The Gateway Group School Distrcits' Favorite Thematic Unit Webpages

Biography Book Report
Zoo
9/11
http://www.AtoZteacherstuff.com/

Thanksgiving
www.AtoZteacherstuff,com/themes/Thanksgiving

Weather Unit
www.AtoZteacherstuff.com/themes/weather/index.shtml

PE
Sciences: Solar System
www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/current.htm

Responsibility
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/units/respon/responsibility.html

You say you want a Revolution...well you know, we all want to change the world
http://www.rogertaylor.com/index.php?src

Westville 3rd Grade
http://www.educationworld.com/

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
www.eduref.org/virtual/lessons/interdisciplinary/INT0116.html

4th, 5th, or 6th Grade Art
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html

Ancient Greece
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Subway/6560/index.html


Others...

www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/interdisciplinary/1/

http://www.eduref.org/virtual/lessons/interdisciplinary/INT0010.html

http://www.eduref.org/wirtual/lessons/interdisciplinary/INT0012.html

http://www.eduref.org/virtual/lessons/interdisciplinary/INT0021.html

http://www.eduref.org/virtual/lessons/computer_science/EDT0006.html

www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html

www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/96-97_mini_units/Thanksgiving_CSchaffer/table_contents.html/

http://jazz.tripod.com/lesson.html

http://www.scholastic.com

http://www.scholastics.com/magicschoolbus/theme/life.htm

http://www.teoria.com

www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/technology/training/tools/elem/christmas.htm

www.angelfire,com/ga/prespecial/farmwebpg.html

http://www.AtoZteacherstuff.com/pages/141.shtml

www.hubbardscupboard.org

http://www.teachingheart.net/turkey.html

http://www.teachingheart.net/apumpkinunit.html

Why Thematic Units?

“Collaborative learning experiences achieve the highest level of concept reinforcement and afford colleagues the opportunity to build professional relationships.”
- Michael Streitch, 2008
Collaborative Teaching Exercises Interdisciplinary Instruction Through Cross Curricular Activities


“Students learn better from thematic, interdisciplinary instruction than from a traditional, single-subject curriculum.”
- Yorks and Follo (1993)

Weblinks: Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit Resources

Many Units:

http://www.techtrekers.com/Thematic.htm

http://www.rogertaylor.com/index.php?src=gendocs&link=SampleUnits&category=Curriculum+Units

http://library.csus.edu/guides/rogenmoserd/educ/theme.htm
(scroll to bottom of the webpage)

Lesson Plans:

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/interdisciplinary/

http://www.lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Thematic_Units/index.shtml

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0025.html

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tap9/mmlesson.html

Units following a curriculum design model by Heidi Hayes Jacobs:

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/Units/UnitIndex.html

Ten Key Reasons to Use Thematic Units

1. Increases Effective Use of Computers and Technology
2. Compacts the Curriculum
3. Demonstrates the Interdisciplinary Nature of Learning
4. Increases Student Interest in Learning and Time Engaged
5. Expands your Assessment Strategies
6. Utilizes Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
7. Focuses the Learner on the Mastery of Objectives
8. Integrates Word Processing Skills into Creative Activities
9. Models for Students the Resources Used in Research
10. Can Safely Control Web Access for Students

Source: Techtrekers.com