Our 2014-2015 Academic Themes

As we kick off our new school year, my goal this year is to STAY ORGANIZED throughout. I have always had OCD tendencies which is a great quality to have a teacher, but as the year goes on. . . I tend to lack my organization skills as my schedule gets busier. My 2014 teaching goal is to post each and every lesson plan & activities, then reflect on which activities and management tools actually worked out correctly and which ones need to be tweaked. I find tons of great tools to use on sites like Pinterest & Teachers Pay Teachers, but in reality. . . some of the items I have purchased don’t work with my style of teaching.

To begin our new academic year, I have posted my classrooms Academic Themes and concentration areas we will focus on in the coming months. As I add the themed lesson plans, a link will about for each date. You can click on the date and it will take you to the post for that theme, which will include: the lesson plan, activities I used and the links to download or purchase, photos of how I used them in the classroom, and a reflection on the products and reactions of my students.

August Aug. 18-22: Welcome to School Aug. 25-29: All About Me Concentration: Letter A, Circle, Red	January Jan. 5-9: Arctic Animals Jan. 12-16: Presidents of the United States Jan. 19-23: Zoo Animals Jan. 26-30: Outer Space Concentration: Letters P-R, Diamond, Purple
September Sep. 1-5: Storybook Rhymes Sep. 8-12: My Five Senses Sep. 15-19: Dinosaurs Sep. 22-26: Johnny Appleseed Harvest Sep. 29-3: Farm Animals Concentration: Letters B-F, Rectangle, Orange	February Feb. 2-6: Dental Health Awareness Feb. 9-13: Valentine’s Day Feb. 16-20: Robots Feb. 23-27: Rainforest Animals Concentration: Letters S-V, Heart, Pink
October Oct. 6-10: Fire Safety Oct. 13-17: Transportation Oct. 20-24 Community Leaders Oct. 27-31: Halloween Concentration: Letters G-J, Square, Yellow	March Mar. 2-6: Dr. Seuss Mar. 9-13: Western Mar. 16-20: St. Patrick’s Day Mar. 23-27: Pirates & Mermaids Mar. 30-3: Easter/Spring Concentration: Letters W-Z, Star, Brown
November Nov. 3-7: Sports Nov. 10-14: Lords & Ladies (Medieval) Nov. 17-21: Native Americans & Pilgrims Nov. 24-28: Thanksgiving Concentration: Letters K-M, Oval, Green	April Apr. 6-10: Bugs & Insects Apr. 13-17: Gardening/Picnic Apr. 20-24: Earth Day/Recycling Apr. 27-1: Circus Concentration: Review of Letters A-P, Octagon, Black & Gray
December Dec. 1-5: Health & Nutrition Dec. 8-12: Tools Dec. 15-19: Nativity Dec. 22-26: Christmas Around the World Dec. 29-2: New Years   Concentration: Letters N-O, Triangle, Blue	May May. 4-8: Mother’s Day May. 11-15: Forest Animals & Camping May. 18-22: Ocean Animals May 25-29: Graduation Concentration: Review of Letter Q-Z, Shapes & Colors

 

Good Luck to all the teachers this year, I hope you have a great one!

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