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Are you looking for fun activities to use in class with a Wizard of Oz unit study? Read on to learn about my ideas and get your free download!
I couldn’t wait to get to school today to start the first day of our Wizard of Oz unit! Am I a nerd or what?! I was just so excited about teaching with this book.
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Our morning message asked them to infer what they thought our weekly theme would be, and they all excitedly exclaimed The Wizard of Oz when asked. I asked my kids who had seen the movie and I only had about four students who hadn’t seen it before.
I started the lesson by introducing fairy tales. Then, we listed a few of our favorite tales using these pages which you can download for free here. The introductory page describes the elements of a fairy tale and the second page gives you space to write down the titles of fairy tales that your students love.
And if you want to explore fairy tales further, be sure to check out these Fairy Tale Stem Activities from Mrs. Jump’s Classroom!
Next, we went over some vocabulary from the book, The Wizard of Oz. I love these wall pocket charts for displaying the new vocabulary. You can just make your own cards with cardstock, or use these fabulous Blank Dry Erase Index Cards.
Then, I started reading aloud The Wizard of Oz. It’s a loooong story, so we only read until Dorothy met up with Scarecrow. We’ll continue reading it throughout the rest of the week.
We then completed our regular math lesson for the day. I incorporated the Wizard of Oz into our math journal activity by creating word problems using the characters. Here’s a peek at a couple of the students’ work:
Finally, at the end of the day, we watched the movie and did a brown bag book club idea similar to Cara‘s. If this were any other book, I’d save the movie for the end of the week, but because I feel that the movie adds so much to their knowledge and understanding of the story, I thought it was important to watch it early.
It’s interesting to re-watch this classic as an adult – I remember being a little scared by it when I was young! And now, it’s funny to view the “special effects” in light of technology today. Regardless, it’s a great film!
If you’d like to purchase the unit, you can buy it at Teachers Pay Teachers by clicking HERE.
Click HERE to read about Day 2 of our Wizard of Oz Unit! Here are the materials I needed to teach this unit. I tried to break them down by activity for you.Supplies Used for This Unit
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For the Wizard of Oz Writing Activity
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Abby is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher who channels her passion for education into creating engaging activities and resources for the kindergarten and first grade classroom. When not dreaming up or working on her next project, you’ll find her enjoying her family – most likely in her minivan on the way to a soccer field.
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