Themes offer an interesting way to integrate lessons and give students more in-depth opportunities to pursue learning. The following sites contain a variety of ideas, but are best used as a starting place for your own ideas. You should adapt them for your classroom as some sites are too simple for some learners and overly complicated for others.
General
Exploring Themes in American Art
Preschool Themes and Lesson Plans
Teaching Citizenship’s Five Themes
Themes
For those in primary
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
A must-read article about themes and discipline
Themes: The Children and Armed Conflict Unit
From the United Nations, suitable for middle and high school only
Primary level themes, all subject areas
ChildFun
Young children’s themes in alphabetical order with a lot of nice printable coloring pages
Grades 3-5 Themes
Science and social studies
Monthly Themes
NASA’s Solar System Exploration
Preschool Themes -- 107 Early Childhood Education Themes
Special Themes
Teaching Themes
Theme Library
Themes and Other Subjects
Integrated lesson themes
Theory to Practice: Thematic Learning Environments
Themes and literature circles
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