Preschool critical thinking robotics thematic unit plans

CCSS:

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Also included in: HUGE BUNDLE 23 Big Theme Packs for Year Preschool PreK All Subjects

Community Helpers and Their Tools

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Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Other (Social Studies - History)

Community Helpers - What tools do they use? This is a collection of activities about Community Helpers and the tools that they use in their work, for preschool and Pre-K.45 pagesThis resource has been updated.The primary emphasisis the social studies aspect of furthering the understanding our community, and the fact that most adults have jobs in order to make money to support themselves and their family.The secondary emphasis with these activities is on oral language and discussion; vocabulary e

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PreK - K

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Also included in: COMMUNITY HELPERS Bundle - 8 Hands-on Resources for Preschool & Kindergarten

BeeBot Mat Build A Snowman

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Robotics, Winter

Are you ready to code with kids? This product is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot. It's the perfect addition to your winter snowman centers. A fun activity to describe how to build a snowman. Have the kids choosea card and program their BEEBOT to that item. Continue until you have fully built your snowman. This BEE-BOT product includes 12 picture squares sized 15cm x 15cm. Each square should be cut out and made into a BEE-BOT mat. There is 1 “start here“ square, 11 squares

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, Physical Science, Winter

Also included in: BeeBot Mat Coding and Robotics Activities Winter BUNDLE

Hibernation Migration Adaptation Winter Animals Kindergarten Science

Created by

Rrrerin2Learn

Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation of winter animals is the focus of this 10 day inquiry-based kindergarten science unit! Also includes a shelter design challenge full of critical thinking and hands-on problem solving! Next Generation Science Standards* aligned! Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listening, writing response, and technology A compelling question guides the unit and supporting questions help students to focus their knowledge and build

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

Santa's Sleigh: A Science Unit on Force and Motion

Created by

Jayne Gammons

We visited Santa’s top secret reindeer-training facility and discovered the secrets of Santa’s sleigh. It’s not all magic...some of Santa’s sleigh driving know-how is based on science. Teach your Santa fans about force and motion with this hands-on unit about Santa’s sleigh and the reindeer’s work. Based on the disciplinary core ideas of the Next Generation Science Standards: K-PS2 Motion and Stability. For more information, go to: http://www.nextgenscience.org.Note from Jayne…Friends, I'm so pr

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Critical Thinking, Science

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, Other (Specialty), Winter

Also included in: Seasonal Science Units: Force and Motion AND Rocks and Dirt

Project Based Learning - Animals in Winter | PBL | plans | rubric | assessment

Created by

TheBeezyTeacher

Animals in winter is a perfect resource for project-based learning. Let your students explore the wonders of how animals use different strategies to survive changes in their environment.This project based learning unit focuses on the animals chosen by the students, two animals that hibernate (bear and hedgehog), two animals that migrate (monarch butterfly and duck), and two animals that adapt (rabbit and deer) during the season of winter. This PBL was “piloted” on a preK class and they had a GRE

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Research, Projects, Thematic Unit Plans

BeeBot Mat Gingerbread Man Re-Tell

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading Strategies, Robotics

Gingerbread Fun! Help your students celebrate Christmas with gingerbread and BeeBots. This resource is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot. It's the perfect addition to your December centers. Expand your gingerbread man unit to include coding.Get your students excited about learning how to be computer scientists and code with their BeeBot. Coding and robotics are great ways to utilize cooperative learning in your classroom. The Hour of Code is in December. Join the fun with a

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Critical Thinking, Science, Special Education

Also included in: BeeBot Gingerbread Man BUNDLE

Five Senses Pack {Bundled}

Created by

Preschool Wonders

Five Senses Packs Bundled!I have bundled both my five senses packs so you can save big! Here is what is included:• Vocabulary Cards: Introduce vocabulary at the beginning of the unit and refer to throughout learning. Print and place in a pocket chart or around the room.• Five Senses Lotto Game: Game boards for each of the senses and pictures to go with each sense. Students pick a card and place on the correct card.• My Five Senses Emergent Reader: A simple reader that teaches about the fiv

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

Apples: An Inquiry Based Unit of Study

Created by

Mrs Plemons Kindergarten

Increase student engagement and deepen understanding! Do you want your students to explore, investigate, research, study, and pursue topics based on curiosity to increase their understanding of the world? This Apples: Inquiry Based Unit of Study will help you do create a more engaged, self motivated, and collaborative group of little learners. Go beyond the “cute” apple activities and delve into answering the questions that students really are interested in. Students will work collaborativel

Subjects:

Autumn, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Research, Thematic Unit Plans

Winter SEASONAL CHANGES Activities and Centers for Preschool and Pre-K

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Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Winter seasonal changes numbers, literacy and science activities and centers for preschool and pre-K.This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well in a Winter or January seasonal curriculum plan. IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.33 pagesBesides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and pr

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: JANUARY Themes Curriculum BUNDLE for PreK and Preschool 15 Packs

September Themes BUNDLE of 16- All About Me, Back to School, Health Lesson Plans

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Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Science

This BIG 637 page September bundle includes 16 packs, all related to the theme of All About Me. This MEGA bundle would be perfect to use as a back to school theme in September. With all the ideas, activities and centers that I provide in these Themes packs, this bundle could definitely extend for the full month of September, and have enough left over for next year!Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.Packs

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Grades:

PreK - K

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CCSS:

, RF.K.1

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HOMES Rooms and Furniture Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

The teaching theme focus for this packet is homes and houses, with the emphasis on Rooms and Furniture.. This is third of 3 units about homes.This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children, and would be especially helpful as part of a "Families" early childhood curriculum, or taught in November with other units about family and neighborhood.41 pages IMPORTANT: Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level y

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Homes Theme BUNDLE - Activities, Centers and Printables for Preschool

Creative Curriculum Teaching Strategies Gold - Roads Extension Pack

Created by

Two Peas in a Primary Pod

This Roads Extension Pack is full of classroom activities to extend student learning during the Roads unit! This Extension Pack is intended to support the learning that goes along with the material covered in our TSG Roads Anchor ChartIncluded in this resource, you will find:- Design a vehicles pages (car, truck, racecar, firetruck, or van) - Build a map (includes street pieces, landmarks, and vehicles)- Road Safety flyer (color and black and white)- Design a helmet activity- My Road Safety fli

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

PreK

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

Humpty Dumpty Unit Literacy and Math Centers Activities and Printables

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Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Numbers

This Humpty Dumpty activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and for pre-readers, and would work well in a Nursery Rhymes curriculum plan. Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see MANY pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.45 pagesBesides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:Humpty Dumpty posters in color and b/w.Set of large picture cut-outs of the

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Classroom Management, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

CCSS:

K.CC.B.4

, K.CC.B.4a

, K.CC.B.4b

, RL.K.3

, RL.K.7

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Also included in: JANUARY Themes Curriculum BUNDLE for PreK and Preschool 15 Packs

Themed Hands-On Kit MEGA BUNDLE | Morning Work | Fast Finishers Activities

Created by

Foxwell Forest

Kids need time to play, explore, and create! This Themed Hands-On Challenge Kit Miscellaneous MEGA Bundle is an easy, fun, and hands-on solution for your students to use for centers, morning work, indoor recess, or fast finishers!**Please note: These kits were originally included in the Hands-On Challenge Kits Bundles 1, 2, and 3, but have been put together in this fun, miscellaneous themes MEGA bundle!This bundle comes with 24 themed challenge card activities for each topic. There are 8 activit

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, Special Education

Shadow Matching Space Cut & Paste Worksheets

Created by

Creative Learning 4 Kidz

Shadow Match Space Cut & Paste WorksheetsSpace Theme 4 Worksheets - 24 Pictures to Match 6 Shadow Matching pictures on each page.This set is part of a GROWING BUNDLE click here to viewYou may also be interested in:All Shadow Matching Worksheets*Whimsy Clips clip art was used as silhouettes under a special license agreement.This is would be great for Any Child, especially those with Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger's, Speech Delay, etc... The purchaser is granted permission to download and print thi

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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Also included in: Shadow Matching Cut & Paste Worksheets: BUNDLE

Bee Bot Valentine's Day Coding

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Critical Thinking, Valentine's Day, Winter

Valentine’s Day fun with Bee Bot robots! Are you ready to use robotics, coding, and Valentine’s Day to make winter even more fun!! Bee-Botrobots are a perfect way to encourage critical thinkingand increase student engagement. Make your Valentine STEM and technology centers fun and engaging. This Bee Bot mat is a great extension to your Valentine’s unit .Your Valentine’s party will never be the same once you introduce BeeBots.This resource is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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CCSS:

K.G.A.2

Bee Bot Alien Fun

Created by

Critical Thinking, Vocabulary

BeeBots and Space Aliens = FUN! Are you ready to use robotics, coding, and space aliens to make coding even more fun!! BeeBot robots are a perfect way to encourage critical thinking and increase student engagement. Make your STEM and technology centers fun and engaging. This BeeBot mat is a great extension to your unit on outer space.This resource is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot. This BEE-BOT resource includes 16 squares of fun aliens. Each square should be cut out and

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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CCSS:

K.G.A.2

BEE BOT Mat St. Patrick's Day

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Robotics, St. Patrick's Day, Vocabulary

St. Patrick's Day BeeBot mat. Use robotics, coding, and this St. Patrick's Day BeeBot mat to increase vocabulary about St. Patrick's Day. Robotics is a fun way to increase student engagement and introduce vocabulary. This St. Patrick's Day BeeBot mat is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot. Coding with BeeBots is the perfect addition to your March unit on St. Patricks's Day. This BEE-BOT mat includes 12 picture squares. Each square should be cut out and made into a BEE-BOT mat

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

FAMILIES Work and Money Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K

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Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Other (Social Studies - History)

FAMILIES - WORK and MONEY theme unit for preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten. Pre-K Theme for a Day, and more.The teaching theme focus for this packet is Families - Work and Money. This is NOT a unit about Community Helpers. Although it includes activities about jobs, the emphasis is more about an introduction to economics for young children, and cooperation within the family.35 pagesBe sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see some more pages.*******************************Pre-K Themes is a series

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: FAMILIES Centers and Activities for Preschool and Pre-K BUNDLE

Camping Theme Unit Activity Printables - 71 pages

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Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Numbers

This is a 71 page collection of activities and learning games to make to complement your Camping theme unit. Includes a clickable contents page.IMPORTANT: Click on the PREVIEW link to see many pages. Contents list: - Trace and color - Connect the dots - Finish the picture (2) - Creative coloring (3) - Backgrounds (2) - Camping sign - Math mats - Large pictures for creating games, flannel board etc - Story starters (2) - Picture story starter - Predictable list - Emergent reader - Emergent reader

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Science

NonFiction Research & STEM Animal/Engineering Bundle | K-2 {Digital & Print}

Created by

Browne's Bunch of STEM

Do you need to add additional activities to your animal units? If the answer is yes, you need to give your students the chance to explore and research about animals with these Low Prep STEM activities. Students can research, plan, and create their own shelters to explore how animals survive. These Resources are updated for distance/virtual learning. The digital resources are included as a link to Google Classroom inside the downloaded PDF.As the product grows, prices will increase. Get the bundl

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Research, Projects, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

W.K.2

, SL.K.1

, SL.K.1a

, CCRA.W.2

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, K-ESS3-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

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BeeBot Mat Spring Flower Shapes

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