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African Amercan Images in Harlem (1920-1950)
Eleventh graders compare and contrast different representations of African Americans in Harlem using visual sources. They detect point of views, themes, contradictions and ironies in sources using designed templates.
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Rules and Laws of the Community
Second graders recognize and identify the need for rules in school. They also discuss the importance of safety rules at school, home, and in the community. They illustrate a rule which they have learned in class, and write letters to the...
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Creating Community - A Function Of Design
Students discuss the physical and human impacts of community design. They identify traditional neighborhood design elements and evaluate them with features of conventional suburban development.
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Utilizing Community Resources
Students gain an understanding of scientific methods and use process skills (such as observing, classifying, and predicting) to solve a problem. They develop an understanding of the need for natural preservation.
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Using Your Community as a Learning Resource
Students define what a community is, identify the different aspects/resources of their community, and research topics using the various resources in their community.
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Students read about Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
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What Makes My Community Special
In this writing worksheet, students answer 3 short answer questions about different communities they belong to. Answers are not provided.
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Make It All Better!
Students brainstorm ideas to solve a problem. In this technology lesson, students share their ideas to class. They research innovations that could benefit the community.
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Capital for Cookies
Fourth graders examine the history of Utah's economy. In this Social Studies lesson, 4th graders analyze producers and consumers role in the community. Students study Utah's economy throughout history.
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Pine Barrens
Tenth graders study environmental values vs. economic development. In this environmental decisions instructional activity students role play in a policy making setting.
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Ground Zero
Eleventh graders study one way that citizens who are involved in a community may determine its needs. In this Government instructional activity, 11th graders present a power point on community and community needs.
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Review of My Community
Students review activities from the "My Home" unit. In this review lesson, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community. PowerPoint may be in English or changed...
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Place as a Mirror of Self and community
Eighth graders study difference and community by exploring a special place in their lives. In this Geography lesson, 8th graders discover a geographic place of importance to them and their family. Students summarize what many...
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Here and There: Discovering Communities Through the Olympic Torch Relay
Students compare their hometowns to the towns on the Olympic Torch Relay and complete multi-curricular activities for the lesson. In this Olympics lesson, students complete math, geography, science, and history activities to learn about...
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Changes In Our Community
Ninth graders explore how change and growth affect communities. In this community awareness lesson, 9th graders interview a senior adult. Students research economics and trends in their community.
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students study family structure. For this family structure lesson, students read the book The Family Book and discuss families. Students create a bulletin board of family photos and draw their families on paper. Students dance and play...
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Our Family
Students explore the family unit. In this family lesson, students read books about families and identify the role of each family member. Students create a family album and share their finished album with the class.
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BEE a Part of Our Community
Learners reflect how to form a respectful classroom community. In this communities instructional activity, students construct a "community web" of positive comments and predict what happens to the web when negative comments are made....
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Linked Together: One Day
Learners understand the rights and responsibilities of belonging to a community.In this citizenship lesson, students illustrate eight citizen rights and share them. Learners define the meanings of nationality and responsibility.
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Our Classroom Is a Community
Students discuss how their classroom is a community. For this philanthropy lesson, students discuss the concept of philanthropy and how trust, sharing, and good deeds create a classroom community.
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C is for Community
In this environmental protection instructional activity, learners read the sentences 'The community words together to clean up the environment,' and 'C is for community.' Students then color the picture related to community and the...
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 25 - People in our School
Students brainstorm a list of jobs that exist in their own school and its surrounding environment. In this lesson on careers, students create a map of the school and locate on the map where each job takes place. Next, the class divides...
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Getting to Know "Our Lakes"
In this lakes worksheet, students access a website to answer 14 multiple choice questions about watersheds, lakes, and lake succession.
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Ecosystems
In this ecosystems worksheet, students define the components that make up an ecosystem. Students focus on the forests found in Ireland. This worksheet has 30 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.