1. Motivating students to learn! Ms. Jennifer Watkins
Thematic Teaching
Motivating students to learn!
Ms. Jennifer Watkins

2. What is Thematic teaching?
Integration of curriculum around a central topic or theme using various hands on activities in all subject areas.

3. Thematic teaching…
Helps students to see relationships between concepts
Engages students in their own learning
Builds a sense of community through group activities and discussions
Accommodates broad ranges of student needs and learning styles to facilitate continuous learning
Increases student interest and time engaged

4. Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes Thematic Unit
Students engage in various reading, writing, math, technology, and language arts activities developed around the theme of Nursery Rhymes.

5. Reading The Rhymes
The teacher reads the rhymes aloud then allowing students to echo the words to build fluency in their reading.

6. Story Recall & Sequencing
Students created mini books of each Nursery Rhyme
Each book had a worksheet to accompany it which asked students to recall events or sequence the rhyme.

7. Phonemic Awareness
After reading the rhyme Humpty Dumpty Sat On The Wall students brainstormed words that rhymed with wall.

8. Math
Students practiced their Math Skills after reading Hickory Dickory Dock! Students practiced number recognition and telling time.

9. Technology
Students used the computers and the program ClarisWorks For Kids to illustrate Nursery Rhymes.

10. Other examples of themes in our classroom.
After studying The First Thanksgiving through a Thematic Unit students created Native American and Pilgrim costumes. We had a feast to celebrate our Thanksgiving.

11. Autumn
During the season of Autumn our class studied apples and pumpkins. Upon completing these units we took trips to the Apple Orchard and Pumpkin Farm where students were able to see how they grow as well as pick one of each!