Castles & Fairy Tale: Common Core Thematic Unit

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Strategically teach the common core standards and have a lot of fun as well using this 122 page thematic unit. 

Contents include:

Shared Reading Activities:

Retelling a Story: Sequencing a Familiar Story

Once Upon a Time: Identifying Story Elements

Scripted Literacy Lessons:

My Kingdom: Distinguishing Between Similarly Spelled Words.

Kiss a Frog: Sight Words

Race to the Rose: Decoding Words

Spinning Gold: Counting Syllables

Independent Activities: 

Story Boxes: Retelling Familiar Stories

Digraph Pairs: Identifying Digraphs

Grandma’s House: Writing Simple Words

Scripted Math Lessons With Independent Options:

Knight School: Making Sums of 10

Climb the Beanstalk: Identifying Missing Numbers

Cinderella’s Shoes: Adding Fluently

Independent Activities: 

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Comparing and Writing Numbers

Dance All Night: Telling Time

Rapunzel’s Tower: Comparing Measurements

Writing

Fairy Tale Word Wall

Writing Prompts: Fairy Tales, Dragons

Writing Center Activities: 

How To, Label It, Make a List

Guided Reading Books

Jack & The Beanstalk

Science

Magic Bean Seeds

Art Projects

Draw a Castle

Castle Construction

Frog Prince Construct

King or Queen Construct

Songs/Fingerplays

Poof! I’m a Giant

Cinderella