I have been teaching a long time. I enjoy creating theme based units of work that include activities relating to several subject areas. I like creating language arts and research units. I also have a passion for poetry, teaching and writing.
I have been teaching a long time. I enjoy creating theme based units of work that include activities relating to several subject areas. I like creating language arts and research units. I also have a passion for poetry, teaching and writing.
A Dinosaur Themed Unit - Updated - OCTOBER, 2015
This is a unit of work based around the theme of dinosaurs. The unit is heavily biased towards research, literacy and science.
This unit is the updated version of a previous unit on dinosaurs, featuring an extra 35 pages of activities.
There are 65 pages of activities which can be spread over 4 weeks, the project topics included could be researched in depth which would assist students understanding of the topic and increase the length of time required to complete the unit. I feel that the unit can be adapted by the teacher to suit various grade levels.
Dinosaur Names Dictionary
Carnivores & Herbivores Research Project 1 (Favourite Dinosaur)
Charting Dinosaur Facts Research Project 2 (Dinosaur Habits)
Acrostic Poetry Writing Fact or Fiction
Research Project 3 Fossilised Remains
Alliteration Dimetrodon
Ichthyosaurus Plateosaurus
Pteranodon Triceratops
Allosaurus Brontosaurus
Early Life Chart Triassic Period
Jurassic Period Cretaceous Period
Story Writing Create your own Dinosaur
My Dinosaur Steam Shovel by Charles Malam
Dinosaur Wonderword Life of a Dinosaur
Make a Prehistoric Diorama Story Writing
Antonyms & Homographs Extinction of the Dinosaurs
My Extinction Theory Sentence Beginnings
Short Story Writing Visual Literacy
Visual Literacy Comprehension & Questions
Where are the dinosaurs? The Little Dinosaur
Christmas writing activities to stimulate the imagine. All of the cards are based around the Christmas theme, a topic that is familiar to students and a prospect that excites them.
The natural progression, hopefully, is that the students will want to write.
Christmas Symbols
Christmas Themed Task Cards
Christmas Unit
Christmas Story Starters
A Christmas Unit
This is a 45 page unit of work using clowns and circus as the predominant learning theme. The unit has activities that can be used over a period of time and be adapted to suit different age groups.
The writing in the unit, The Lonely Clown and Clowns have been written by me.
Related terms;
Narrative poetry
Circus poetry writing
Circus facts
Circus Vocabulary
Clown Faces
Picture Comprehension – The Lonely Clown
The Lonely Clown
Clowns – Poetry
Dictionary Exercises and Sentence Writing
Circus Food
Circus Glossary
Facts and Opinions
Statements
Fact or Opinion
Emotive Language
Circus Animal Research
Circus Animal Research
Circus Idioms
Personification
Alliteration
Alliteration Poetry
The Circus (by C. J. Dennis)
Circus Attractions
Weary Willie
Circus Posters
Tautology
The Band (by C.J.Dennis)
Famous Circus Companies
Circus Wonderword
The Cirque du Soleil
Types of Clowns