Are you looking for some cross-curricular New Year’s thematic unit ideas to use in your classroom? Create a thematic unit about New Year’s across all the curricular areas.
From literature list to art projects, have your students explore the theme about the season of New Year’s. Check this list to explore some wonderful New Year’s unit ideas that can be used in any season.
1. Easter Themed Literature Lists
An Easter thematic unit has so many wonderful choices for literature. You could create a literature-based thematic unit based on one of the numerous Easter themed stories. Here are just a few Easter books.
Easter Literature List
- The Golden Egg Book: Margaret Wise
- Happy Easter, Mouse: Laura Numeroff
- The Easter Egg: Jan Brett
- How to Catch The Easter Bunny: Adam Wallace
- Pete the Cat Big Easter Adventure: James Dean
- The Easter Egg Farm: Mary Jane Auch
- Eggs Mark The Spot: Mary Jane Auch
- The Easter Bunny That Overslept: Priscilla & Otto Friedrich
- Humbug Rabbit: Lorna Balian
- The County bunny and the Little Gold Shoes: Dubose Heyward
- Rechenka’s Egg: Patricia Polacco
- The Easter Egg Artists: Adrienne Adams
- The Story of the Easter Bunny: Katherine Tegen
- The Egg Tree: Katherine Milhous
2. Easter Language Arts Centers & Activities
There are numerous language arts centers and activities that can be used with an Easter thematic unit. From classroom made books to phonic games students will enjoy the variety of centers and activities while learning about Easter. Check out this list!
Easter Themed Language Arts Centers & Activities
- “How to Make an Easter Egg” Classroom Book
- “Easter Senses” Student Booklet
- Easter Student Story
- Easter Graphic Organizers
- Easter Beginning, Middle & Ending Story Graphic Organizers
- Easter Sequence Story Retelling Graphic Organizers
- Easter Beginning Sound Capital & Lowercase Match Games
- Easter Make a Short Vowel Word Family Game
- Easter Short Vowel Sounds Roll It! Read It! Words & Sentences
- Easter Sight Word Match Game
- Easter Build a Word Game
- Easter Writing Word Bank
3. Easter Mathematics Centers and Activities
Let us look at some Easter mathematics centers and activities that you could use with your students. These activities could be used by lower elementary students, along with special education students depending on their skill level. Try one of these Easter thematic unit math activities with your students!
Easter Themed Math Centers & Activities:
- Easter Counting Student Booklet
- Easter Ten Frame Roll & Cover Game
- Easter Number & Number Word Match Game
- Easter Counting Games
- Easter Number & Ten Frames Matching Game
- Easter Roll & Cover Math Games
- Easter Addition & Subtractions Facts Clip Game
- Easter Build 2-Addend Addition & Subtraction Sentences
- Easter Build 2-Addend Addition & Subtractions Sentences with Ten Frames
- Easter Build 3-Addend Addition & Subtraction Sentences
- Easter 5 In a Row Math Game Cards: 2 & 3 Addends
- Easter Roll & Bump Math Games: 2 & 3 Addends
4. Easter Science & Social Studies Centers & Activities
Easter is a great unit to do investigations in science and social studies. There are several Easter activities that you can do with your students that promote learning in these areas. Here are some suggestions for you!
Easter Themed Science & Social Studies Centers & Activities
- Easter Writing Word Bank
- “Easter Senses” Student Booklet
- “How to Make an Easter Egg” Classroom Book
- Easter Story
- Easter Bunny Description Student Page
- Easter Egg Rocket
- Build a Peep Tower
- Jelly Bean Bottle Flip
- Easter Celebrations Report
- Easter Around the World
5. Easter Art & Technology Centers & Activities
Have you ever thought of doing art projects with the Easter theme? Students will love to create Easter themed art projects along with using technology to work on learning skills in this theme. Look at these ideas for you!
Easter Themed Art & Technology Centers & Activities
- Easter Egg Art Project
- Easter Bunny Art Project
- Q-Tip Easter Egg Painting
- Tissue Paper Easter Eggs
- Easter Egg Wreath
- Easter Letter & Sound Match BOOM & Task Cards
- Easter Counting Google Slides
- Easter Build a Word BOOM Cards
- Easter Number & Ten Frame Match BOOM & Task Cards
- Easter Build a Word Google Slides
In summary, there are many engaging Easter thematic unit ideas. You and your children can explore the units with books, centers, and activities. Whatever theme you choose, your students will have a wonderful time discovering the literature and activities you choose.
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To read more topics about thematic units check out my blog, “Why Use Thematic Units In Your Classroom or Home School?”
