Cross-curricular themes, Places, People, Animals, Science, Fantasy, Fairytales and Special Days and Celebrations
Early Years Themes is a series of seven comprehensive teacher resource books designed to support teachers as they impart skills, concepts and knowledge about commonly-taught themes in early childhoodclassrooms.
The seven blackline masters in the series (and the themes each contains) are:
- Places – The ocean, The circus, The zoo, The Rainforest and The Farm;
- People – Me, Families, Friends, Community helpers and People from other countries;
- Animals – Pets, Bears, Frogs, Minibeasts and Dinosaurs;
- Science – The senses, The seasons, Space, Our bodies and Water;
- Fantasy – Dragons, Fairies, Giants/Ogres, Mermaids and Elves and pixies;
- Fairytales – The three billy goats Gruff, Jack and the beanstalk, The gingerbread man, The ugly duckling and Little Red Riding Hood; and
- Special Days and Celebrations – Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Valentine’s Day and Eid-al Fitr/Diwali/Chinese New Year/Hanukkah.
Features:
- comprehensive teacher resource
- icons to enable teachers to locate activities quickly
- cross-curricular learning activities
- art and craft
- teacher background information
- resource sheets early literacy and numeracy activities
- age-appropriate, useful artwork
- display ideas
- suggested books, songs, rhymes, poems
- recipes
- curriculum links