Eric Carle Thematic Unit Kindergarten

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Eric Carle Thematic Unit Kindergarten

• Presented by Amy Geis

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Telling Time with The Grouchy Ladybug
After reading The Grouchy Ladybug students helped
list what animals the ladybug met. Then students
made their own ladybugs!
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Ladybug Math
Students wrote an addition problem about their
ladybug using the number of spots on each wing.
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Science with The Tiny Seed
Students learned about seeds and plants after
reading The Tiny Seed. Students put bean seeds in
a baggie and gave them sunlight, air, and a good
place to grow. Students observed the growing
beans daily.
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Petal Math
Students created a word problem with subtraction
by creating a flower losing some of its petals.
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Writing with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students made beautiful butterflies and then
wrote stories about their creation.
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Literacy with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then
students recalled the items the caterpillar ate
each day. Students made their very own
caterpillars to represent the sequence of the
story.
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Writing with The Mixed Up Chameleon
Students created their very own mixed up
chameleons and explained why their chameleon
wanted to change into a different animal.
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Writing with The Little Cloud
Students read The Little Cloud and made their own
clouds with cotton balls. Students explained what
little cloud decided to change into.
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Art and Crafts with Little Cloud
Little Cloud became a star.
Little Cloud became a dog .
Little Cloud became a tree.
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Becoming Authors

• Students wrote and illustrated their very
  own books. First students brainstormed the
  beginning, middle, and end of their story on a
  story map. Then students created an outside and
  inside cover to add color and creativity to their
  stories. Students read their finished books to
  the class.

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Similarities and Differences
Students compared Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do
You See? And Panda Bear Panda Bear, what do you
see? As a class, students listed similarities and
differences between the two books. Later students
created a Venn Diagram to record their responses.
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Benefits of Thematic Units

• Encourages student creativity
• Differentiates instruction
• Incorporates cross-curricular instruction
• Utilizes whole group and small group instruction
• Promotes student development and critical
  thinking