100th Day of School Theme - Ideas for celebrating the hundredth day of school source
Baseball theme - I was thinking of using the same theme. Your student of the week could be the MVP. Also, if you use behavior cards (different colors to move for behavior) you could do a three strikes your out. Post 3 "K"s and attach a clothes pin with their names on them. Good behavior is "At the plate." After one warning they move their name to strike 1, strike two, etc. You can develop consequences for strikes, etc. You can also... source
Bees - I did a Bee Theme.
The hall said . .Come meet the Busy Bees of K4!
The boards in class said things like... source
Circus Fun Theme - A Circus Theme will be fun because you can do so many different things with it... What comes to mind is animals, trains, acrobats, clowns, circus snacks like cotton candy and hot dogs, and balloons. Here are some ideas that I came up with:... source
different themes in 1st - How wonderful that you have the memory of Frisky! I hope some of my students will fondly remember Hopper when they are adults.
Do you have a classroom theme in mind? My class room theme is frogs and the pond habitat, So Hopper fit right in! My first grade team teachers each have a different theme... One does ... source
Dogs Theme - Make a big doghouse and put a bunch of little puppies with the students names on them. "A DOGGONE GOOD CLASS"
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT: Instead of using a stoplight, use puppies. Move them out of the doghouse for a warning, and further, and further for each infraction.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Make a big banner that says "A STUDENT TO BARK ABOUT..." and put their information below.
CLASS REWARD: Add spots to a big doggie to work toward a class reward.
PAW PRINTS: Print out large prints and put them on the floor of your room, or even... source
Lighthouse Theme - THEME SETTER: Make a large paper lighthouse for your wall, or even one of plywood if you or someone you know is handy with tools. Put the words "Lighting the way for success in ___ grade." In the light shining out from the top. JOB CHART: Put job names on small lighthouses on a blue paper background, put student names on ships and "sail" them to different jobs each week or month. "Sailing to Success Helping Out". READING CORNER: A small wooden rowboat would... source
pig themes - How about Pig Out on Books and read books about Pigs for a month. Also, you could create pig snouts for students to wear. After reading a piggy book, you could do this with pencil/paper or on a computer. Type or write
This little piggy went to __________.
This little piggy stayed ___________.
This little piggy had... source
Turtle theme - I think this is a great theme. I used it my very first year of teaching. I used the Aesop Fable The Tortoise and the Hare as the reason for it. Its motto is "Slow and steady wins the race" and we discussed how this could apply to students and why its important to work slowly and steadily instead of... source
Browse By Theme (lesson plans) - 400+ K-8 classroom activities and lesson plans organized into 30 themes for easy browsing source
Can Teach: A List of Tried and True Theme Ideas - Here is a list of themes that are fun for kids. Resources are readily available for these themes (though the particular resources are not listed on this page). This page is for "window shopping" source
Debbies Unit Factory Freebies - Sells elementary level theme units for teachers and home schoolers. There are some samples you can download source
Early Childhood Thematic Units - A collection of nearly a dozen thematic units with cross-curricular lesson ideas and photos source
Integrated Units for grade 6-8 - Henry County schools have provided integrated units that carefully document Georgia state standards while providing lesson plans and ideas to make the units successful source
Integrated Units for Grades K-2 - From Henry County Schools in Georgia; several integrated units. Each unit includes reference to Georgia state standards,lessons, ideas, procedures, and materials needed source
Intergrated Unit for grades 3-5 - From Henry County Schools in Georgia; several integrated units. Each unit includes reference to Georgia state standards,lessons, ideas, procedures, and materials needed source
Mrs. Petersens Thematic Units - Here is a list of some tried and true units. Ideas for books and activities are available. Some themes for the current year are still under construction source
Nuttin But Kids - Tons of themes here developed for use in daycare centers, but very adaptable to classrooms. Songs, fingerplays, crafts, cooking, circle time ideas and much more. Also a "Lets Make a Deal" board for buying, selling, trading some of those extra teaching supplies source
The Collaborative Thematic Unit Model - A basic framework for building a collaborative thematic unit. A sample unit (PRIMARY) on dinosaurs is featured source
The Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education - A great starting place for those wishing to learn about Project Based Learning. This contains definitions, explanations, and many examples of successful projects source
Thematic Planning Units - Twenty-one primary and sixteen intermediate units designed to be inclusive of students with special needs. Adobe Acrobat format source
Thematic Units For Primary Grades - Thematic units on various science and social studies topics for primary (and intermediate) grades source
