Seasons Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, Something Is Going To Happen, My Spring Robin, When Summer Ends. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.

Teacher Created Materials and Broderbund have combined famous Kid Pix tools with popular Thematic Units to add multimedia creativity to thematic teaching. The kit's CD-ROM includes all the software you need; you don't need any other version of Kid Pix. Four ready-to-use thematic activities are offered at three different skill levels: pre-reading, emergent reading/writing, and primary reading/writing. Oral instructions accompany each activity screen, providing guidance to students as they work. The projects are great for promoting literacy since students can ask the computer to read what is typed, or they can record their own voices to accompany their pictures. A detailed, teacher-friendly User's Guide is included. The CD works with either Windows or Macintosh systems.

Creative Kids: Art for All Seasons

Spanning seasons and holidays throughout the year, Art for All Seasons is a complete resource book for parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children. Using readily obtainable materials and easy-to-follow directions, the art projects in this book are the ideal choice when searching for a seasonal project.

• Celebrate fall with projects featuring sponge-painted trees, candy buckets, and hand-print turkeys.
• Create cozy winter crafts like a lacy angel, a pop-up card, and pencil toppers.
• Greet spring breezes with a bunny wind sock, pressed flowers suncatchers, and a paper bag piñata.
• Welcome summer's sun with melted-crayon flowers, sun X-rays, and a fireworks hat.