Ready-made thematic units to teach in July

Use our ready-made teaching units for July to fill the month with art and a visit to the seaside.

Thematic units to teach in July

Whether you want to finish the school-year strong or have ready-made activity plans to keep children happy and learning over vacation, the Play Academy’s thematic units have you covered.

Using grab-and-go units that are based in the educational philosophy of learning through hands-on activities means lots of summer fun for your children, and gives you a break from all the school planning.

Here’s our collection of grab-and-go thematic units to teach in July.

Seaside thematic unit

Whether you’re heading to the sea or want to bring the beach to your classroom/backyard, this is the perfect unit.

In this Seaside thematic unit your children can:

:: learn about the seaside

:: play seaside math and literacy games

:: enjoy seaside play dough

:: make foil fish

:: create shell art

Play Academy members can download this Seaside unit with all the accompanying printables here.

Not a Play Academy member yet? Find out more and pick your first unit here.

Famous Artists thematic unit

Let’s learn about famous artists this month and create our own projects inspired by them.

In these Famous Artists lesson plans your children can:

:: draw like Miro

:: sculpt like Giacometti

:: draw like Matisse

:: paint like Sobel

:: study a famous artist of their choice using our guided printables

Play Academy members can download this Famous Artists unit with all the accompanying printables here.

Not a Play Academy member yet? Find out more and pick your first unit here.

Printmaking thematic unit

Developing our art theme, let’s explore printmaking. This unit makes a great summer camp theme and is perfect for arty playdates. It comes with art camp invitations, stickers and certificates for all the participating young artists.

In these Printmaking activities your children can:

:: develop a printmaking practice

:: explore printing with pattern circles

:: explore mono printing

:: explore marbling

:: explore homemade stamps

:: explore printing with toys

Play Academy members can download this Printmaking unit with all the accompanying printables here.

Not a Play Academy member yet? Find out more and pick your first unit here.

Shapes thematic unit

Use our Shapes Unit to keep the math learning going through the summer. This unit is great as an introduction to shapes, to add enrichment to your math lessons or to consolidate math skills you have been working on through the year.

In this Shapes thematic unit your children can:

:: go shape hunting

:: make sensory shapes

:: build with shapes

:: play shape games

:: explore shape art

Play Academy members can download this Shapes unit with all the accompanying printables here.

Not a Play Academy member yet? Find out more and pick your first unit here.

Choose from over 50 ready-made thematic units

The Play Academy gives you over 50 grab-and-go thematic units which integrate perfectly with your curriculum. They’re carefully planned to introduce each topic and give children a range of hands-on lesson plans that really engage them in learning and developing cross-curricular skills and ideas.

Each unit is clearly laid out, showing you how to introduce and lead each lesson, so you can pick up your chosen unit and be ready to teach.

You can use individual units and also group units together to build a year-round pathway of cross-curricular leaning based around extended themes including Festivals, Science and Math, Art, and Nature.

Your teaching is about to get a whole lot better and easier!

Take a tour of the Play Academy and choose your first thematic unit here.