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/Home/Professional Development/Teaching Resources/Collaborative Activities/Thematic Units/General Resources Museums in the Classroom Pumpkin Project Votes:0 Museums in the Classroom Pumpkin Project This project was created by teachers in the 1997 Museums in the Classroom Summer Workshop at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The lesson is all about those lovely, roundish, orange fruits--pumpkins. Included in this project are hands-on activities, links to other web sites on pumpkins, extension ideas, and a discussion of the standards met by this project. I. Words To Know About Pumpkins. II. What are Pumpkins? III. How Do They Grow? IV. What Else Can You Do With Pumpkins? V. Other Pumpkin Resources. VI. Standards Met By Using Pumpkins. Words to Know about Pumpkins! For this activity you will need to print out Worksheet #1 and Worksheet #2 . Pass out worksheets. Read aloud to the students the definitions on Worksheet #1 Have the students find the wo Read More Go to Site 1.10 Other Themes Votes:0 We've moved to a new and faster URL: http://www.l2l4ed.com/1_10_other_themes.htm Don't forget to upate your bookmarks/favorites --Please wait a moment to be transferred to the new site-- If you've waited more than a few seconds and still see this message, please click on the new URL above! Last Site Update: 10/23/02 Home FREE Full-featured, commercial educational software for my site visitors. Visitors since 1/1/00 "Must see" Teacher Sites Visit other valuable Teacher Sites Home 1.10 Lesson Plans/Resources - Other Themes These are resources supporting a particular theme and include: 1.10.1 Earth Day 1.10.2 African-American History Month 1.10.3 Women's History Month 1.10.4 Rain Forest 1.10.5 Summer Olympics 1.10.6 Election 2000 1.10.7 U. S. Constitution 1.10.8 The Human Body 1.10.9 Insects Read More Go to Site 1.9 Holiday Themes Votes:0 We've moved to a new and faster server: http://www.l2l4ed.com/1_9_holiday_themes.htm Don't forget to update your bookmarks/favorites Please wait a moment to be transferred to the new site If you've waited more than a few seconds and still see this message, please click on the new URL above! Last Site Update: 10/23/02 Home FREE Full-featured, commercial educational software for my site visitors. Visitors since 1/1/00 "Must see" Teacher Sites Visit other valuable Teacher Sites Home 1.9 Lesson Plans/Resources - Holiday Themes Last page update: 2/20/01 These are links to resources that support Holiday and/or seasonal themes. They are organized as follows: 1.9.1 Christmas/Winter 1.9.2 Easter/Spring 1.9.3 Halloween 1.9.4 Thanksgiving 1.9.5 Millennium 1.9.6 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 1.9.7 Read More Go to Site 99.07.06: "Designing Accessible Websites for Blind and Visually Impaired" Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home "Designing Accessible Websites for Blind and Visually Impaired" by Joanne Pompano Contents of Curriculum Unit 99.07.06: Narrative Development of the Curriculum Computer Technology and the Integration of the Blind Designing an Accessible Website Web Managers and Universal Design Potential Barriers Improving Personal Access Guidelines Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Guidelines For Web Page Accessibility Cast / Center for Applied Special Technology Blind Users / Equipment Websites Reviewed Problems Sites Privacy Policy Guide to Writing Accessible Html Problems That May Be Encountered Screen Readers Browsers Hyperlinks Buttons Image Maps Summary Lesson #1---Review of Websites Lesson #2 Lesson #3 Annotated Bibliography To Guide Entry Technology plays Read More Go to Site A St. Patrick's Potato Day Unit Votes:0 A St. Patrick's Potato Day Unit Up with Spuds!!! Today the luck 'o the Irish smiles upon you! You have found a fun unit to incorporate into your St. Patty's Day fun! Here are several ideas to transform a spud into a teaching material that will engage and entertain your students on a blustery March day! Note: Some of these ideas were collected from and/or adapted from posts at Teachers Net and are not my original ideas. If you were the original poster of an idea, please email me and I will be happy to give credit where credit is due! Cut out a large potato out of brown bulletin board paper. I added some "eyes" with a black marker and a little sprout peeking out from the tough potato skin. Enlist the children in brainstorming a list of potato foods and write the suggestions on the potato. Pr Read More Go to Site ALFY - TLC - Thematic Units Votes:0 --> --> ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art You are here: Teach > Thematic Units > Sorting and Classifying ALFY's Picks For Sorting and Classifying Apple Pickin' Blues Clues: Sorting Clothes Food Groups Fun in the Garden Free the Beach What's My Class? Groups Tutor Center Read More Go to Site ALFY - TLC - Thematic Units Votes:0 --> --> ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art You are here: Teach > Thematic Units > Patterns & Shapes ALFY's Picks For Patterns and Shapes Pattern Sites Seussville Reasoning Mathsurf: What Comes Next Funschool Pattern Game HB Pattern Builder Tutor Center Pattern Games Patterns and Shapes Shape Sites Funschool Shape Racer Sesame Street: Fit the Shape Mathsurf: Shapes Pochacco's Shape Matching Game Shape Doodle Buzzing with Shapes ColorShapes Game Korky's Bag Packer Interactive Tangrams Fun with Shapes The Dinosaur Shadow Game Know Your Shapes Wise Up: Shapes Shape Up Shapes and Colors Game Read More Go to Site apples Votes:0 Hi, and Welcome to my Apple Page. Here you will find reading readiness and math activities to use with your Apple Thematic Unit. I hope you find some of these ideas helpful and useful! If you scroll to the bottom I have listed some apple recipes to use after you read the story The Little Red House With No Windows, No Doors and a Star Inside. ~Denise~ Apple Math Read Ten Apples Up On Top by Theo Lesig After reading Ten Apples Up On Top with my students I alway give them a large piece of construction paper (18"x 11") turned the "tall building" way. I have each student draw a picture of his/her face at the bottom. I give each student 10 small apples numbered 1-10 to cut out. The kids then glue the 10 apples in number order 1-10 on top of their head/face that they drew at t Read More Go to Site Controlling Costs: Economics Lesson Votes:0 How Can Entrepreneurs Control Costs? © National Council on Economic Education, New York, NY Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Economy, Lesson 20 Lesson Description DESCRIPTION In this lesson students will learn that at certain times all entrepreneurs have some fixed costs that must be paid no matter how many products are offered for sale. Variable costs change with the number of products offered for sale. By identifying and controlling their costs, entrepreneurs are better able to earn a profit and be successful. READING Anyone who runs a business knows that some costs must be paid no matter how many products are offered for sale. For example, Alex owns a shoe store. He must pay his property taxes whether he sells 20 or 200 pairs of shoes each day. Mortgage payments (payments on the loan he too Read More Go to Site Cover Letters and Resume Unit Votes:0 Mark Danaher UNIT PLAN Cover Letters and Resume Unit Grade Level: 11 & 12 Unifying Theme: This unit will allow students to develop an effective cover letter and resume to use in their job search. Students will have a chance to write and critique fellow students? cover letters and resumes. Students will be able to apply for employment using their cover letters and resumes. Objectives: Students will research and write effective cover letters. Students will research and write successful resumes. Students will learn how to critique and edit documents. Materials: Computers Printers Software: Microsoft Word & Microsoft Publisher Internet access E-mail accounts Various books and articles on job skills Procedure: LESSON 1 Students in bring in an employment listing for the start of the unit. Studen Read More Go to Site Cracking Dams! Votes:0 Pick a level to learn about cracking and dams! suggested levels: beginning: grades K-4 or general beginners; intermediate: grades 5-8; advanced: grades 9-12 This site is best viewed with Netscape 3.0 or higher. Suggested screen resolution: 800 x 600 pixels. This is the animation of a crack growing in a gravity dam which was modeled with the program FRANC2D. The confused fish was added later. [ help ] [ site index ] [ authors ] [ acknowledgements ] [ goals ] [ WebQuests ] [ bulletin board ] [ references ] This web site contains several images from the Corel Web Graphics Suite which is protected by the copyright laws of the US, Canada, and elsewhere. Used under license. It is for viewing purposes only. Read More Go to Site Creating Web Pages (Advanced Level) Theme Page Votes:0 Creating Web Pages (Advanced Level) Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of Creating Web Pages. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our disclaimer. (The) Banner Generator A number of tips are listed to help you create better banners for your web page. Banner Design Information on how to make effective banners, including definitions, standard sizes, cost per visitor, and size. Clip Art Theme Page This CLN theme page has links to a variety of clip art collections. Together, they contain thousands of free, uncopyrighted Read More Go to Site Curriculum Votes:0 Colorado Department of Education Word Reference By Subject Area and Grade Level Note: These units are made available in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Acrobat allows you to view and print the units exactly as they look in hard copy. First-time users of this format will have to perform a one-time only installation of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader Software before they will be able to read or print a document. This format is used extensively both on the Web and on this site. To report a problem with this page, E-Mail: Web Content Coordinator [ State | CDE | Top ] Return to: Student Assessment Unit Index Page Last Modified: 2/7/2005 Read More Go to Site ESLhome.org - Holidays Thematic Units Votes:0 Thematic Units ESL home Teacher ESL home Student ESL home www.ESLhome.org T hematic U nits - H OLIDAYS Christmas Easter Election Day Halloween Super Bowl Sunday Thanksgiving C HRISTMAS ONLINE VOCABULARY Word Find Puzzle: Christmas Words - from Interesting Things for ESL Students Christmas Exercises (Enter) - from the English Page Santa Claus (quiz) - from a4esl.org , by LB Jumble - Christmas Words - from Interesting Things for ESL Students Crossword Puzzle - Christmas -(Medium Level) - from iteslj.org , by JE Bones Hangman - Christmas Words - from Interesting Things for ESL Students READ / LISTEN The Christmas Gift - from Randall's Cyber Listening Lab SONGS - LYRICS AND MUSIC Top of Page E ASTER ONLINE LESSONS VOCABULARY Easter Quiz - Vocabulary - from a4esl.org , by VM READ Easter - Readi Read More Go to Site ESLhome.org - Survival Skills Thematic Units Votes:0 Thematic Units ESL home Teacher ESL home Student ESL home www.ESLhome.org T hematic U nits - S URVIVAL S KILLS Body & Healthcare Directions & Location Family Money & Banking Occupations & Job Search Travel & Transportation Weather B ODY AND H EALTHCARE ONLINE LESSONS VOCABULARY Body - from a4esl.org, LB Body Parts - (Crossword Puzzle) - from a4esl.org, TM Idioms with Body Parts - Matching Quiz - from a4esl.org , by VM Phrasal Verbs - Illness - from a4esl.org , by LB Vocabulary - Quiz - Body - from a4esl.org, LB Vocabulary - Scrambled Word Quiz - Body Parts - from a4esl.org, VM Long Listening Exercise - Medium - Doctor's Appointment - from Randall's Cyber Listening Lab Long Listening Exercise - Difficult - Healthy Lifestyle - from Randall's Cyber Listening Lab Top of Page D IRECTIONS AND L Read More Go to Site ETA/Cuisenaire: Choose from over 7,000 manipulative-based educational and supplemental materials for grades PreK-12. Including math manipulatives, Cuisenaire Rods, VersaTiles Votes:0 Close Close //--> Sign In/Register | Order Status Cart: 0 items/$0.00 Advanced Search Quick Order About Us Contact Us Resources FAQs Professional Development Educational manipulatives & supplemental materials for PreK - grade 12. Values-based Readers Endorsed by Character Counts Hands-on Supplemental Program Enhances Geometric Understanding Literacy learning stations on CD-ROM enliven reading instruction Recent Award Winners Don't forget! 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Know why and how quilts have been made throughout U.S. history. 4. Know the name of one person in their extended family who could be considered a folk artist. Materials and Resources CD-Rom Resources The following resources provide general inf Read More Go to Site Guide Entry 84.05.08 Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home A Middle School Orientation Program for Parents, Students, and Teachers, by Richard Canalori Guide Entry to 84.05.08: Children entering middle school face many adjustments. Their new schools are larger, there are many more teachers, and the requirements are more demanding. It is important, therefore, that the child have a successful beginning. The period of adolescence is difficult enough. If the teacher can help the parent and child improve lines of communication and begin middle school in a positive manner then perhaps the transition can be easier and the period of adolescence less difficult. The unit itself is a one month orientation program designed to help parents and children begin the middle school experience in an organized manner. It stresses Read More Go to Site History of Computers/Internet Theme Page Votes:0 History of Computers/Internet Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of History of Computers/Internet. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our disclaimer. [A] Brief History of the Internet A comprehensive document discussing the origins of the Internet through to the commercialization of the technology. Further, the authors provide a small description of what they believe the future Internet may look like. Brief History of UNIX This article is for beginners to UNIX, and explain the history and gives a general introducti Read More Go to Site Holiday Theme Units Votes:0 Member Log In Worksheets abctools Membership Popular: Month to Month - Holidays - Handwriting - Teaching Extras - Center Signs - Math - Labels - Theme Signs - Portfolios a b c teach directory Home >> Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays sub-directories 100th Day Hanukkah Arbor Day Independence Day Chinese New Year Kwanzaa Christmas Labor Day Cinco de Mayo Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Columbus Day Memorial Day Constitution Day Mother's Day Earth Day New Year's Day Easter Presidents' Day Election Day Ramadan Father's Day September 11th Flag Day St. Patrick's Day Grandparents Day Thanksgiving Ground-hog Day Valentine's Day Halloween Veterans Day The following documents are available for a b c teach members members.abcteach.com items log in - learn more Item Description Activit Read More Go to Site http://innovativeclassroom.com/Files/ThematicUnits/Borneo.pdf Votes:0 PDF Document Read More Go to Site Index of Curricular Material Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Index of all Curriculum Units, 1978-2007 Select a letter to jump to the subjects beginning with that letter: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Directory of Volumes | Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Foreword Since the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute began its work in 1978, hundreds of teaching units have been prepared by dozens of teachers on scores of themes. The 181 volumes containing the teaching units are a treasure trove of ideas and procedures for teaching English, History, Social Studies, the Languages, the Arts, Mathematics, and Science in elementary, middle, and high schools. A list of these volumes appears on the Directory of Volumes page of this website. The very bulk of Read More Go to Site Lesson Plan Home Page Votes:0 --> Welcome to the Math Lesson Plan Page! The purposes of this page are to provide a method of submitting new mathematics lesson plans and also to link users to archived lesson plans. Do you want to GIVE or GET a lesson plan? Read More Go to Site Library Skills Unit Votes:0 Library Skills Unit developed by Laura Rosas with pilot assessment at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/units/libskillsassess.html This unit is designed for fifth grade students, but can easily be adapted for use with fourth grade students. Lesson 1: Fiction Call numbers and alphabetizing Objectives: 1) Students will understand that fiction books are organized according to the author?s last name. 2) Students will practice ordering fiction books /alphabetizing. Materials: Paper and pencils Fiction books Optional?worksheet practice of call number creation and ordering skills Student computers with Internet access Procedure: If necessary, review the difference between fiction and non-fiction. Ask students to imagine that they are organizing the fiction section of a library. What would be the Read More Go to Site musicpage Votes:0 Music Appreciation: A Thematic Unit for the primay grades by: Amanda L. Stanford a_stanford@yahoo.com Focus: To explore the basic foundations and uses of music in order to expand student knowledge and apprecation of music. Grade Level: Primary Objectives: On completion of this unit students should be able to: 1. List the four main families of musical instruments 2. Name one instrument from each musical family 3. Name three ways music is used in everday life 4. Identify one instrument from a foreign country 5. Define basic terms such as rhythm, melody and harmony 6. Name one famous composer Materials and Resources: Supplies: pencils rubber bands tape measure small cardboard box optional supplies: (see Culiminating Activity) Internet Resources: Children and Music Appreciation: Available at: Read More Go to Site Net/wall unit plans Votes:0 NET/WALL GAME UNITS Click on the names of the students below to access their unit plan. Grade Volleyball Badminton Tennis 7 Allison and Derek 8 9 Jeff and Brett Kevin and Jayson Dwayne and Istvan Lisa and Chris Sandy and Carlie 10 Read More Go to Site Night Unit Votes:0 Our Night Unit! THE NIGHT A Poem by Myra Cohn Livingston The night creeps in around my head and snuggles down upon my bed, and makes lace patterns on the wall but doesn't say a word at all. The fall is a perfect time for a unit all about night, dreams, nocturnal animals AND a bit of Halloween fun! We begin the unit with a transitional story "Clifford's Bedtime" which uses the character from September's theme and features him getting ready for bed. A natural extension of this story is to write about the things we do at bedtime...great for sequencing! We also read Paulette Bourgeois' story "Franklin in the Dark" and use it for our next formal writing workshop. Using three or four pictures from the story, the children first sequence them and then retell the story in writing, creating at least Read More Go to Site Novel Study Guides for the Classroom Teacher Votes:0 Recipient Of ETFO's Writer's Award Novel Study Links Below EMAIL US BY CLICKING HERE Banner in the Sky The Curse of the Viking Grave The Legend of Tarik Moonfleet Old Yeller Two Against the North Glengarry School Days Incredible Jumbo A Question of Loyalty Shane My Teacher Glows in the Dark Anne of Green Gables Sarah, Plain and Tall Where the Red Fern Grows Underground to Canada The Call of the Wild Cue For Treason The Westing Game Bridge to Terabithia Silverwing The Door in the Wall Blood Red Ochre Never Cry Wolf Stuart Little The Secret of the Silver Mines The Whipping Boy My Teacher is an Alien Tuck Everlasting The Light in the Forest My Name is Paula Popowich! The Incredible Journey The Enchanted Island (Shakespeare in Everyday English-- 11 plays) The Bully Boys (War of 1812) The Black Read More Go to Site Physical Education Instructional Unit Plans Votes:0 "Developing Skillful and Healthy Movers" en Wright Children's Proverbs: Whether you think you can or can't , try anyway Home News Teaching Fitness Advocacy Technology Miscellaneous Feedback Links Index 1. K-12 Public School Physical Education Sites 2. National, District & State AHPERDs 3. State Physical Education Standards 4. University and College Physical Education Sites 5. International, National and State Physical Education, Sport, Exercise, Health, and Education Associations 6. Electronic Listservs (i.e. Newsgroups for Physical Educators Interested in Sharing Information) 7. Electronic Journal and Information Sites 8. Instruction/Courses Via the Internet 9. Physical Education Academic Areas * Adapted Physical Education * Athletic Training * Biomechanics * Dance * Exercise Sc Read More Go to Site Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers Theme Page Votes:0 Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of pirates, privateers, and buccaneers. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our disclaimer. [The] Barbary Treaties Text of a treaty signed between the Bey of Tunis and the United States in 1799 intended to control the Barbary pirates. Beej's Pirate Image Archive A collection of images organized under 8 categories: Pirates, Battles, Ships, Punishment, Pirate Fun, Documents and Maps, and Howard Pyle Images. Caution: The site's copyright notice on t Read More Go to Site Quaint Quilts Votes:0 Quaint Quilts Piecing Together a Cozy Unit When we return from the lazy days of Christmas break in the midst of winter's chill, a warm,cozy unit is in order. Not only are quilts a comfy theme, they also allow the integration of literature, math, social studies, cooking and more! Welcome to our world of quilts! The two major big books we use during our unit are: Lazy Mary retold by June Melser The Magic Quilt by Blair Thompson We also read Eight Hands Round (a quilt alphabet book), The Quilt by Ann Jonas, The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco and A Quilt Story . Activities related to Lazy Mary include: 1. Reading and discussing the story. Have the kids ever felt lazy and not wanted to get up out of bed? What happened? 2. Write a class book based on the story. The kids wrote: Lazy __________ Read More Go to Site Scarecrows Theme Unit - Worksheets and Printables Votes:0 Member Log In Worksheets abctools Membership Popular: Month to Month - Holidays - Handwriting - Teaching Extras - Center Signs - Math - Labels - Theme Signs - Portfolios a b c teach directory Home >> Theme Units >> Scarecrows Scarecrows Item Description Bookmarks: Scarecrows Color and Write: Scarecrow (elem) A cute illustration of a scarecrow to color and a lined space to write a short story or poem. Coloring Page: Scarecrow Makes a good book cover. Coloring Page: Scarecrow Color this picture of a scarecrow or trace and cut out to make a shapebook. Coloring Page: Scarecrow Coloring Page: Scarecrow 2 Comprehension: Scarecrows (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about scarecrows. Craft: Scarecrow Diorama (elem) Draw a scene of a garden, cornfield, etc. Color. Paste inside Read More Go to Site teacherfeatures.com: The Leading Teaching Resources Site on the Net Votes:0 teacherfeatures.com: The Leading Teaching Resources Site on the Net This page requires frames. Read More Go to Site teacherfeatures.com: The Leading Teaching Resources Site on the Net Votes:0 teacherfeatures.com: The Leading Teaching Resources Site on the Net This page requires frames. Read More Go to Site Teaching Theme Units- Teacher Lessons using a thematic approach Votes:0 Newsletter: Teaching Themes Home Lesson Plans Printables Rubrics Subjects Themes Tips Tools Worksheets Memberships Computers Countries Crafts Holidays Jokes You Can Tell Language Arts Math Months Science Social Studies Home > Teaching Theme Units Using a thematic approach is a great way to cover a variety of topics related to a major topic or unit. Pick a theme from our selection of popular themes. There are topics and links to a variety of resources that will help you to develop lessons that are challenging, exciting, and fun for students! We feature over forty teacher resources per thematic unit. Available Teaching Theme Unit Areas: Computers - Themes that relate to the use of computer technology. Countries - Themes that focus on various nations of the world. Holidays - Themes focused Read More Go to Site thanksgiving Votes:0 Barrie Wexler C & I (Fall 1997) Mini-unit -Thanksgiving Unit Overview Hand Tracing Turkey Cornbread and Butter Fall Thanksgiving Turkey Mayflower Activities Bibliography Mini-UnitOverview In my kindergarten classroom the week beforeand the week of Thanksgiving, I will be conducting four or fivelessons focusing on skills of reading, art, math, social studies andscience/health. Each activity will involve use of fine and largemotor skills whether the children are participating cooperatively inthe whole group or working individually at their tables. I decided to do my unit on Thanksgiving andconcentrate on these four curricular areas because although I wantedto plan for a million and one activities, I could only concentrationa few. Jean wanted to teach some basic knowledge about Than Read More Go to Site The Colonization Of Mars: A Thematic Unit Votes:0 "Where am I? Who are you people? How come I know so much?" -Close Encounters of the Third Kind My name is Alexis Johnson-Jimenez.? In 1994-95, I was hired by the Teach for America program.? I taught a fourth-grade bilingual class at P.S. 128 in New York City.? Since moving back to Iowa, I have decided to work toward my elementary education certification at small liberal arts college. I have always been interested in the exploration of the solar system and believe that we are mere years from setting foot on another planet. I have designed a thematic unit for upper elementary and junior high students to explore this possibility.? Unfortunately, you will never hear my name on any ventures to another planet as I am deathly afraid of heights.? Ironic, huh? Anyway, in the following pages you wil Read More Go to Site The Odyssey: Mexico Guide Votes:0 The Internet and Society Thanks to Amy Melnicsak for contributing this entire unit! Learning objectives for students This unit focuses on the relationship between the Internet and society. By using or adapting the core lessons and activities, your students will: Consider various communication technologies and examine how they are used Understand basic Internet components and navigation Practice using the Internet Understand how the Internet can be used by various groups--individuals, businesses, schools, and organizations Think about ways in which the Internet can be used as a tool for education and social change We encourage teachers to share their ideas for improving or adapting these lessons and activities. We also encourage teachers to suggest activities of their own. Click here to see Read More Go to Site The Solution Site Votes:0 Home A Real Solution For Classroom Teachers The Solution Site is filled with K-12, hands-on, problem based thematic units with real world relevance. Invite your students to apply 21st Century skills and tools in your classroom everyday by incorporating lessons from The Solution Site into your teaching. *Some links on this page may open in a new browser window Copyright © 2005 | Learn how to become part of the Solution Site | Site Map About Bobby Approval Disclaimer: This page is designed to provide general information to the accessing party. It should be considered advice or fit for any particular purpose by the using party. The EdVenture Group provides no warranty for the information contained in this website, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranti Read More Go to Site Thematic Units Votes:0 Thematic Units Enhancing Thematic Units with Technology: Software and Web Sites Read More Go to Site Thematic Units for Primary Grades Votes:0 College of Library and Information Science CLIS 523/759 Materials for Early Childhood Thematic Units For Primary Grades The Following Thematic Units were prepared collaboratively as a Course Assignment for CLIS 523/759 during Spring Semesters 1997, 1998, and 1999. Each unit is based on appropriate children's literature and addresses an across-the-curriculum approach. Internet Resources and nonbook materials are also included in each unit. Students have given their permission to post these units on this web site for nonprofit educational purposes only. Please give credit to the individual authors when using these units in your classroom, media center, or library program. If you have any questions, please contact the instructor, Elizabeth Miller emiller@sc.edu . Click here to go to the forma Read More Go to Site ThemeDay.com -- Banana Day Votes:0 A Collection of Day-Long Thematic Units (to use for free) Banana Day Tooth Day Banana Day Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Art Movement If possible, have each student bring a banana to school on banana day, or have them wear yellow to school. If this is not possible, then you may want to bring in a bunch of bananas yourself for activities and discussions. www.chiquitakids.com - Has information, games, and recipes all pertaining to bananas. www.dole.com - Has information, games, and classroom activities pertaining to the "5 a Day" program. Banana Recipes - Yummy!! Bonkers About Bananas - This site has good information on banana plants as well as the banana journey from plantation to supermarket. Anna Banana: 101 Jump-Rope Rhymes by Joanna Cole. This book is referred to in Read More Go to Site Unit on Word Processing Application Votes:0 Unit on Word Processing Application Grade 7 Information Processing Submitted by: Catherine Larson EDU 553 Unit Objective: The students will apply their knowledge of word processing by organizing researched material into a report about computer history or computer technology, complete with cover page, outline, rough draft, final copy and works cited page. Classes 1 Objective : Students will: Read and choose one question about computer history/ technology. Visit selected web sites and selects two or three that pertain to their topic Print out material from these sites Take notes on the material selected. Procedure: Students will read and select a topic from the following: 1. Charles Babbage is known as the father of computing. The ENIAC computer was the first general purpose electronic compu Read More Go to Site Unit Plans for Spanish Teachers Votes:0 Cedarville University http://www.cedarville.edu/academics/education/classes/edse302/spanish/spanpage.htm Skip to Content About Alumni Admissions Academics Athletics Events Ministries Offices Cedarville University Home Academics School of Social Science & Professional Studies Education Dr. Eddie Baumann Cedarville University, Williams 122 (937) 766-7678 This page contains unit plans developed by students in the course EDSE-302, Teaching Thinking Skills . The unit plans use the Dimension of Learning model and are designed specifically to incorporate the teaching of thinking skills into the unit content. Teachers are free and encouraged to download these unit plans and use them as they deem appropriate for their classes. 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Helping you Read More Go to Site Web Toolboxes - Thematic Units Votes:0 Web Toolboxes for Educators: Thematic Units Consider creating Web Toolboxes to provide: Access to information and pictures; Activity models for student projects. Research resources and background data for teachers and students. These webquests, units and lists of resources have been created by masters' students at the University of South Carolina as part of EDEX 750 or EDET 735. Topics Thematic Units and Resources Descriptions or student links Theme Thematic Units http://www.littlemountain.ws Links to six thematic units & web resources : Breakfast, Weather, Volcanoes, Solar System, Westward Ho, & Living Skills C.L.A.S.S. by Dana J. Siau http://www.geocities.com/danajsiau/ Technology activities to integrate communication, language arts, and social skills Harry Potter Unit by Janna Seifert T Read More Go to Site Wonderful Watermelon Unit Votes:0 A juicy, juicy, juicy start to school I have found that this Wonderful Watermelon Unit is a fun and refreshing way to begin the school year for kindergarten students. Welcome bulletin board or wall display: Cut a watermelon shape for each student and write his/her name on it. Put up a brown background and randomly attach watermelons. Cut curly watermelon vines by starting with a green circle and cutting toward the center using a spiral pattern. Weave in and out of the watermelons you have hung up. Put up the following caption: "Look who's "growing" to Kindergarten (or other grade). To familiarize students will important places and people in the school go on a watermelon hunt. Post clues throughout the school that lead from one important location to another. 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