Ready-made thematic units to teach in September

Plan your back-to-school curriculum using our ready-made thematic units. Here’s our selection of lesson plans that are perfect for September.

Grab-and-go lesson plans for September

Get off to a great start this September by using our ready-made thematic units.

Each unit gives you a complete five-day teaching programme that works for ages 5 to 10 and teaches across subjects to include math, literacy, science, arts and crafts, and social studies.

The Play Academy’s thematic units are full of hands-on activities that children love, so your lessons will be all-planned, engaging and successful.

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

All About Me Unit

Start the year off with a unit that encourages your children to get to know themselves and each other. In our all-planned-for-you All About Me Unit your children can:

:: play our Get To Know You board game or use our printable conversation starters to start chatting with their classmates

:: use our Alberto Giacometti art lesson to learn about bodies

:: complete our All About Me journal page

:: make play dough faces and think about how we look

:: learn about artist Clementine Hunter and join in with a ‘draw your life’ art project.

Play Academy members can download this All About Me unit with all the accompanying printables here.

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

Colours Unit

In our all-planned-for-you Colours Unit your children can:

:: go on a colour hunt

:: paint a colour wheel and learn about colour theory

:: explore colours in nature

:: play with a monochrome sensory tub, collage or play dough

:: learn about warm and cool colours and create their own warm and cool art project

Play Academy members can download this All About Me unit with all the accompanying printables here.

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

Autumn Equinox

To celebrate the new season, in our Autumn Equinox Unit your children can:

:: learn about the equinox and what it means

:: make leaf prints

:: make a leaft wreath or crown

:: go on a sign of autumn nature walk

:: make autumn lanterns

:: and enjoy a seasonal feast

Play Academy members can download this All About Me unit with all the accompanying printables here.

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

Apples Unit

In our ready-made Apples Unit your children can:

:: learn about apples

:: take an apple taste test

:: compare apples and pumpkins using a Venn diagram

:: make no-bake apple cookies

:: explore printmaking and create apple print bunting.

Play Academy members can download this All About Me 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.