It's about time, teachers, to start planning for the new school year. As a primary teacher, I {heart} thematic units. Immersing children in a topic, carrying it across disciplines, and finding creative ways to meet the Common Core Standards are my passion. One of my favorite thematic units is Hooray for Hats.
This unit integrates ELA, math, HOTS, and creativity. It is intended to last for 1 week, but I freely admit that I usually stretch it into 3 weeks. There are so many hat related books to read aloud, so many writing topics, so many math activities, ...
The ELA components include vocabulary work, comprehension, poetry, alphabetical order, writing center ideas, and a 14 page booklet for students to make about Hat Idioms. You can download the Hat Idioms Book for FREE on TpT or TN. Following is a preview of the Hat Idioms Book:
The ELA components include vocabulary work, comprehension, poetry, alphabetical order, writing center ideas, and a 14 page booklet for students to make about Hat Idioms. You can download the Hat Idioms Book for FREE on TpT or TN. Following is a preview of the Hat Idioms Book:
Hooray for Hats! math activities include computation, graphing, patterns, Venn Diagrams, journal prompts, sorting, measurement, and money. Following is an example from the math portion:
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) are also included in Hooray for Hats! There are homework assignment sheets and a craftivity. If you like thematic units, I hope you will check out Hooray for Hats!
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Thank you from a pre-service teacher learning about thematic units. This one...takes the cake! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie. I'm so glad you are learning about thematic units. They were not included in my teacher education. Nevertheless, I have found that thematic units are simply wonderful for primary classrooms. Good luck to you in your education. Thanks for taking time to comment.
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Thank you Julie. I'm so glad you are learning about thematic units. They were not included in my teacher education. Nevertheless, I have found that thematic units are simply wonderful for primary classrooms. Good luck to you in your education. Thanks for taking time to comment.
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