Jungle and Zoo in Kindergarten
Earth Day Thematic Unit
Celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, or any day when it comes to saving our planet and celebrating Earth! A common core thematic unit!
Cinco de Mayo Thematic Unit
Viva la Mexico!
Do you want this unit for free? Click on the sidebar link to The Teacher's Notebook event.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in a grade way by using this great 136 page thematic unit that is strategically linked to the Common Core Standards.
Contents Include:
Scripted Literacy Lessons:
Cinco de Mayo: Attending to Key Detail in Text
The Sombrero Circle: Identifying High Frequency Words
Fiesta: Decoding Words With Blends, Digraphs, Silent E
Mexican Hat Dance: Fluently Reading Sight Word and CVC Sentences
Independent Activities:
Fill The Piñata: Segmenting Words
de Colores: Using Spanish Color Words
Mi Amigos: Writing CVC Words
Scripted Math Lessons With Independent Options:
Number Match: Matching Number to Quantity With Spanish Words
Party of Ten: Making Combinations of Ten
Jumping Beans: Finding Answers to Equations
Independent Activities:
Maraca Equations : Writing Equations
Cinco de Mayo Math: Adding and Subtracting
Math Journal: Ten Amigos in All
Writing
Mexico Word Wall
Writing Prompts: Mexico
Guided Reading Books
Cinco de Mayo
Science
Mexican Jumping Beans
Dramatic Play
Fiesta Supply Store
Kitchen
dulce de leche
Art Projects
Tissue Paper Flowers
Flowing Head Dress
Mexican Vest
Mexican Hat
Paper Bag Maraca
Do you want this unit for free? Click on the sidebar link to The Teacher's Notebook event.
Castles & Fairy Tale: Common Core Thematic Unit
This great unit is available at both of our online stores!
Strategically teach the common core standards and have a lot of fun as well using this 122 page thematic unit.
Contents include:
Shared Reading Activities:
Retelling a Story: Sequencing a Familiar Story
Once Upon a Time: Identifying Story Elements
Scripted Literacy Lessons:
My Kingdom: Distinguishing Between Similarly Spelled Words.
Kiss a Frog: Sight Words
Race to the Rose: Decoding Words
Spinning Gold: Counting Syllables
Independent Activities:
Story Boxes: Retelling Familiar Stories
Digraph Pairs: Identifying Digraphs
Grandma’s House: Writing Simple Words
Scripted Math Lessons With Independent Options:
Knight School: Making Sums of 10
Climb the Beanstalk: Identifying Missing Numbers
Cinderella’s Shoes: Adding Fluently
Independent Activities:
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Comparing and Writing Numbers
Dance All Night: Telling Time
Rapunzel’s Tower: Comparing Measurements
Writing
Fairy Tale Word Wall
Writing Prompts: Fairy Tales, Dragons
Writing Center Activities:
How To, Label It, Make a List
Guided Reading Books
Jack & The Beanstalk
Science
Magic Bean Seeds
Art Projects
Draw a Castle
Castle Construction
Frog Prince Construct
King or Queen Construct
Songs/Fingerplays
Poof! I’m a Giant
Cinderella
Kathleen and her students have been getting a little bit of rain in Idaho, so it seemed like a perfect time to make a rainy day picture. Using two half-sheets of paper, students made kids carrying umbrellas. We started with triangle coats and rectangle arms. Students then designed their own umbrellas and handles. After adding boots, the kids painted raindrops - we used liquid waterpaint and long q-tips for the brushes.
This is a fun project whether the weather is rainy or not! For detailed directions and a portfolio page, check out our Spring unit.
Color Mixing
Mixing colors is a great way to use science process skills. With just a little bit of food coloring and water, students can observe, experiment, draw conclusions, and record their findings.
Mix the primary colors in jars, then pour a small amount of each in separate frosting or butter tubs. Provide test tubes (Oriental Trading) or clear plastic containers and eye droppers for color mixing. Students will repeat the experiment again and again and again!
For detailed instructions and a scripted lesson, check out our Spring unit (It’s a Spring Thing).
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