Thematic Lesson Plans and Ideas

K-3 Ideas for Thematic Units...we would love to hear about what you plan for .....

  • Weather 
  • Australian Animals
  • Space
  • Human Body 
  • Family 
  • Easter 
  • Christmas (MORE IDEAS HERE)
  • Ocean 
  • On the Farm
  • Healthy Food / Nutrition 
  • Minibeasts 
  • Community Helpers
  • Gardening / Plants
  • Sports / Olympics (MORE IDEAS HERE)
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Jess
African Unit (07-11-2012 )
Hi, I am about to start a unit on Africa. I was wanting to know if anyone has ideas...
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Jacinta
Healthy Cooking (07-11-2012 )
I use the list words for students to put into a blank food chart pyramid after...
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Lois
Housing (07-11-2012 )
During a unit on needs and focusing on shelter, the children designed and built...
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Admin
Celebrations (07-11-2012 )
This is a Stage 1 HSIE topic in NSW and it can cover a wide range of multi cultural...
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Elaine Le Sueur
What's the difference ? (07-11-2012 )
Using a picture that fits the theme that is being used, photocopy it twice. One...
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Nicole Preston
Weather Reporter Pictures Please (07-11-2012 )
Large pics of weather report symbols to role play being a weather man/woman...
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will
Fun Facts about the Sun (07-11-2012 )
Great resources. I was in the process of writing lesson plans about the solar system...
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Sarah
Looking for ideas for a Celebrations Unit (07-11-2012 )
I currently have a Grade 1 class and next term we are doing a unit of work on...
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Kellie
Royal Show in the Classroom (07-11-2012 )
Yes, I know I've left my preparation time a bit late - but I'm finally feeling brave...
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Kerrie Mead
Australian animals (07-11-2012 )
There are wonderful collections of toy Australian animals readily available. *A...
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Val
Space Theme (07-11-2012 )
IDENTIFYING US– A Space Theme... What do we know about Space? Brainstorm ideas...
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Jess
Democracy (07-11-2012 )
I am seeking any ideas/ tips about teaching the topic of democracy. I have a year...
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Sarah
Toys Unit - Ideas Please (07-11-2012 )
I have a grade 1 class and this term we are looking at toys. This is a new unit for...
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Jasmine Hoansen
Is Science the key to literacy and Numeracy? (07-11-2012 )
Is Science the key to Literacy and Numeracy in ECE? I think it is. Ok, there are a...
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Donna
Mothers Day Ideas (07-11-2012 )
One of my favourite teaching blogs is Mrs Smoke's - 'Making Teachers Nerdy'.. Mrs...
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Donna
Anzac Day Teaching Resources (07-11-2012 )
Just put together some links for Anzac Day. There are some great pictures, and...
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Admin
healthy food and nutrition (07-11-2012 )
Grab a menu from a local cafe. As a class or in groups, develop an alternative menu...
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Kelly Schorage
ASPCA Day and Earth Day (07-11-2012 )
On April 7, the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)...
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Susan Fowler
ABC Order with Word Wall, Theme Word Cards (07-11-2012 )
I love the word wall / theme word cards with pictures and words. I accidentally...
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Domenica
Using theme words for writing (07-11-2012 )
After exposing students to any theme words you have brainstormed together, print out...
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cateste
Thanksgiving (USA) free web site (07-11-2012 )
I found the First Thanksgiving unit on Scholastic.com to be full of info and a place...
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Patricia White
Summer Olympics Lesson Plan Ideas (07-11-2012 )
I'm not sure if I will be doing anything on the Olympics, but if I were, I would use...
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Admin
More Olympics Theme Ideas (07-11-2012 )
Add some Chinese cultural influence to your Olympics lessons... Learn the stance...
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Natalie
Olympics (07-11-2012 )
To display the Olympic rings in my classroom, I bought 5 hoops from a cheap shop, I...
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Diana Hancock
Olympic Games Theme Activities (07-11-2012 )
Tie in Olympics with HSIE Unit Celebrations using China as the focus and look at how...
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Admin
Gardening and the Solar System (07-11-2012 )
Hello I am a keen gardener. So I do a unit on gardening every year. This year I am...
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Donna
Nutrition - Healthy Food Display (07-11-2012 )
Make up a Wall Display about Healthy Eating. Make up the labels - 'Sometimes Food'...
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Admin
Weather Lesson Plan - Weather Reporter (07-11-2012 )
Have one or two children be the 'Weather Reporters' for the day. This could involve...
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Tina
Colour Activities for Child Care (07-11-2012 )
Each week we introduce a colour and we do lots of activities with that colour - make...
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Jack den Boer
Olympic Games (07-11-2012 )
I'm using the R.I.C. Publications Beijing 2008 - Pursuing excellence (5-7) for my...
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  • Fairy Tale Vocabulary Suggestion

    Submitted by Karen

    Your fairy tale vocabulary is great can you add more words such as castle, princess, prince, dragon, queen, slipper, ugly step sister, pig, bad wolf, straw, sticks, bricks, basket, red riding hood, grandma, goldilocks, chair, bed, porridge

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  • Year 1 Telling the time

    Submitted by Danielle

    With a year one class we played What's the Time Mr Wolf - but instead of the wolf (myself) calling out 'It's one o'clock!" I used a clock with moveable hands.

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  • Storing Teacher Themed Resources

    Submitted by Jennifer

    I am having a major sort out! Has anyone got any ideas for how to organise teaching theme resources?

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  • I saw an interesting post on Pinterest the other day, showing a plastic, sandwich size, zip-lock bag that had had a piece of duct tape run along the base. The duct tape provided reinforcing that allowed holes to be punched through the bag for storage in a binder. I imagine you could run the tape down the side of larger zip-lock bags for a similar effect. This may not solve all your storage issues, but if there\'s just a few small games to go with a unit that\'s otherwise stored in a binder, it might help!

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  • I was just thinking the other day that I needed some matching cards for numbers over 100 then today I came across the new parts of speech posters and thought I\'d check out the \"What\'s New\" section and there I found exactly what I had been wanting. Thank you so much for your wonderful resources. This is the first place I check when looking for resources and I\'ve been able to build a great collection since moving to the lower school grades last year. Thanks again!

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  • I love the fun and colourful design of these posters! They are fantastic!

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