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This lesson plan provides information about a community for kindergarten or first grade students. It defines key community terms like neighborhood, city, suburb, and rural area. It describes the student's neighborhood and school. It discusses important places and people in the community like hospitals, police, fire departments, and community leaders. It also covers topics like maps, addresses, homes, laws, and what makes a community.

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Our CommunityOur Community A lesson plan for Kindergarten or First Grade By Jody Conn vIn Our Community vOur Neighborhood vOur School vReading a Map vOur Homes vPeople and Places In Our Community vCommunity Laws vCommunity Leaders
In Our Community A community is made up of many neighborhoods. We live in the city of Sparks, Nevada. A city is a big community. Many people live in a kind of community called a suburb. A suburb is an area located near a city. Our friend, Mike, lives in the suburb, Spanish Springs. His neighborhood is quieter than ours. Other people live in rural areas. A rural area has small communities called towns that are far apart. There is open spaces used for growing plants for food and raising animals. Fallon and Fernley are rural areas near Sparks. We live in the city. We dont live in a rural area or suburb. To mapback
Our Neighborhood Our home and school are in our neighborhood. A neighborhood is a place where people live, work, play and help each other. Our neighborhood is a very busy place. We have schools, grocery stores, restaurants, banks, a hospital, a fire station, a police station, churches, library, and parks and recreation nearby. song back
Our School We go to Alice Maxwell Elementary. Our school is on Rock Boulevard in Sparks, NV. Our school is a small community. Our Principal is Mrs. Dufrene. She is the leader of our school. Our teacher is the leader of our class. School is where we learn and play with our friends. We must also follow the rules of our school. We have lots of learning activities at our school. back
A Map of Our School Teachers Lounge Office Cafeteria WingBWingA Library And ComputersWingC RockBoulevard Parking Lot Map Key Playground Building Street back
Reading a Map Sometimes you need help reading a map. A symbol is a shape, a color, or a line that stands for something. Knowing what the symbols stand for can help you read a map. A map key, or legend, tells you what the symbols mean, or stand for. Map Key Playground Building Street back
Our Homes Our home has an address. An address can help you find a home or another building. An address has a number and a street name. My address is 9 Maple Street. My house has _____bedrooms, _____baths, and _____car garage. We also have a kitchen and living room. Other rooms we have are ________________. We can draw a map of our house. Video back
People in Our Neighborhood Sparks policemen Firemen Doctors and nurses Community leaders Teachers Clergymen Can you think of other people in our community? back
Sparks Fire Departmentsong back
Sparks and Washoe County Police back
Northern NV Medical Center One of the hospitals in our community back
Community Laws A law is a rule people must follow. Laws help keep us safe. They also help keep communities clean. Look at these signs. They show different laws. Which laws keep people safe? Which laws keep the community clean? We also follow rules in school. Our principal, the leader of our school, makes some of these rules. These rules help us work and play together. We help our teacher make some of the classroom rules. back
Community Leaders Mayor, Gino Martini Washoe County School Superintendent, Pedro Martinez A mayor is a leader of our community. A leader helps people decide what to do . Mayor, Gino Martini, works with community leaders to make our community a great place to live. A superintendent is the leader of all the schools in an area. Superintendent Martinez works with principals and teachers in the schools in our community to make our schools success- ful. back
End with a PoemHere is my home. Its very tall. Its just the right size to fit us all. Here is my neighborhood All around me. Its a part of a bigger Community. Here is my city. Its special, you see. Its the perfect home for you and me.
Vocabulary Review Tell which word completes each sentence. 1. People live, work, and play in a _________. 2. A mayor is a community ______________ . 3. A __________ is the leader of all the schools in an area. 4. A __________ has a number and a street name and can help you find a house or building. 5. 6. address leader superintendent neighborhood
Which word completes the sentence? 1. A rule you must obey is a ____________. a. law b. state c. leader d. community 2. A city is a big ____________ a. neighborhood b. continent c. ocean d. community
Skills Review 1. Draw a map of your bedroom. 2. 3. Include a map key of the things in your room. Include symbols and words. 4. 5. Write about how laws and rules are good for a community. Why do we need laws and rules. 6. 7. Give an example of a rule in your classroom. Why do you have that rule?
References http://www.fema.gov/kids/v_lib.htm http://www.images.google.com http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-song/play- educational-song.php?song=building http://www.map.google.com http://pbskids.org/bigbigworld Foresman, Scott (2008). Where we live. Glenview: Pearson Education, Inc. Foresman, Scott (2008). In my community. Glenview: Pearson Education, Inc.

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  • 1. Our CommunityOur Community A lesson plan for Kindergarten or First Grade By Jody Conn vIn Our Community vOur Neighborhood vOur School vReading a Map vOur Homes vPeople and Places In Our Community vCommunity Laws vCommunity Leaders
  • 2. In Our Community A community is made up of many neighborhoods. We live in the city of Sparks, Nevada. A city is a big community. Many people live in a kind of community called a suburb. A suburb is an area located near a city. Our friend, Mike, lives in the suburb, Spanish Springs. His neighborhood is quieter than ours. Other people live in rural areas. A rural area has small communities called towns that are far apart. There is open spaces used for growing plants for food and raising animals. Fallon and Fernley are rural areas near Sparks. We live in the city. We dont live in a rural area or suburb. To mapback
  • 3. Our Neighborhood Our home and school are in our neighborhood. A neighborhood is a place where people live, work, play and help each other. Our neighborhood is a very busy place. We have schools, grocery stores, restaurants, banks, a hospital, a fire station, a police station, churches, library, and parks and recreation nearby. song back
  • 4. Our School We go to Alice Maxwell Elementary. Our school is on Rock Boulevard in Sparks, NV. Our school is a small community. Our Principal is Mrs. Dufrene. She is the leader of our school. Our teacher is the leader of our class. School is where we learn and play with our friends. We must also follow the rules of our school. We have lots of learning activities at our school. back
  • 5. A Map of Our School Teachers Lounge Office Cafeteria WingBWingA Library And ComputersWingC RockBoulevard Parking Lot Map Key Playground Building Street back
  • 6. Reading a Map Sometimes you need help reading a map. A symbol is a shape, a color, or a line that stands for something. Knowing what the symbols stand for can help you read a map. A map key, or legend, tells you what the symbols mean, or stand for. Map Key Playground Building Street back
  • 7. Our Homes Our home has an address. An address can help you find a home or another building. An address has a number and a street name. My address is 9 Maple Street. My house has _____bedrooms, _____baths, and _____car garage. We also have a kitchen and living room. Other rooms we have are ________________. We can draw a map of our house. Video back
  • 8. People in Our Neighborhood Sparks policemen Firemen Doctors and nurses Community leaders Teachers Clergymen Can you think of other people in our community? back
  • 11. Northern NV Medical Center One of the hospitals in our community back
  • 12. Community Laws A law is a rule people must follow. Laws help keep us safe. They also help keep communities clean. Look at these signs. They show different laws. Which laws keep people safe? Which laws keep the community clean? We also follow rules in school. Our principal, the leader of our school, makes some of these rules. These rules help us work and play together. We help our teacher make some of the classroom rules. back
  • 13. Community Leaders Mayor, Gino Martini Washoe County School Superintendent, Pedro Martinez A mayor is a leader of our community. A leader helps people decide what to do . Mayor, Gino Martini, works with community leaders to make our community a great place to live. A superintendent is the leader of all the schools in an area. Superintendent Martinez works with principals and teachers in the schools in our community to make our schools success- ful. back
  • 14. End with a PoemHere is my home. Its very tall. Its just the right size to fit us all. Here is my neighborhood All around me. Its a part of a bigger Community. Here is my city. Its special, you see. Its the perfect home for you and me.
  • 15. Vocabulary Review Tell which word completes each sentence. 1. People live, work, and play in a _________. 2. A mayor is a community ______________ . 3. A __________ is the leader of all the schools in an area. 4. A __________ has a number and a street name and can help you find a house or building. 5. 6. address leader superintendent neighborhood
  • 16. Which word completes the sentence? 1. A rule you must obey is a ____________. a. law b. state c. leader d. community 2. A city is a big ____________ a. neighborhood b. continent c. ocean d. community
  • 17. Skills Review 1. Draw a map of your bedroom. 2. 3. Include a map key of the things in your room. Include symbols and words. 4. 5. Write about how laws and rules are good for a community. Why do we need laws and rules. 6. 7. Give an example of a rule in your classroom. Why do you have that rule?