Community & People Lesson Plans

Students investigate characteristics of a hero and give real life examples. In this heroes lesson, students read a variety of stories and discuss what makes people heroes. Students list heroes in our society, draw pictures of their hero and write a short sentence about why that person is considered a hero. Students also review the meaning of philanthropy, discuss why people decide to do good in their community, and complete a real heroes in our community profile.

Learners explore their community. In this communities lesson, students write an interesting fact about the community on lined paper and add illustrations to their writing. Learners construct a class book by combining each page of information.

Second graders utilize Microsoft Word to create stationery and letters to send to other children in their school building, expressing experiences in their daily lives. As the unit progresses, they create documents to send to other second graders in our community via E-mail, using various font sizes and styles, graphics, and applying the basic parts of a letter (Date, Greeting, Body, Closing and Salutation).

Young scholars explore root causes of incarceration. Various upper-level activities such as interviews and research are used to gain a full understanding of the problem as well as devise an action plan for halting the cycle.

Students reflect upon family heritage through classroom discussion. They use language as a form of expression and as a means to communicate with people who live in our community.

Explore websites, do research, and use technological tools to create a final multimedia presentation on what makes a community special. Learners of all ages work with a partner to research an interesting aspect of their community. Then they will construct a final project based on the chosen feature using a variety of technology tools.

Students investigate the architecture in their hometown by visiting buildings.  In this geometry lesson, students examine buildings through photographs and explain the different geometric shapes found in the architecture.  Students take a field trip with their class and investigate the shapes of a church while studying the different geometric vocabulary.

Students from the fourth grade research a solution to a community problem and converse with eighth graders via email. Eighth graders study the political process and work with the fourth graders to present information to the public to bring about change.

Third graders explore homelessness in their local community. In this service project/social studies lessons, children research local areas where homeless people reside, discuss global acceptance and unity, and visit a local food bank.

Students identify objects and people in their community. In this instructional activity introducing special needs students to their community, the students identify the people and object in their community through the use of songs, books, writing and other hands-on activities.