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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students read books, then write descriptive summaries of the books they read on grocery bags. The grocery bags are then used at the store to bag groceries, promoting reading in their community through their book reports. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in a unique version of the game Mother, May I. They play the game to explore how to positively communicate their needs, wants and feelings, and to demonstrate how to react to problems. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify the different modes of communication They come up with different ideas and list the ideas on the board. They discuss the definition of communication as a means of conveying an idea or message. They convey the same message, i.e. "Come here." "Sit down." "I'm hungry." "I'm tired." "I'm sad." using their assigned mode of communication. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students review the five themes of Geography. Using maps, they discover how geography influences the distribution of population and economic activities. They practice using reference materials and maps as well. Identifing different parts of the community, they draw a physical model of their ideal community. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students study community workers and explore the various jobs they perform. They read informational text and prepare a presentation describing the community worker they choose. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students observe websites that will enhance teen literacy. Students correlate a spreadsheet on various findings. Students poll several users and chart their likes and dislikes on the websites. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore how to create books about their towns. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow to identify how it relates to their community. They identify environmental print and its importance in early readers. They create books about their communities and share their books. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the concept of a community. They identify and group various kinds of communities. Students create a concept map exemplifying their membership in different communities. They write a narrative describing their membership in various communities Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students define the boundaries of their community by comparing the community's official boundaries with other historical, political, physical, and perceived boundaries of the area and create a community map. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students write book reports on grocery bags. They read authentic pieces of children's and young adult (YA) literature and write descriptive summaries of the books they read. Stores promote community literacy by bagging customers groceries in the student's paper bag book reports. Full Review »

