How Do We Build and Explore? Big Idea Thematic Unit
Item 147371
Grade PK-1
ISBN 9798765964088
Language English
Interest Level PK-3
Deepen young learners' knowledge of how we interact with the world! This early childhood program balances structured learning time with play and movement to build key foundational skills before kindergarten.
Explore & Learn is a systematic, research-based program that immerses young learners in a holistic balance of play, hands-on experiences, direct instruction, and technology. Learning experiences are developmentally appropriate and thematically structured for deep cross-curricular exploration. The big idea theme How Do We Build and Explore? covers four weeks of content through two thematic units: Building Things and Transportation. Prepare early learners for kindergarten and beyond with this purposeful, play-filled program!
How Do We Build and Explore? Big Idea Thematic Unit includes
- 6 read-aloud books (3 copies each) in nonfiction, traditional, and fiction genres
- 12 vocabulary concept cards and 6 subitizing cards
- Teacher's Guide to facilitate easy implementation
- Full-color student activity book
- Digital learning resources such as read-along ebooks, language development videos, songs, and social development posters
- Access to digital resources for educators including a helpful Management Guide
Readers in the Kit
This Is the Way We Build 6-Pack
Help early learners connect with the world around them through this 6-pack of thematic nonfiction books! This 6-pack is about the work it takes to construct a treehouse or a building. Includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Item Number:146799
ISBN:9798765962374
London Bridge 6-Pack
Introduce early learners to rhythm and rhyme with this engaging traditional piece! This 6-pack of books demonstrates the importance of creative brainstorming. Breathe new life into this familiar song with six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Item Number:146800
ISBN:9798765962381
Tool Talk 6-Pack
Open up early readers' imaginations with this 6-pack of fiction books! From a shovel to a screwdriver, find out what these tools can do by listening as they talk to each other. Includes six copies of this creative title and a lesson plan.
Item Number:146801
ISBN:9798765962398
Going Places 6-Pack
Help early learners connect with the world around them through this set of thematic nonfiction books! This 6-pack about the types of transportation humans use throughout their lives includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Item Number:146802
ISBN:9798765962404
The Railway Train 6-Pack
Ring a-ding! Puff! The railway train is leaving the station in this fun rhyme. Introduce early learners to rhythm and rhyme with the immersive traditional piece in this 6-pack, which includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Item Number:146803
ISBN:9798765962411
The Way to Go 6-Pack
Open up early readers' imaginations with this exciting fictional story! Find out which mode of transportation this family uses to get to the park in this 6-pack of books, which includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Item Number:146804
ISBN:9798765962428
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