Building a Community

Help youngsters identify who around them has power and authority as part of a general discussion about local environment and community.

Encourage class members to get involved in their community with a lesson that highlights the benefits of helping others. Through grand conversation and a visual aid that sheds light on the interconnectedness within community service,...

The Internet isn't a place, but it is made up of real people. As your students will find out, it is a way to connect people and ideas to build a larger and more global community. They'll draw, discuss, and explore vocabulary as they...

Celebrate the uniqueness of your students with this character building lesson series. In order to learn about and appreciate diversity and individuality, children create All About Me books by cutting out and drawing pictures that...

Senior citizens are among the growing population of Americans facing food insecurity. Middle and high schoolers work on a service learning project focused on a senior meal share, inviting seniors in their community to join them for a...

Besides serving as awe-inspiring monuments of human achievement, skyscrapers are built to perform a wide range of functions in urban communities. The second lesson plan in this series begins by exploring the history of the Empire State...

Whether at home or in the classroom, each member of a community has certain responsibilities they must tend to. With the help of the children's story Piggybook by Anthony Browne, kids learn how to assign jobs in a fair and safe manner...

Students recognize that each student is unique and has special talents. Students develop a puzzle piece that describes them and their particular talents. Students share their pieces and post on a bulletin board.

Students build a community. In this community lesson, students visit two websites to get an idea of what needs to be included in a community. Students answer questions about what businesses will be found and their importance in the...

Pupils become familiar with the concepts of community and neighborhood and what buildings are associated with these. In this neighborhood instructional activity, students tour the neighborhood as a class, observing and taking photos of...