Case Study
A class project by the inventor of the Create & Learn Stands, Norma Flores.
Inspired by “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister.
A Thematic unit is the organization of a curriculum around a central theme. In other words, it’s a series of lessons that integrate subjects across the curriculum, such as math, reading, social studies, science, language arts, etc. that all tie into the main theme of the unit. Each activity should have a main focus toward the thematic idea.
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister is a sweet story with an important life lesson. It is a perfect choice for the start of the school year or any time your students could use a reminder about the importance of sharing and treating others with kindness.
In my theme the book was the central focus.
The title for the science project came from Bloom’s Taxonomy and it’s what teachers use to align their lessons and activities.
When teaching in theme the teacher will be able to teach using the same activity in all subjects. This allow the children to make connections, and this is one of many ways that the brain learns. In the fish book project that I used I connected it to math, science, language arts, and social studies.
Math: colors, shapes, counting, patterns
Science: fish habitat, rainbow
Language Arts: Letter of the week: Ff for fish
Social Studies: Sharing, kindness, choices
