Little Monster and friends are sure to keep students on task. The Mercer Mayer Book Centre can be set up as an independent activity centre for students who are always finished their work early, or it can be a part of all the students' regular Language Arts program. The centre contains four activities for each of the ten Mercer Mayer books including: Just My Friend and Me, All By Myself, Just Grandma and Me, Just For You, Just Me and My Dad, A Very Special Critter, Just Go To Bed, I Was So Mad, Me Too, and Bat Child's Haunted House. This Author Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading questions, word match, alphabetical order, and art activities to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
This theme is designed to explore the books and artwork of Jan Brett. Since many of her books have Christmas themes, one suggestion might be to begin the unit shortly before Christmas and then complete it after the Christmas break. There are complete lessons including reproducible pages, activities and questions for each of the following books: The Owl and The Pussycat, Happy Birthday Dear Duck, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Christmas Trolls, Twelve Days of Christmas, Trouble With Trolls, The Mitten, The Hat, Annie and The Wild Animals, Comet's Nine Lives, Berlioz The Bear, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Armadillo Rodeo, Fritz and The Beautiful Horses, and The First Dog. This Author Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, author biography, self-evaluation, story sequencing, and reader's theatre to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
ARRRRR matey and shiver me timbers! There be a whole lot of fun going on with this here scallywag of a unit. Action-packed, interesting activities sure to keep students glued o their seats — otherwise they walk the plank! Our unit includes detailed suggested lesson plans, reproducible student booklet, parent pages, homework skills pages on phonics, describing words, fill-in-the-blank comprehension questions, ABC order, rhyming, synonyms, and compound words, pirate fact cards, group and individual word cards, pirate trivia game and more. This Primary Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
What can be more fun than having your birthday, Groundhog Day, And Christmas all rolled into one? The Special Days that kids love will help them to learn basic reading and writing skills. Each lesson, students study a new special day such as Birthdays, Valentines Days, Groundhog Day, New Year's Day, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Mother's Day, Fathers Day, Canada Day, and Remembrance Day. The familiar and simple-to-use format is specifically designed to encourage young, emerging readers and writers. Activities include group and individual word cards, spelling lists, match game and evaluation. This Holidays unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Fun" and "family" go together in this action packed, four-part resource designed for early grade one. Social Studies and Language Arts come together with lesson topics such as "What Is A Family", "Family Homes", "Family Size", "Rules", "Chores", "Family Members", "Family Time", "Blended Families", "Foster Children", and "Adopted Children". Included are suggested teaching strategies for each day's activities. Each lesson includes a brainstorming activity, a study of new sight words, a spelling activity, work in the activity book and playing the match game. This Social Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Our "Animal Life Cycles" unit looks at the life cycles of ten different animals. It studies two different mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and insects. Children learn how these animals live, plus how they grow and change as they move from young animals to adults. Children practice their reading and writing skills as they read and learn about the different animals. They use their knowledge to answer a number of questions. Animals studies are: Black Bears, Blue Whales, Turtles, Garter Snakes, Frogs, Salamanders, Canada Geese, Penguins, Ladybugs, and Honeybees. Also included in this unit are: Animal Fact Cards, Research Outline, Final Report Outline, Match Game, Riddles, Unit Test and Unit Evaluation. This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Trust your "feelings" with this resource designed to help students understand and deal with the way they feel. Each day a new emotion is the focus with lesson topics including "Happy", "Sad", "Mad", "Scared", "Surprised", "Nervous", "Grumpy", "Excited", and "Embarrassed". Social Studies, Health and Language Arts all in one teacher guide. Each lesson includes a brainstorming activity, a study of new sight words, a spelling activity, work in the activity book, work in the writing book and playing the match game. This Social Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
The fabulous stories of Robert Munsch provides the basis for this author study that is sure to keep student interest at its highest. There are complete lessons including reproducible pages, exciting activities and questions for each of the following books: "Mud Puddle", "The Dark", "David's Father", "Millicent and The Wind", "Thomas' Snowsuit", "Jonathan Cleaned Up, Then He Heard A Sound", "The Paper Bag Princess", "The Boy In The Drawer", "The Fire Station", and "Angela's Airplane". Throughout this unit, children are involved in many different activities that focus their attention on language and how it is used. This Author Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, brainstorm activities, and cloze activities to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
What a great way to motivate emerging readers and writers — especially boys. Students will rise to the challenge with these exciting lesson topics: Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, and Running. Lessons are specifically designed for emerging readers and writers, with a teacher-friendly format focusing on building children's sight word vocabulary and introducing them to writing in complete (but simple) sentences. Activities include group and individual word cards, spelling lists, match game and evaluation. This Sports unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, unit test and evaluation to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
A combination of science and language arts that will have your students coming out from their long winter's nap in a hurry! Animals investigated include Bears, Ladybugs, Groundhogs, Garter Snakes, Turtles, and Bats. Every day a different animal helps to keep students motivated to learn. Lesson plans give suggested teaching strategies for each of the lessons and each day there is a brainstorming activity, a study of new vocabulary, a spelling activity, work in the activity book, a writing activity and a homework page. A reproducible booklet contains vocabulary activities, a fact sheet, related questions and writing activities. This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Teach science and language arts at the same time! What Are Seasons, Spring Weather, Spring Clothing, Summer Weather, Summer Clothing, Fall Weather, Fall Clothing, Winter Weather, Winter Clothing, and Animals are the lesson topics for two weeks of seasonal fun and learning. Lessons are specifically designed to nurture children who are beginning to emerge as readers and writers. The highly structured, simple to use unit focuses on building children's sight word vocabulary and introduces them to writing in complete (but simple) sentences. Activities include Seasons group and individual word cards, spelling lists, match game and evaluation. This Holidays unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles! Get going with this 2 week Social Studies/Language Arts unit all about getting around. The unit presents Scooters, Wagons, Bicycles, Automobiles, Trains, Busses, Boats, Roller Blades, Airplanes, and Pogo Sticks with a series of high-interest, low-vocabulary informational paragraphs. Students complete various activities on each topic as they build their sight word vocabulary and learn to write in complete (but simple) sentences. Activities include group and individual word cards, spelling lists, match game and evaluation. This Social Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Our unit uses the topics of School, Books, Paper, Lunch, Recess, Backpacks, Glue, and Home to introduce students to reading and writing. This highly structured unit contains detailed day-by-day lesson plans, a writing book, a student activity book, group and individual word cards for spelling, crossword, word search, test, and a parent/child homework activity page for each lesson. Structure is the order of the day as lesson plans describe different possible teaching strategies. Each lesson includes a brainstorming activity, a study of new sight words, a spelling activity, work in the activity book, work in the writing book and playing the match game. This Primary Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Go for the gold with our language arts extravaganza that investigates the fascinating world of the Olympic Games. Students study all about the Olympic Games as the content is formatted in columns like newspaper articles and charts. Students practise using different reading, writing, research, and language arts skills as they complete the exciting activities in this unit. We include a series of lessons designed to provide students with interesting facts and information about the Olympic Games and related activities. Complete with optional lessons and a major project. Our Sports lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, activities, crossword, word search and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Realizing the importance and fragility of the world's ecosystems is critical for today's students. Acid rain, global warming, the endangerment and extinction of a variety of plants and animals are real threats to our very survival. Our unit takes a close look at the different habitats that make up the world's ecosystems, and the components of these habitats that make them unique. Our unit also examines aspects such as the adaptation of plants and animals to change, and the infringement of civilization. It is hoped that students will not only gain a better understanding of the world they live in, but may also be more concerned with protecting the fragile environment of which we are all a part of. This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, activities, crossword, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Slide into winter with "Winter Carnivals" — a two week language arts unit that is sure to be a hit with students. Students brainstorm, study words, alphabetize, rhyme, categorize words, work with synonyms, work with antonyms, read, answer questions in complete sentences, and complete writing activities. Major Topics are: Winter Carnivals, Snow Sculptures, Ice Skating, Hot Chocolate (everyone's favourite), Sled Rides, Snowshoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Ice Mazes, Sleigh Rides and Fireworks. Activities include group and individual word cards, spelling lists, match game and evaluation. This Sports unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Kids love Leo Lionni's books because they entertain and deal with emotions, feelings and issues that are important to kids, all at the same time. Our author study is designed to explore the award winning books and artwork of Leo Lionni. The order in which Leo Lionni's books are shared is entirely up to the teacher, building more flexibility into the unit. There are complete lessons including reproducible pages, activities and questions for each of the following books: The Alphabet Tree, Little Blue and Yellow, A Color Of His Own. An Extraordinary Egg, Frederick, The Greentail Mouse, Mr M. Mouse, Matthew's Dream, A Busy Year, Tillie And The Wall, Alexander and The Wind-Up Mouse, Geraldine, The Music Mouse, and much more. This Author Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, author biography, self-evaluation, story sequencing, and reader's theatre to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Our unit focuses on the lives of the pioneers, on the children's present day community, and what the community will look like in the future. The resource begins with a set of lesson plans for the teacher. Details are provided for the activities that the children participate in during each lesson. Then, a student booklet in which children record their research findings and the conclusions they draw from the information they collect is provided. The student booklets are the children's notebooks and are used to help them prepare for the unit test. The resource ends with a number of activities used throughout the lessons of the unit. This Social Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Make teaching science through language arts a "breeze" as the wacky weather that drives us crazy becomes the focus for this highly motivating and practical unit. Major topics include: Weather, Sun, Wind, Clouds, Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet, Lightning, and Thunder. Every day, a new type of weather is the topic of interest to keep students motivated. Every day there is a brainstorming activity, a study of new vocabulary, a spelling activity, work in the activity book, work in the writing book, a concentration game and a parent (homework) page. The "Weather Activity Book" contains a short photograph about each topic and a variety of related comprehension questions, which students will answer. This Earth Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Olympic fever is here! Sports investigated are: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Curling, Figure Skating, Hockey, Luge, Bobsled, Nordic Combined, Snowboarding, and Speed Skating. Students study information in newspaper-style articles with web links. Optional lessons include: Research an Olympic Sport, Travel Brochure, Winter Olympics Trivia Game, Debate, Athlete Diary, Video, What Am I Riddles, Word Search Puzzle, Crossword Puzzle and Sample Exam. The unit culminates with two major projects titled “Winter Olympic Games Research Scavenger Hunt” and “School Winter Olympics”. This Sports lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, activities, crossword, word search and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Are Pandas really bears??? Find out with this two-week, integrated science and language arts unit that is sure to keep student interest at its highest. Students brainstorm, study words, alphabetize, rhyme, categorize words, work with synonyms, work with antonyms, read, answer questions in complete sentences, and complete writing activities. Major topics are: Do Pandas Belong To The Bear Family?, What Do Panda Bears Look Like?, Where Do Pandas Live?, What Do Pandas Eat?, How Do Pandas Get Their Food?, Do Pandas Hibernate?, Panda Cubs, Panda Enemies, and Why Are Pandas Protected? This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Science made easy. In this fabulous resource, students examine materials in the world around them and become aware of a wide variety of similarities and differences in the properties of those materials — for example, the way they would look, feel, sound or change. Specifically, they investigate liquid and solid materials, learning that some materials exist in both the solid and liquid state. Major topics include: What Is Matter And Is Not, Molecules, The Three States of Matter, Solids and Liquids: Similarities and Differences, Changing From One State of Matter To Another, Interactions of Some Solids and Liquids, Solids That Float In Water, Solids That Absorb Liquids, and Applications To Daily Life. This Physical Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword, and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Polar Bears is a two-week science and language arts unit intended for use with Grade One or Two children who have developed some independent reading and writing skills. It can be used to further strengthen the children's reading and writing skills. Throughout this unit, children are involved in activities that focus their attention on language and how it is used. They brainstorm, study words, alphabetize, rhyme, use descriptive words, categorize words, read, answer questions in complete sentences, and complete writing activities. They are encouraged to use their knowledge of reading strategies to help them read the polar bear fact cards. This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
These "Teddy Bears" are guaranteed to keep student interest at its highest in this science and language arts unit of study. Major topics are: What Do Koalas Look Like?, Where Do Koalas Live?, What Do Koalas Eat?, Food, How Do Koalas Move?, Do Koalas Hibernate?, Koala Cubs, and Enemies. Each lesson includes a spelling activity, a brainstorming activity, a study of new words, work in the student booklet, a writing activity, work at the learning center and a parent page. Includes group word cards, individual word cards, learning center checklist and activities, spelling words, unit quiz and evaluation. This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Why are students so fascinated with all sorts of natural weather phenomena? Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones, Tornadoes, Water Spouts, Droughts, Dust-storms and Sandstorms provide the basis for one interesting mix of science and language arts. Instructions for the teacher are given for each day, as well as lessons outlining possible strategies for teaching each activity in the unit. A host of activities are included, such as spelling lists (that match their spelling ability), word reinforcement puzzles, concentration game, crosswords, word searches and even a short test on the unit. This Earth Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Our Great Summer Olympic activities look at eight different sporting events including: Artistic Gymnastics, Baseball, Boxing, Cycling, Diving, Sailing, Swimming, and Triathlon. Students study information about the sporting events as they read the content in newspaper column format. Students practise using a variety of reading, writing, research, and language arts skills as they complete the exciting activities. Included are optional activities that provide teachers with flexibility. The two major projects are “Summer Olympic Games Research Scavenger Hunt” and “Promote an Olympic Sport”. This Sports lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, activities, crossword, word search and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Students delight as they explore the rich diversity of communities from all over the world. Throughout the unit, students conduct an in-depth study of Egyptian communities, as well as extensive research into another community of their choice. Using this open-ended resource to supplement students' look at communities around the world, they will learn about the concepts of custom and tradition of people in their own community and of people throughout the world. Students learn different games played by children throughout the world. Students also learn about different celebrations, traditional foods, and dishes from around the world. Activities included are vocabulary match game, writing jot notes into paragraphs, and a short report. The perfect complement to the "Canadian Urban and Rural Communities", and "Communities: Past, Present & Future" units. This Social Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Throughout our unit on air and water, children learn about the role of air in our environment, the air cycle, wind and the role it plays in our lives, plants and how they help us live, weather vanes, air pollution, the role of water in our environment, the water cycle, evaporation and condensation of water, rain gauges and water pollution. The unit starts off with a set of lesson plans for the teacher. Details are provided for the activities that the children participate in during each lesson. Then, the majority of the lessons center around the provided fact cards and discovery cards. The unit ends with a vocabulary match game and science fair project planning outline that are used during the lessons of the units. This Earth Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Don't be afraid of the West Nile Virus... Our science and language arts unit is so good it will drive you "buggy". Major topics include: Ants, Butterflies, Bees, Ladybugs, Beetles, Dragonflies, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, and Spiders (even though they are not really insects, they do fall under the description "bugs"). Each lesson includes a spelling activity, a brainstorming activity, a study of new words, work in the student booklet, a writing activity, work at the learning center, playing the bugs of summer trivia game, and a parent page. Includes reproducible pages ready for student use. Every page includes four or five questions about one of the insect fact cards that the children read in class. This Animal Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, lessons, activities, crossword and word search to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Weather Instruments: Rain Gauges, Barometers, Humidity and Thermometers, is a two-week language arts unit intended for use with Grade Two/Three children. It can be used to strengthen the children's reading and writing skills. Throughout this unit, children are involved in activities that focus their attention on language and how it is used. They brainstorm, use jot notes, write paragraphs, look up definitions in the dictionary, answer questions in complete sentences, and complete cloze activities. Each lesson includes a spelling activity, a brainstorming activity, writing a paragraph, looking up words in the dictionary, answering questions in complete sentences, completing a cloze activity, playing a weather instruments word game, and a parent page. This Earth Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Our five-part unit focuses on different communities throughout Canada, as children learn about the similarities between urban and rural communities. The resource begins with a set of lesson plans for the teacher. Details are provided for the activities that the children participate in during each lesson. Then, a student booklet in which children record their findings and research is provided. The resource ends with activities that are used during the lessons of the unit, including a jot note outline, a report outline, and a bibliography outline. This Social Studies unit provides a teacher and student section with a variety of lessons, activities, crossword, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Canada is a vast country filled with many different people. There are many Canadians that are famous for their special talents and skills. Some Canadians are well known for their ability to entertain others, their ability to play different sports or for their artistic ability. Other Canadians have made important scientific discoveries or have invented items that are useful to many people. Over the history of Canada, there have also been a number of Prime Ministers whose accomplishments made them famous. Our resource studies many of these great Canadian people. Students practice using different reading, writing, research, and language arts skills as they complete the activities in our resource. This Canada lesson provides a teacher and student section with reading passages, activities, word search, crossword, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
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