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.
This 5 page unit has research questions about the United Nations, a wonderword of war vocabulary, and instructions on how the students can make strings of poppies, the flower of remembrance to decorate classroom information boards.
Time of Remembrance
and Reconciliation for
Those Who Lost Their
Lives During the
Second World War
(full title)
This is 5 pages of activities to highlight to students the importance of Mother Earth Day and the importance of the work of the World Health Organization. Activities and worksheets include writing, environmental vocabulary dictionary, researching environmental branches of science, factors destroying our earth, and for students to create a poster to advertise the importance of protecting the world we share.
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day includes events around the world dedicated to raising awareness of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and the risks of nuclear energy in general.
This is 4 pages of activities that raise awareness of the day to students. The activities consist of a short account of the nuclear event and dictionary meanings, students research the consequences of the event, complete a mapping worksheet and research other major nuclear disasters around the world.
This is 5 pages of activities to highlight to students the importance of immunisation and the importance of the work of the World Health Organisation.
Activities and worksheets in this mini unit include a definition of immunisation and questions for students to answer about World Health Organization, a wonderword, opportunities for students to create slogan posters for the event and research of an infectious disease.
Prevent. Protect. Immunise.
This is a 6 page collection of activities to assist students to develop an awareness of specific social and environmental causes important to protecting our world and its inhabitants. All the peoples of the Earth deserve to have good health, as this year’s WHD theme suggests. Activities/worksheets include information, vocabulary, creating WHD stamps, food pyramid and a poster to elaborate on the 2019 theme.
Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere
This unit is based on the exploits and interactions of Ancient Greek Heroes. There are a number of activities and worksheets in the unit that will require the students to practice various skills.
There are stories about heroes and events that show heroism. Hercules, the events of the Trojan War, Alexander the Great and Aristotle are discussed in the unit and questions are asked that need to be answered by the students. Other activities included poetry and poetry appreciation, research, discussion questions, vocabulary, drawing, mapping, quizzes, Greek architecture, the gods and Teaching notes.
I try to write my various thematic units so that they can be used with a class without the teacher having to complete too much preparation. So much of our time is taken up with this, mentoring, grading etc.
However, in all of my thematic units, I have tried to allow for the creativity of the teacher and the individuality of different classes. Something might work with one class but another class embraces the idea. I look at my activities and I go in one direction but I also want you to try other avenues of presenting the information I have provided.
This unit asks the students to look at heroism using super heroes that are the current rage. I have used Batman, a hero without powers, Spiderman, who because of an unfortunate accident develops super powers and Superman, an alien who came to earth and gained powers.
Activities include the students to use their research and
comprehension skills, vocabulary, drawing, comic strip writing, acrostic poetry and comparisons of the super heroes’ abilities. The students are also asked to create their own super persona.
I try to write my various thematic units so that they can be used with a class without the teacher having to complete too much preparation. So much of our time is taken up with this, mentoring, grading etc.
However, in all of my thematic units, I have tried to allow for the creativity of the teacher and the individuality of different classes. Something might work with one class but another class embraces the idea. I look at my activities and I go in one direction but I also want you to try other avenues of presenting the information I have provided.
This is a unit that looks at heroism, particularly strength shown by Martin Luther King, Jr and Rosa Parks. Both of these heroes stood strong against adversity and changed the world. Activities included in the unit are vocabulary and sentences, comprehension, quizzes, research, acrostic and cinquain poetry, artistic interpretation and creative writing.
I try to write my various thematic units so that they can be used with a class without the teacher having to complete too much preparation. So much of our time is taken up with this, mentoring, grading etc.
However, in all of my thematic units, I have tried to allow for the creativity of the teacher and the individuality of different classes. Something might work with one class but another class embraces the idea. I look at my activities and I go in one direction but I also want you to try other avenues of presenting the information I have provided.
This is a collection of research about the customs and traditions around the Christmas season. The students will get to learn and compare the differences celebrated by people at this time. There are also some fun activities, wonderword, costumes and puzzles.
32 pages of activities and answers.
This is one of a series of units consisting of worksheets and activities written for the development of the Common Core, English Language Arts Standards, specifically:
.Other similiar units that I have written are:
Grade 1 – Adverbs - Singular & Plural – Nouns –
Grade 1 - Verbs - Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
Grade 1 – Adjectives - Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Grade 1 – Common, Proper & Possessive Nouns
Grade 1 – Sentences – Commands, Questions & exclamations
Grade 1 - Simple Sentences
This is one of a series of units consisting of worksheets and activities written for the development of the Common Core, English Language Arts Standards, specifically:
Grade 1 – Adverbs - Singular & Plural – Nouns - Relating Verbs - Common Core
Grade 1 – Adjectives - Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Grade 1 – Common, Proper & Possessive Nouns
Grade 1 – Sentences – Commands, Questions & exclamations
Grade 1 - Simple Sentences
This is one of a series of units consisting of worksheets and activities written for the development of the Common Core, English Language Arts Standards, specifically:
Other similiar units that I have written are:
Grade 1 – Adverbs - Singular & Plural – Nouns - Relating Verbs - Common Core
Grade 1 – Adjectives - Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Grade 1 – Sentences – Commands, Questions & exclamations
Grade 1 - Simple Sentences
This is one of a series of units consisting of worksheets and activities written for the development of the Common Core, English Language Arts Standards, specifically:
Other similiar units that I have written are:
Grade 1 – Adjectives - Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Grade 1 – Common, Proper & Possessive Nouns
Grade 1 – Sentences – Commands, Questions & exclamations
Grade 1 - Simple Sentences
This is one of a series of units consisting of worksheets and activities written for the development of the Common Core, English Language Arts Standards, specifically:
Other similiar units that I have written are:
Grade 1 – Adverbs - Singular & Plural – Nouns - Relating Verbs - Common Core
Grade 1 – Common, Proper & Possessive Nouns
Grade 1 – Sentences – Commands, Questions & exclamations
Grade 1 - Simple Sentences
This is 20 pages of worksheets and activities around the theme of Christmas. The activities are distinctive and varied, from a poem written by myself, with questions, grammar exercises, creative writing prompts to colouring.
These activities can be used in a number of ways, as whole class learning, homework, extension work, interesting activities for students who have completed their work, substitute teacher lessons or as you require.
Figurative Language
This is a 20 page collection of language features, a requirement of every English curriculum. Each page is a different feature; there is a definition, examples and exercises for the students to complete.
Related terms:
language features and their effects
structural features
sentence forms
emotive language
figurative language types
These pages can be used in a number of ways, homework, class activities, interest groups, formal lessons, booklet style, as an introduction to writing and poetry instruction etc
I have updated my Dragon Language Arts Unit to include extra creative writing and poetry activities.
This is a Language and research unit of work written for students around the theme of Dragons. The unit has numerous activities that will appeal to various age groups, as individual tasks, group activities, extension, as a book of work to be completed at the student’s own pace etc. I have tried to arrange the activities around a short story that I have written called, A Dragon’s Tale! I have tried to balance language and research activities in this unit.
This is a standalone unit with the theme of dragons, it is also a part of a Dragon and Medieval themed Unit.
A Dragon’s Tale!
How Well Did You Read?
Dictionary Skills
Contractions
Fiery Tales
Just Published!
Storyboard
Lost Little Dragon Poetry Writing
Create Your Own Dragon
Venn Diagrams – Dragons V Dinosaurs
Dragon Wonderword
Chinese New Year Research
Creative Writing
The Earth is Flat!
Sea Monsters
Dragon Constellations
Dragon Cooking
Fiery Story Starters
Dragon Story Writing
Dragon Slayer Research
Dragon Fine Arts
Dragon Task cards
Acrostic Poetry
Dragon Flags
Cinquain Poetry
Simile Poetry
Komodo Dragon
Facts and Opinions
Colouring
Poetry Writing
Alliteration
This is a collection of 50 task cards written using well known quotes from the plays written by William Shakespeare. These cards can be used in a variety of ways; as individual or group tasks, homework, extension or whole class activity. I am sure that you will know of the best ways to use them with your class.
I have also included pages that contain only the 50 quotes. I have found, in the past that it is an interesting and valuable experience to give the students a quote, 5 quotes a lesson, or as you wish and have them write what they perceive the quote means. Very interesting activities
There is a total of 37 pages, including the task cards, a list of all of the quotes used and answers.
There are 9 pages of research topics and bibliographic details, and answers. The research is based on the letters of the alphabet, so the sheets can be distributed to the students as a research project over time. Alternatively, the sheets can be cut into 26 individual smaller projects, I have found in the past that this is a good activity for students who finish work quickly or are motivated to do more work.
When the questions have been answered, the students have to write the book details on the sheet as well. This is preparation for writing bibliographies.