In this blog post today I’m sharing 5 classroom themes for August. August is a bit of an up and down month and we’re not in school for all of it, so sometimes I’ll extend on themes from summer school or I’ll introduce the September themes early.
But if you are in school for most of august, then you will definitely find this bog post helpful for sharing 5 classroom themes for august! Under each theme you’ll find links for resources to use, blog posts, Pinterest links and so much more to help you implement these themes with your students.
1. Back to School
Back to school can be a theme in itself. I love to focus on some different school themed resources and get students introduced to their new (or old!) classroom. I’ll do a lot of focus on classroom rules, expectations and routines. But I’ll also be sure to spend this time having fun with my students and building some strong relationships together.
Some of my favorite back to school themed activities are;
- If You Take a Mouse to School Activities
- Who Stole the Teacher? Crime Scene
- Robots at School Wh- Questions Adapted Book
- 2D School Bus Adapted Book
- Free Editable School Bus Name Craft
- School Supplies Adapted Book
- Pinterest Board of Back to School Activities
2. All About Me / My Family
This is probably one of my favorite themes to do with my students. I love getting to spend time and do some fun activities with my students to learn more about them and their families. This is also a great way for me to be able to ensure that my students, their families and cultures are represented throughout the school year in my classroom too.
Some of my favorite activities for this are;
- All About Me Lap Book
- Me and My Family Activity Pack
- Only Bun of Me Craftivity
- Let’s Taco ‘Bout Me Craftivity
- Different Families Adapted Book
- Free Editable Name Play Dough Mats
- I Can Write My Name Journal
- Pinterest Board of ‘All About Me’ Activities
- Pinterest Board of ‘Family’ Themed Activities
3. Five Senses
I generally work on five senses all year long. There’s a lot of great activities that you can do to make your classroom a more sensory environment. So while I do focus a bit more on five senses at certain points of the year as part of a theme.. I also do a lot of work on it throughout the school year too.
Some of my favorite five senses specific activities are;
- Free Five Senses Boom Cards
- Five Senses Task Cards
- Our Five Senses Adapted Book
- Pinterest Board of ‘Five Senses’ Activities
4. Kindness / Community
I think being kind is a really hard concept to teach in general. So I like to try and find specific activities that target this to work on with my students. And I think over the years, this has worked really nicely as a theme. It’s quite a hard theme to focus solely on kindness, so I usually link it up with community. And then from there I can also link in community helpers as well if I’m stuck on expanding to some curriculum areas. Some of my favorite activities for this theme are;
- Being Kind Adapted Book
- Using Kind Words Social Narrative
- Daily Kindness Challenge Pack
- Community Helpers Task Boxes
- Emergent Readers for Community Helpers
5. The Beach / Ocean
And finally, August is one of my favorite times to continue working on our beach and ocean theme. We are surrounded by so many beaches where I live, so I can really extend this to every area of the curriculum with ease. And it often means we get some fun field trips to the beach! Some of my favorite activities for the beach and ocean are;
- Maisy Mouse Goes to the Beach Adapted Book
- The History of Beaches Adapted Book
- Beach Write the Room
- Errorless File Folders – Beach Theme
- Famous Ocean Explorers Comprehension
- Ocean Animal Movement Breaks
- Ocean Animals Word to Picture Matching
Those are my 5 favorite themes to use throughout August in my classroom. Under each one I’ve also tried to give you some ideas of activities you can try with your students. What theme(s) do you have planned for august with your students? Leave a comment below!
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