Communities Lesson Plans
| Make a Community Almanac | Comparing Communities | Community Close-Up Brochures | Students Create a Virtual Tour of Their Community | Building
a Working Community in the Classroom: One Teacher's Experience |
| Where
I Live - Children will identify specific characteristics of their own neighborhoods. |
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- Woof Woof at your service. Draw a picture of local businesses. |
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- Who pays for City Hall? Find out who pays for city jobs in your community. |
City,
Suburb, or Country
- In this activity students make a picture web to describe a place. Students discuss the characteristics of life in the country, in a suburb, and in a city. Students compare and contrast general environmental differences, and explore their immediate environment. |
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- Learn about several types of jobs in the community. |
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Helpers - It takes many jobs for a city or a town to work as a community. |
Firefighters This lesson teaches the profession of fire fighters and the jobs they do. |
Members
in Our Community This lesson teaches students about the different members and professions in our community. Grades 2-3 |
Dream
of a Career-EconEdLink What would you like to be? I can dream of anything. |
Careers-EconEdLink What do other people want to be? |
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Teach
Now! Communities
- This theme builds on students' expanding knowledge of their own communities by allowing them to explore their roles and the roles of others. |
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| First-school's
First Community helpers
- Included in this website are several craft ideas on community helpers. |
First-School
Activity: Community Helpers-Police Officer
- Included in this website are several craft ideas on the community helper-the police officer. |
Community Helpers | Community Helpers - Teaching theme from Teach-Nology | Who keeps us safe and healthy? - In this lesson students go to the Internet to discover that police officers, firefighters, doctors, dentists, parents, and teachers do these important jobs. |
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- In this lesson, the students will think about where they live and where they would want to live if they could build a "model community" |
Scavenger Hunt Scrapbook | Who Helps? - Children develop their understanding of how their families function and renew their appreciation for various family members. | My Community | Community Close Up Brochures - In this activity, students express a personal view of land areas as well as buildings, schools, stores, and cultural events that make their community unique. |
| A Web of Workers - This activity emphasizes the interdependence of workers in the community. | Our Community Helpers |
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Page updated August 24, 2007