Carousel Curriculum Forest Animals in Winter
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Definition- carousel: a merry-go-round, a conveyer on which items are placed for later retrieval. (Education should be fun, and we learn by retrieving old information and building on it.)
My curriculum is a collection of literature-based thematic units for early learners. The units are developmentally appropriate for all early learners. They are standards based and Creative Curriculum friendly. Carousel Curriculum has been used successfully with young learners including English language learners, children with special needs and diverse learning styles as well as homeschoolers.
I am a teacher with 35 years of teaching experience in the areas of early childhood education and early childhood special education. Principals and co-workers always expressed an interest in my thematic units. This planted the bug for me to write down and market what I have used successfully for so many years. The curriculum was created through years of education, experience, trial and error, revisions, and updating.
Each unit covers a span of 4-6 weeks. Each unit includes an introduction, weekly outlines, daily plans, poems and songs, a book list, additional activities listed by domain, and related ideas for centers.
Each unit can be used independently or be used as part of the collection of units to create an interwoven curriculum: Animals And Their Environments. The total collection includes: Farm Animals, Forest Animals in Winter, Polar Animals, Jungle Animals, Pond Animals, and Ocean Animals. Additional units available are Farm Crops, A Safari, The Zoo, and The Circus.
I hope the units will be a great resource for you and your class. Enjoy!!!
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Carousel Curriculum Forest Animals in Winter - Bridgett Parsons
Copyright © 2012 by Bridgett Parsons, M.Ed.
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4691-6501-1
Ebook 978-1-4691-6502-8
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Forest Animals In Winter Books
Forest Animal Poems And Songs
Extra Activities Listed By Domains
Center Suggestions
Hope You And Your Children Enjoy The Unit!!!
Special thanks to Helen Litterst, C.A.G.S. for her encouragement and
assistance on this project. Helen is a former co-worker and dear friend.
This unit is developmentally appropriate for all early learners. It is standards based and Creative Curriculum friendly. The curriculum was written by a teacher and has been used successfully with young learners including English Language Learners, children with special needs and diverse learning styles as well as homeschoolers.
INTRODUCTION
The following 25-day unit plan consists of daily lesson plans. I have used and refined these lessons over the course of 35 years of teaching early learners—in both regular education settings and special education classes.
In developing these units, first I collect books on the topic. I look for a variety of fiction and non-fiction books—Big Books, books with audio tapes/CDs, books with flaps, tactile books, scratch and sniff books, books that make noises or light up, etc. I also choose different versions of the same story.
For each lesson, I select a specific unit-related concept or theme, a Book:/story that exemplifies this concept or theme, a related song/poem or rhyme, and a follow-up related activity (art, cooking, math, science, etc.). These concepts or themes are reflected in each lesson’s Question of the Day
and Related Activities
sections on the Daily Lesson Plans.
In preparation for teaching, I browse the books chosen and determine what unit-related concepts/activities are supported by the selected Book:. Then, I gather poems, songs and rhymes that go along with the Book:.