home Center Playdough Pocket Chart Units Literacy Centers Balanced Literacy Shared Reading/ Focus Poetry Shared Writing/Buzz Book 100th Day of School Zoo Unit Search this site or the web powered by FreeFind
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THEMATIC UNITS thematic units are effective in elementary and middle schools where teachersteach across disciplines or team with teachers from various disciplines. http://www.pwcs.edu/curriculum/sol/thematic.htm
Pre Academic Thematic Units thematic Instructional units designed to meet the needs of special needs children http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/myself/preacademic.
Extractions: Mary Wore A Red Dress Activity This activity was designed to teach colors and went along with software designed by Don Johnston. The software CD is titled CircleTime Tales and has three activities one of which is called Mary Wore A Red Dress." It has a catchy little song to it so we designed the extension activity below to sing along with the tune. Each child in our class had a photo velcro face which we took with our digital camera.We sang the song... (child's name) wore red pants, Knave of Hearts Activity This Knave of Hearts pattern was the tear out activity in February's Mailbox Magazine . We adapted the activity to make it a visual memory game. Our plush toy heart was our "Knave" who would steal a heart when the children were not looking. The children would then have to guess which heat was missing. Shape Face Game A large face was drawn with strips of velcro on his eyes, nose and mouth. Two of all four shapes in eleven colors were made. Using
Teach Poetry Poetry for Kids A collection of forty poems by Kenn Nesbitt thematic UnitsThemes Page Includes resources for the following themes Canada, Insects http://www.keppel.k12.ca.us/KEPPEL/mntr/teach.htm
Extractions: The Teachers' Internet Guide Language Arts Publishing Reference Material Literature ... Bonus! Although each site listed has been reviewed, KUSD assumes no responsibility for the contents of the sites or their links accessed through this page. Language Arts Grammar Alphabet Poetry Thematic ... Grammar Safari Alphabet Sites Poetry Holiday Sites Berit's Best Sites (see Holidays) CityView Happy Holidays Chanukah on the Net-Dreidel pattern Ramadan on the Net ... Holidays Calendar Interactive Sites Ed Web mysteries to read and learn Kid's Crambo The Word Games Page for kids! The Prince and I Interactive activities Funbrain Games that promote math, grammar, etc.
Springfield Elementary School - Charleston, South Carolina We also practice math through games. We use many interdisciplinarythematic units to teach science, social studies, and health. http://www.charleston.net/org/springfield/academic.html
Extractions: A wide variety of instructional techniques is used to make learning a meaningful and enjoyable experience. South Carolina Curriculum Standards are addressed on a daily basis. An integrated approach is emphasized throughout the curriculum reading, math, science, social studies, and language arts are woven into thematic units. Learning strategies such as cooperative learning, critical thinking, problem solving activities, hands-on experience and the use of technology enables students to reach their full potential. Programs such as Daily Oral Language, AIMS - Activities for the Integration of Math and Science, and Math Their Way are used throughout the school. Teachers enrich the regular curriculum by writing grants on such topics as recycling, greenhouse gardening, cooking, and marine biology. A strong emphasis is placed on the individual needs of each child in every aspect of the educational program. We offer enrichment programs for academically gifted and talented students. A guidance counselor is available for parent conferences, classroom guidance, and small group and individual counseling. Individual assessment to identify specific learning disabilities or other problem areas is also provided by two resource teachers and a school psychologist. The focus placed on academics is evident by the scores received on the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test. A copy of the most recent test data will be provided upon request.
Projects News examples. In 2 Edu thematic units This is collection of links takesteachers to thousands of thematic units. thematic Planning units http://members.tripod.com/exworthy/projects.htm
Extractions: powered by FreeFind Theme Related Unit Projects ISTE's Xcursion Central- This is what you have been waiting for. Here is a free site that provides Xcursion projects, similar to Cyberguides- links to great educational sites, organized by subject. It is organized by grade level, lists ISTE standards, and asks high-level questions. Classes can use the provided tools to make their own Xcursion projects. The Ultimate Summer Vacation Planner - Students can use this planner to plan, budget, and calculate how to best spend their summer, as a math/social studies project. Unit Plan Search - Search for great projects by concept, topic, keyword, or grade level. Teaching Themes - Here is another full service. Click on a topic and find links to related clipart, resources, teaching ideas, downloads, Webquests, worksheets, and lots more! Creating and Following a Project Timeline - Here are timelines and schedules for completing 6, 12, and 15 week projects.
Extractions: an interdisciplinary planning model Back to Rhythms and Ratios On the first day, we come prepared with an opening activity which we and the students can use together to assess our knowledge of rhythms, ratios and patterns. We follow the activity either that day or the next with a K-W-L debriefing period through which students can identify what they already know, what they want to know, and what they need and want to learn in this topic area. Students choose groups to research these skills and knowledge areas in order to teach the rest of the class as much as they can by the end of the week. For the next three weeks, students will work on self-generated projects in the thematic area inspired by the introductory week. Requirements for the projects: (a) the student MUST be interested in the project; (b) the project must be perceived to enhance mathematical understanding; (c) the project must be thought to be do-able in the time available.
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Extractions: htmlAdWH('7002676', '120', '30'); htmlAdWH('7002276', '234', '60'); Main Create Edit Help THEME LINKS For Early Childhood Educators Welcome to Theme Links! I have created this homepage for early childhood educators who use thematic lesson planning. While surfing the web, I found many wonderful early childhood web sites that included thematic units, however, I needed a way to organize the sites so that I could easily find lessons and ideas for each specific theme that I wanted to use. Here it is! To use this site... just scroll through the list of themes and when you find a theme that you are interested in, select a link....it will take you directly to a site about that theme. Happy Planning! I would appreciate any feedback that you have about this site. Please email me at iteach345@aol.com. Thank you! All About Me All About Myself Childfun Me Theme Me, Myself, and I ... Myself and I A is For Apple Apple Unit Childfun Apples Mrs. Griffin's Apple Unit ... Nuttin' But Kids Fall Page Baby Theme Childfun Babies Nuttin But Kids Preschool Education - Baby Childfun Teddy Bears Little Bear Mrs. Petersen's Bear Unit
Gingerbread Man Thematic Unit Gingerbread Man Theme Unit. Note if you don't want to read through thetheme unit, click here to go straight to the printable resources http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/gingerbread/
Extractions: KidZone Crafts for Kids Coloring Pages ... Sites for Teachers Note: if you don't want to read through the theme unit, click here to go straight to the printable resources list or the book recommendation list (suitable for children in preschool, kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2) This page provides day by day suggestions for a Gingerbread Man theme unit. Printable worksheets and more detailed instructions on how to do some of the activities are provided by the Bold hyperlinks. Before reading any stories, ask the children what they know about the classic story, "The Gingerbread Man". Take notes on the white board or flip pages.
