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Our Community Lesson Plans
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Students define the term community. They list many, varied, and unusual jobs (careers) that people might have in our Communities. Students identify the purpose of the work done by their parents-either in the home, or outside of the home. They are aware of and appreciate many different jobs that make a successful community.
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.
3rd graders use a variety of information resources to identify local environmental issues and examine the ways that people have tried to solve these problems. They are given a copy of the BLM Changes in Our Community Questionnare, 3rd graders are asked to think of someone that they know and would be comfortable talking with about questions on the questionnaire.
Students explore their community. In this communities lesson, students write an interesting fact about the community on lined paper and add illustrations to their writing. Students construct a class book by combining each page of information.
This lesson has 2nd 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).
Learners 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.
Students explore websites, do research, and use technological tools to create a final multimedia presentation. In this technology and community lesson, students work with a partner to research an interesting aspect of their community. Students construct a final project based on the chosen feature using a variety of technology tools.
Learners investigate the architecture in their hometown by visiting buildings. In this geometry lesson, learners examine buildings through photographs and explain the different geometric shapes found in the architecture. Learners take a field trip with their class and investigate the shapes of a church while studying the different geometric vocabulary.
This lesson has 3rd 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.
