Students explore videos, software and print resources to investigate the concept of community. Students write poems about their town and illustrate them for a collaborative literacy project.

As Alma explores, she appreciates all the great things about her neighborhood. How can we make observations and celebrate our communities? Students will use a printable Alma's Way My Neighborhood Notebook to observe the people, places,...

This is the official website of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Explore Mister Rogers' house, the neighborhood of make-believe, and the words to all of Mister Rogers' songs. A section for parents and teachers is also provided.

Similarities and differences within school and neighborhood communities.

"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...

In this lesson plan students explore places in their neighborhood by using a variety of informational texts.

"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...

This lesson introduces students to the use of a map of an area, a neighborhood, a favorite city, or an amusement park, to determine the slope of a specific road. Students will find the slope of a line using a coordinate plane.

Wikipedia offers a comprehensive biography of the late Fred Rogers, the host of the PBS children's television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." Content includes a focus on Rogers' life and work, his impact through his television show,...

A wonderful site all about famous author Beverly Cleary. It offers the visitor many things to do and explore, including the neighborhood where her stories take place and a little about her characters. Gives the visitor some games to play...

Instructions for making a book about family with a young child.