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“Let the main ideas which are
introduced into a child’s
education be few and
important, and let them be
thrown into every combination
possible.”
-Alfred North Whitehead (1929)
To be able to:
define integration in the curriculum process.
Value integration of art in the curriculum
Present integration samples
It is important that teachers know how to
plan for activities that connect across the
curriculum.
Unify the activities around a big idea or
theme.
The use of themes enables teacher to
integrate many different competencies by
relating them to a carefully selected broad-
based theme.
SELECTING THEME
A successful meaningful theme must grow out
of the teacher’s knowledge of the interests and
experiences of the children and must represent a
significant element in their lives.
TIPS:
1. Consider the children’s need and interests
-observe the children as they interact with one
another.
-brought something to share that sparks the
children’s enthusiasm.
2. Decide whether the theme has rich possibilities for
expansion to the different curricula or growth
areas.
-will children be able to use a repertoire of skills
from the different growth areas to explore the
theme?
3. Survey resources
-are there needed supplies for certain
activities?
4. Analyze the time table
-the schedule should be orderly but flexible.
-theme should be open-ended enough that
when children are highly-interested or engaged
they do not have to be cut off to “move
on.”
The ff. themes reflect the interests of many young
children.
Animals Emotions
Moving things Shapes
Buildings Water
Families Nonliving things
Colors Sky and weather
Growing things Patterns
Textures Everyday life
Light People
Selecting Thematically-Related Activities
When planning a thematic unit, make sure that the activities are open- ended and can be used to relate other areas in many ways. “OPEN” as use in the book, means that a variety of carefully selected learning activities based on children’s needs and interest are offered.
Planning a Thematic Unit
A well-planned and well organized thematic unit plan includes:
1. Excellent literature (books, stories, poems)
2. Multidisciplinary activities
3. Opportunities to work with others
4. Visible and tangible displays that make the room different
Flexible Planning
Writing plans is well-worth the effort.
Writing a plan allows us to order our thoughts and to play with ideas.
Enables us to use our knowledge and experience more effectively
Having a plan enables us to visualize the possible directions a thematic unit may take so that teachers can be more proactive rather than reactive
Forces us on the specific goals we have set for the children across the curricular areas and leads to a program that is comprehensive and naturally engaging for children.
Graphic Organizers
There are several ways of creating a unit
that flows across the curriculum.
1. Organize what the children will be learning
based on the physical, social, emotional,
creative and cognitive goals of the program.
2. Identify subtopics that relate to the theme
and related activities for these topics.
Teaching a thematic unit has the following
components:
Setting the stage
Motivating and getting the children interested
Activity integration
Reflecting and rethinking
Taking time to celebrate and evaluate
Setting the Stage
explore the work place, know where to get and return
them.
explain what behaviors are expected to them.
Motivating and getting the children interested
plan an initial event that will hook the children’s interest.
Take a walk, read a new book or story, watch video, invite
visitors or even bring pet.
this activity should be stimulating and provocative, full of
images, ideas and feelings.
it focuses everyone’s attention to the theme and raises the
level of interest of as many children as possible.
Activity Integration
Be creative
Remember that thematic units should be integrated into
each of the learning areas, but it should not replace them.
Theme: BUGS
Sand Play: put out pictures of BUGS and hide them in the sand. Have the
children find the bugs and describe them
Block Play: put pictures or cutouts o BUGS in the block area.
Dramatic Play: put out BUG masks, plastic bugs.
Water Play: put plastic bugs in a water area.
Table Game: put concentration games/bug lotto.
Easel: put out paper and paint for blotting or painting.
Literature Area: put out books about bugs.
Movement Area: put out a bug obstacles course. Have the children mimic
how some bugs move.
Music Area: Play songs about bugs or Bug sounds
Reflecting and Rethinking
Give the children time to reflect and rethink what they have learned.
Allow them to work with a variety of materials and find out that the heft or heaviness of an object does not depend on size alone.
Ask probing questions that will help the child to discover answers on his own.
Taking time to celebrate and evaluate
The end of a thematic teaching unit is a time to celebrate success and to evaluate what has happened.
Have them share what they have learned with others.
Summary
Focusing in planning, it is important that
teachers know how to plan for activities that connect
across the curriculum. Thematic activities over a
week’s time ensures that something particular has
been planned for each of the children’s selves each
day, it is important that they specify the reason or
purpose of each activity; doing this will help clarify
the teacher’s purpose in including the activity so
that emphasis could be made in teaching that topic
or activity; this can also make it easier to explain to
parents and supervisors why some activities that look
like “just fun” are included in the curriculum.