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2nd grade balanced literacy thematic unit plans
Ocean - Ocean Animal Research Unit - Ocean Journal and Crafts
Splash into learning with this Ocean animal unit! This 115 page unit includes fact pages for ocean animals, full color images of ocean animals, blackline masters for interactive crafts, and an adorable scuba kid craft. This unit will be great and engaging for kindergarten, first, and second grade students.These ocean animals are included in this unit:StarfishSea turtlesDolphinsWhalesOctopusSeahorseSharksOrca WhalesJellyfishStingraysCrabsAnimal Crafts:Starfish flipbook, Sea turtle craft, dolphin
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PreK - 3rd
Beach Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Countdown to Summer
Pack your beach towels and enjoy a day filled with fun activities. Enjoy the last week of school with this fun end of the year beach theme day. It is filled with literature activities, math fun, word work, crafts, and more! Your students will be so excited to come to school and enjoy this day with you. This would also make great summer camp activities for a week filled of fun.Beach Day Activities Included:Beach Day LetterBeach Day QuestionnaireFiction Activities:If you Ever Want to Bring a Pia
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Bubble Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Countdown to Summer
Enjoy the last week of school with fun end of the year themed days. Bubble day is a great way to learn about bubbles and bubble gum while having fun too! Go outside and enjoy the fresh air with a bubble experiment. There are literature extension activities, word work activities, writing, math activities, crafts, manipulatives and so much more. Your students will LOVE this special day filled with fun. This would also make great summer camp activities for a week filled of fun.Read all about Bubbl
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Dinosaur Unit with Activities, Crafts, Math, Writing, Research Passages & More
Are you looking for an engaging Dinosaur Unit for kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade?RAWR! Your little Paleontologists will love learning about dinosaurs with this jam-packed unit. Please read the description and view the preview to get a good idea of what's included. Note: There are TWO versions of the Dinosaur reading page. Version one says they roamed the earth millions of years ago, and version two says that lived LONG AGO. Use whichever version works best for you. *Dinosaur Unit Plan to hel
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K - 2nd
All About Reindeer Unit - Reindeer Crafts, Writing, Nonfiction Texts & More
Are you looking for a kindergarten or first grade unit all about reindeer? Check out this set of reindeer nonfiction texts, crafts, writing templates & more! These activities are perfect for engaging students during the month of December.Learn all about reindeer with the following activities:Reindeer full-color informational text with real picturesReindeer full-color vocabulary cardsLinks to four videos with reindeer facts and real video footage or reindeerChit Chat messages in color and in
Grades:
K - 2nd
Popcorn Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Countdown to Summer
Enjoy the last week of school with this fun end of the year themed day. Enjoy eating popcorn, complete loads of activities and watching a movie with your students. Children will learn all about popcorn and complete popcorn related activities. There are math, writing, literature, experiments and more! Your students will be engaged and learning on one of the last days of school. This would also make great summer camp activities for a week filled of fun.Read all Popcorn Day here.Popcorn Fun Packet
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Circus Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Countdown to Summer
Enjoy the last week of school with this fun end of the year themed day. Have a silly day with your students celebrating and learning all about the circus! This unit is filled with math games and activities, writing, word work, reading connections, snack ideas, a silly clown craft, and so much more. It is the perfect way to end your year, engage your students and still learn. This would also make great summer camp activities for a week filled of fun.Read about Circus Day here!Circus Themed Goodi
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Penguins
Penguins Unit
Are you teaching about penguins in your classroom? This pack has EVERYTHING you need to teach about PENGUINS
This unit comes with a full 12 day lesson guide for the teacher.
Here are some of the activities included in this HUGE resource:
Penguin Book – use as read aloud
My Questions About Penguins
Close Read
Comprehension Page
Comprehension wheel
Facts Graphic Organizer
Sentence Writing
Bubble Map
Class Survey
Story Writing
Writing Task Cards – color and B&W
What Do You Kno
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Nonfiction Units BUNDLE
Miss Nelson Is Missing, Comes Back, Has A Field Day: Thematic Unit & Sub Plans
This huge unit includes all three books by James Marshall: "Miss Nelson Is Missing", "Miss Nelson Is Back" and "Miss Nelson Has A Field Day". It can be used in first, second and third grade. Perfect for Sub Plans too! Check The Feedback On This BEST SELLER!This expanded unit has 178 pages of ideas, discussion questions, games, activities, worksheets, graphic organizers, projects and printables that correlate with the books "Miss Nelson Is Missing", "Miss Nelson Is Back" & "Miss Nelson Has A
Grades:
1st - 3rd
What's Hatchin' Chick? A Lil Unit About Chickens
{UPDATED BESTSELLER!}What's hatchin' in your classroom? This unit is perfect for teaching all about chickens & other oviparous animals. It's packed with oodles of activities that will have your students all cracked up over those egg-hatching critters! Includes a writing craftivity based on the book "Chicks and Salsa" by Aaron Reynolds-{Chick craftivity can also be used alone or as a display for other writing activities.}Hatching eggs in your classroom? It's the perfect companion for your cl
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K - 2nd
Christmas Around the World Scrapbook & Craft Pack
**Updated Sept. 9/16 -- pack is now 156 pages with 20 countries, including other winter holidays such as Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Hanukkah.**Updated Dec. 12/16 -- added an editable version of the scrapbook page so you may add your own countries. I will not be adding any more countries to the pack.**Updated Dec. 26/16 -- added an editable sticker page template. Just change the text boxes and add your own clipart.Board the Polar Express with us to travel to each continent to learn about Christmas trad
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Christmas Around the World Bundle
Bugs and Insects Study - Insect Craft, Vocabulary, Research Project, and more!
Dive head first into this fun and exciting unit all about bugs and insects! Your class will learn all about butterflies, ladybugs, ants, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and bumblebees. With this complete time saving unit all about bugs and insects, your students will learn insect vocabulary, complete an insect study and construct an insect craft. With this completely planned and resourced unit on bugs and insects, all you need to do is print and go! The unit was designed with common core standards in
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1st - 2nd
Arctic Animals
Arctic Animals
Are you teaching about Arctic animals in your classroom? This pack has EVERYTHING you need to teach about 8 different Arctic animals!
Students will learn about height, habitat, diet, predators, and fun facts in this 50 page slideshow.
The slideshow contains information on 8 animals:
Polar Bear
Snowy Owl
Walrus
Puffin
Orca (Killer Whale)
Caribou
Harp Seal
Arctic Fox
This pack also comes with activity sheets for each animal. Students can fill in these pages as they are learning
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Nonfiction Units BUNDLE
Christmas Book Companion Activities BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Writing Crafts
This fun bundle is a combination of four different individual stories. The stories included are, If you Take a Mouse to the Movies by Numeroff, Mooseltoe by Palatini, Bear Stays up for Christmas by Wilson, and Olive the Other Reindeer. Each unit is packed with several choices of reading comprehension strategies, writing ideas, some math games, and crafts. These are the perfect stories to use during the holiday season. Now included colorful anchor charts for each story. If you Take a Mouse to t
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Pajama Day Theme Activities
Do you ever have a pajama day in your classroom? This packet is filled with activities to go with your day. Many center based activities are included. Students will work on writing, poetry, math, literature extensions, word work, and more. There is a fun pajama kid craft too. It can also be used in connection to books related to bedtime, sleepovers, or sleeping. Set-UpPajama Day BannerPajama Day LetterPoetry ActivitiesPajama Day PoemRhymingIllustrateFill in the BlankSequenceTime for Bed BookBo
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Where Does Garbage Go? An Earth Day Experiment
This activity is the PERFECT hands-on, activity for Earth Day. It provides an amazing visual for kiddos to actively see the process and results of reducing and recycling!
This packet includes:
~A Non-fiction book about Garbage, Landfills and Dumps and what we can do to help
~A sorting activity for kids to sort different household items that they can recycle
~A lift the flap visual that gets kids thinking about how to recycle tires.
~Instructions and response sheet for the experiment. (Now 2 opti
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Jack and the Beanstalk Activities - Sequence - Craft - Comprehension
Jack and the Beanstalk Literacy and Comprehension is a 65-page mini-unit loaded with engaging Literacy activities to beef up and supplement the classic Fairy Tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. Your students will love these ready-to-go activities and creative writing templates complete with a super cute and EASY craft to display the final products! DIGITAL OVERLAY added on activity pages for use with GOOGLE CLASSROOM!WHAT'S INCLUDED:Vocabulary/Character cardsStory SequencingCharacter Speech Bubble Mat
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K - 2nd
States of Matter Unit for 1st & 2nd Grade - Solids, Liquids, and Gasses
Make learning about solids, liquids, and gasses fun with this hands-on states of matter science unit! This unit was designed to teach a fun and comprehensive matter unit, while addressing a variety of Common Core Standards along the way. Watch your student engagement skyrocket when they become mini scientists during this states of matter unit. With plenty of solid, liquid, gas investigations, your students will find a love for learning during this unit. Plus, you will SAVE TIME as all of the 9
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in:Â 1st & 2nd grade Science Units - Weather - Plants - States of Matter
Fairy Tale Activities Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
This product is a bundle of 4 fairy tale units combined It is over 600+ pages and could be used over the course of an entire month. By purchasing this bundle you will receive a bonus packet to play "Guess that Fairy Tale" and display all the characteristics of a fairy tale. This unit is broken into 4 smaller units. One covers stories with the element three. The three main stories are The Three Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Another unit covers stories that
Grades:
K - 3rd
Peanut Butter & Cupcake Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension & Craft
If you haven't ready this story by Terry Border, you must! It is absolutely adorable and perfect for back to school and making friends. This mini unit is part of my Guided Reading with a Purpose Friendship unit. The main focus in this unit is retelling but many more goodies are included since it was created before my GRP. There are loads of comprehension activities, writing and also a fun peanut butter and jelly craft too. I am in love with this story and I love sharing it every year with my f
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K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Bats Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Reading Comprehension Fact Opinion
One of my favorite fall units to teach is this unit on bats. We transform our reading area into a batty cave, dress in black on the last day, and learn so many amazing things. During this week the focus reading strategy is fact vs. opinion although there is SO MUCH more included. Each day a different story will focus on fact vs. opinion, and loads of review comprehension strategies we have already learned. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strateg
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Fabulous Fairy Tales Unit (ideas for 10 Fairy Tales!)
Fabulous Fairy Tales is an 87 page unit that provides writing, math, science, and literacy activities for 10 popular fairy tales. The ten fairy tales included are: Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, The Frog Prince, Little Red Riding Hood, Golidlocks and the Three Bears, and The Elves and the Shoemaker. Here is what's included:
* Writing Prompts and themed writing paper (4 styles to hopefully meet the needs of students K-3
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Robert Munsch Author Study
This Best Selling Robert Munsch Author Study has been used in thousands of classrooms! Be sure to download a preview for a look at what all is included!It includes a variety of printables, activities, crafts, writing prompts, and centers perfect for 1st-2nd graders. Each activity includes explicit directions, and lots of photo examples are provided as well!Skills Covered in this HUGE Packet include:Text-to-Self ConnectionsStory Elements (Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution)AlliterationDialog
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Mo Willems Author Study MEGA Activity Pack
This 154 page packet has EVERYTHING you need to study Mo Willems and his amazing books!Included:(Mo Willems/Generic Sheets)- All About Mo Williams Poster- Book Review Sheet- Book Covers activity- Favorite Mo Willems book cover activity- Author Study Response Sheet- Mo Willems facts sheet (write down 4 facts)- Venn Diagram (pigeons vs. Mo Willem's pigeon)- Writing Prompt: My Favorite Mo Willem's book is.... - 3 versions: all handwriting lines, handwriting lines and picture, regular lines a
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
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