Pre-K English Language Arts Thematic Unit Plans (by date, oldest first)

Use this activity to sequence the events in There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Turkey. Each event is pictured on a turkey feather that, when completed, creates an adorable turkey that sequences the story. Print on cardstock to make it more durable or mat it on a large piece of construction paper. Students will color and cut out the turkey feathers and body, glue them together, and have a great "craftivity" that tells what happens in this adorable book.

This is included in my sequencing activity bundle available here.

FIVE sequencing crafts for five of my favorite Old Lady stories!

This preschool ball unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn about pumpkins, as well as to learn about the letter P. These pumpkin preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, science, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There are instructions for creating 2 different pumpkin crafts as well as a dot painting page for P is for Pumpkin.
• Math Activities: Students will practice counting to 10, ordering by size, and identifying shapes.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter Ps, finding the letter P dot mats, beginning sound sort, and a "pumpkin patch" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter P. There are tracing activities for tracing lines and shapes.
• Social Studies Activity: Students will learn where pumpkins originally game from.
• Science Activities: Students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin, the parts of a pumpkin, and complete a pumpkin investigation.
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include playdough mats for making different kinds of pumpkins out of playdough as well as cards for students to build different types of pumpkins using connecting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There is one game idea for students to act out being different actions associated with pumpkins. There are instructions for 2 other pumpkin themed gross motor games about pumpkins. Students are also able to play a pocket chart game that practices letter recognition.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes three recipes for easy to make pumpkin snacks.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter P and about pumpkins!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section includes mats for sorting by size, and two ideas for pumpkin themed sensory bins.
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a pumpkin patch. There are also some printables that can help you decorate your center!
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

Check out the preview for a more comprehensive look at the activities in this packet!

This pumpkin themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a fall or Halloween themed week where students are also learning about the letter P. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This preschool ball unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn about different sports and the balls they use, as well as to learn about the letter B. These ball preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, science, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There is a craft template for building a letter B out of a ball, a dot painting page for the letter B and a beach ball, and an instructional page for additional crafts.
• Math Activities: There is a simple graphing page, a patterning center, and a counting to 10 activity.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter Bs, finding the letter B dot mats, beginning sound sort, words that rhyme with ball activity, and a "my favorite sports" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter B. Students will also trace circles.
• Social Studies Activity: Students will learn how to be a good winner and looser by learning about sportsmanship.
• Science Activities: Students will have the opportunity to explore how balls bounce and roll!
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include playdough mats for making different kinds of balls out of playdough as well as cards for students to build different types of balls using connecting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There is one game idea for students to act out being different things and actions associated with sports. There are instructions for 3 other ball related games that make recess activities.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes a list of snacks shaped like balls that kids can try.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter B and about balls!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section includes mats for sorting by color as well as ideas on how to fill a sensory bin with a ball theme!
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a concession stand. There are also some printables that can help you decorate your center!
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

Check out the preview for a more comprehensive look at the activities in this packet!

This ball themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a sports or ball themed week where students are also learning about the letter B. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This preschool apple unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn about apples and to learn about the letter A. These apple preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, science, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There is a craft template for building an apple out of the letter a, a dot painting page for the letter A and an apple, and an instructional page for two additional crafts.
• Math Activities: There is a simple graphing page, a AB patterning page, a counting to 10 activity, shape sorting, and an ordering images by size activity.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter As, finding the letter A dot mats, beginning sound sort, and a "my favorite apple" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter A.
• History Activity: This section includes a short story about Johnny Appleseed.
• Science Activities: This section includes an apple life cycle chart and cards as well as an apple investigation activity.
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include a playdough mat for making an apple out of playdough as well as cards for students to build different apple themed items using connecting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There is one game idea for students to act out being different things and actions associated with apples. The second game is a hide and seek game for number recognition practice.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes ideas for snacks and a cooking activity that students can assist with in the classroom.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter A and about apples!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section includes mats for sorting by color as well as ideas on how to fill a sensory bin with an apple theme!
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with an apple theme. There are also some printables that can help you decorate your center!
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

Check out the preview for a more comprehensive look at the activities in this packet!

This apple themed preschool unit is designed to be used during an apple themed week where students are also learning about the letter A. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This packet contains activities designed to enrich any Preschool or Kindergarten study about railroads or trains. The activities will help to reach academic and social goals, and can be used with the themes of "Transportation", "Travel", "Trains" and more.

The activities in this packet include:

★ "Animals on a Train" printable book (in color and B/W)

★ Follow-up activity for the book... "Draw the animals on your train"

★ Poem: "The Big Train" (focusing on color words)

★ Pocket Chart Word Cards for the color words in "The Big Train" and coordinating color train pictures

★Journal page writing prompt

★ Train Math Matching Game

★Train Number Line

★ Printable Train Tickets

★ Printable Train Job Cards (use these to help students remember their role in dramatic play)

★ Signs and a printable banner to enhance dramatic play fun

This Goldilocks thematic unit incorporates literacy learning, math skills and dramatic play.

Printable “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” story book Black/White so children can color the illustrations and take the book home

Pocket chart word cards from the story

Character development activities (focusing on the emotions of the characters)

Apology letter from Goldilocks to the bears

“Big and Small” easy reader book, focusing on size

Sorting bears by size and color

“Whose is it?” activity focusing on small, medium and large

Counting, number recognition and basic subtraction

Printable gameboard to reinforce counting skills

Memory game

“Bears” banner

Printable bear mask (in color or black/white)

Dramatic play placemats

Kids love songs! Use these original rhyming songs/poems to sing and move as you learn about color words. Students will learn to spell color words and focus on easy to read, decodable CVC words as they locate and circle the color word for the day.

Over two weeks of daily activities to use at the beginning of school t introduce your young learners to color words.

This activity is easy to pair with my Color Word Craft Book and Color Word Daily Sheets to round out your perfect intro to teaching color words to your kindergarten or first grade class.

Color Word Craft Book

Color Word Sheets

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Apple fun with a decodable twist! Great reading center or small group hands on practice.

Young learners can practice CVC words while working on color words with this fun "Apples" book. High frequency words align with Unit 1 of Benchmark Advance - Florida.

Print two to a page for a foldable decodable book. Early finishers can match color words as they color the apples to match.

Happy fall!

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Need a way to introduce or reinforce color words for back to school? This resource plans it with daily activities to use for your kindergarten learners. Students will:

• Learn to recognize all the major color words
• Work on fine motor skills with coloring, tearing, cutting, etc.
• Work on gross motor skills as they sing and dance when singing the songs

You can even have students wear the color of the day for a fun bonus!

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Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

Overview: Dive into the world of Thanksgiving with this engaging and educational unit designed for GA Pre-K, but adaptable for any preschool setting. This comprehensive set of lesson plans includes various activities to foster phonological awareness, literacy, and creativity, all centered around the fun and familiar theme of farms. Perfect for young learners, this unit provides a rich, interactive experience that will keep kids excited and motivated.

Key Features:

• Adaptable for Various Settings: Designed for GA Pre-K but versatile enough to fit into any preschool curriculum.
• Interactive and Engaging: Each activity encourages active participation, helping children stay focused and engaged.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Addresses multiple areas of early childhood education including literacy, phonological awareness, social skills, and physical development.
• Easy-to-Follow Plans: Clearly laid-out lesson plans make implementation straightforward for teachers, with step-by-step instructions and materials lists.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhanced Literacy Skills: Through storytime, phonological activities, and interactive discussions.
• Improved Social Skills: Collaborative activities and group discussions foster teamwork and communication.
• Development of Fine Motor Skills: Through craft projects and hands-on activities.
• Physical Activity: Music and movement sessions promote physical health and coordination.

Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans Thanksgiving adventure with this Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plan, and watch your students thrive through fun and engaging educational experiences!

These lesson plans were made with the intention to help simplify the demanding task of planning, researching and trying different techniques before you found the "perfect one". The 'All About Apples' Pre-K Lesson Plans offers interesting, interactive and simply activities.

While this lesson is intended for Ga Pre- K teachers, anyone working in Pre-K or Kindergarten will be able to use these lessons and tailor to your own needs.

This resource includes the following:

- 2 Story times with book and suggestions to topics

-Small Group activities

-Large Group activities

-Phonological Awareness activities

-Large Group Literacy activities

-Movement and Music activities

-Closing activities

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25 fall themed creative writing handouts, poetry sheets, coloring activities, and more for elementary grades: Includes: Fall Scavenger Hunt Classmate Scarecrow (Facebook page with Scarecrow) "F is for" My Pumpkin Poem (writing & craft activity) Fall Acrostic Poem What I love about fall Create a Fall Feast party invitation Write a Fall Story (with fall vocabulary word bank) Write a tongue twister (with fall vocabulary word bank) Draw a fall scene in the camera's lens How many words can you make from "corn and oats" Quack! Quack! If I were a duck... Design a sign to sell your veggies/photos My Fall Message for You My Favorite thing to do in Fall Fall interview Fall newspaper Fabulous Fall Recipe Fall word search & more... Lots of creative and engaging handouts and activities for fall fun!

Fall Halloween Bundle

Over 150+ activities included in 9 packets for Fall and Halloween fun!

Descriptions:

Activity Packet 1: Halloween Coloring Sheets

40 pages

Halloween fun with 40 coloring sheets (nothing scary!) of:

pumpkins
scarecrows
friendly ghosts
haunted trees
haunted house
Dracula
Frankenstein
and more...

Non-controversial and with lesson plan ideas to encourage coordination, multi-tasking skills, writing, listening, reading, storytelling, puppet theater, and more. Great for introducing Halloween as a friendly holiday.

Activity Packet 2: Eerie Writing Prompts

21 pages

Eerie story starters to get your students in the mood for writing scary stories! Great visuals with one liner story starters. Colorful and imaginative prompts for creative writing practice and peer workshopping.

Includes:
Perhaps we could become friends...
Two eyes peered back at me...
I've had a very interesting life!
Come closer...
Let me tell you how I ended up here...
C'mon out...there's nothing to be afraid of!
Meet my new friend
The eerie glow of the pumpkin...
I know what you did!
Have a seat and let me tell you my story!
The howl of the wolf scared me.
Something went bump in the night
I started up the winding road...
The blaze lit up the night's sky...
Let me show you my castle!
"Help!" screamed the principal.
We found the shipwrecked boat...

Great Halloween writing prompts for practicing creative writing, storytelling, and peer workshopping skills!

Activity Packet 3: Get Fit Action Story: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted Horse

15 pages

Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include:

looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted,
“Happy Halloween!”

Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!

Activity Packet 4: Write a Scary Story with Word Banks and Coloring Images

16 pages

16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include:

Cats
Bats
Dracula
Frankenstein
Ghosts
Pirate
Pumpkins
Trick or Treat
Witches
Zombies
and more...

Includes: Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories.

Activity Packet 5: Wacky Wayne’s Halloween I-Spy

11 pages

10 I-Spy Halloween pictures and items to help students with basic letters, hand-eye coordination, and matching skills. Can be colored and displayed. Includes:

Ghost
Frankenstein (2)
Bat
Haunted House
Mummy
Dracula
Scary Tree
and more...

Fun matching activities for early elementary students.

Activity Packet 6: Wacky Wayne’s Fall I-Spy

11 pages

10 I-Spy handouts with fall themes. Find and match basic letters and shapes. Includes:

Scarecrows
Farm
Farmer
Pumpkins
Squirrels
Leaves
Shapes
Basic Letters
and many more...

Handouts can be colored and displayed.

Activity Packet 7: Halloween Color, Count and Match Activities

22 pages

22 Halloween themed handouts for early learners to practice math skills, such as:

coloring/motor skills
counting
holiday
matching
numbers 1-10
sight words
themes
(No controversial or scary images!)

Find the correct Halloween symbol sheet to match the handout then cut, color, and paste. Practice basic numbers and sight words recognition, as well as matching symbols. Can be used for assessment. Includes extra activities and ideas for use of handouts.

Activity Packet 8: Fabulous Fall Activities

26 pages

25 fall themed creative writing handouts, poetry sheets, coloring activities, and more for elementary grades:

Includes:
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Classmate Scarecrow (Facebook page with Scarecrow)
"F is for"
My Pumpkin Poem (writing & craft activity)
Fall Acrostic Poem
What I love about fall
Create a Fall Feast party invitation
Write a Fall Story (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Write a tongue twister (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Draw a fall scene in the camera's lens
How many words can you make from "corn and oats"
Quack! Quack! If I were a duck...
Design a sign to sell your veggies/photos
My Fall Message for You
My Favorite thing to do in Fall
Fall interview
Fall newspaper
Fabulous Fall Recipe
Fall word search
& more...

Lots of creative and engaging handouts and activities for fall fun!

Activity Packet 9: Falling Leaf Spelling Activities

18 pages

15 Fall themed scenes that provide sight word/consonant and vowel practice. Falling leaves contain letters which can be written on the lines to make as many words as possible using consonants and vowels. Color the scenes, put together letters to make words, compare answers, small team game included.

Includes:

Fall scenes: trees, scarecrows, farm, farmer, pumpkins, squirrels, and more...
Basic alphabet letters: vowels and consonants
Directions with Optional Play and Use

Great for consonants, vowels, spelling, vocabulary, and writing practice, as well as assessments.

Fall Halloween Bundle includes over 150+ fun activities!