Social studies communities

The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia

Hello Everyone! Hope you're having a joyfilled day!! I wanted to share my "Me and My Community" social studies mini unit with you. If you are one of my kiddos reading this, have mom or dad print it off for you and get busy!! :) We've done many of these activities already, but it is still a great summer time filler! The unit contains 30 pages of poems, drawing and writing activities, anchor chart activities, a mini book for kids to make, citizenship, community workers, map skill activities…

EXPLORE EARTH DAY with fun activities and worksheets - Plant life cycle - Recycling - reduce reuse recycle - litter - trees - pollution - read alouds - free resources - reading comprehension - planet earth - community helpers - mini book - maps - continents - vocabulary - labeling - anchor charts - writing lessons - printables - nature walk #kindergartensocialstudies #kindergarten

Once children are familiar with the different types of communities, they will be able to look around the area where they live and start to identify different characteristics that will determine which kind of community they live in. Check out my blog post for some more information, activities and fun ways to teach kids about where they live.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Teaching kids about our world, geography, maps, and more. Kindergarten Social Studies Lessons made easy #kindergarten #socialstudies

Social Studies Unit for Second Grade - My Community - Savvy Teaching Tips

Community Helpers Anchor Chart

Grab this FREE cultural activity from my family traditions unit to make teaching about cultures easy for you and FUN for students!

SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

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There are many ways to celebrate diversity and honor a multicultural classroom. Help create a classroom environment that has students explore and appreciate other cultures and diversity. Allow students to break through cultural barriers, so they learn to appreciate different ways of celebrating or communicating, and bring the classroom community closer together.

In this blog post, I am sharing the best citizenship resources for your elementary school students. This lesson plan and activities are perfect for back-to-school season and for teaching students to understand the qualities of good citizens. Students will be able to describe the purpose of rules/laws. Here you will find 17 total pages of engaging activities to build a stronger classroom community of learners. Students will love these hands-on activities! Read more information here.

Teach 1st or 2nd grade communities with ease with these common core social studies lesson plans. Curriculum includes civics lesson plans, rural, urban, and suburban communities, goods and services, nonrenewable resources vs renewable resources, community helpers activities and community places crafts.

Free printable citizenship activity for kids! Explore the 5 themes of citizenship with this fun printable activity as part of the Family Dinner Book Club. Includes a "citizenship tree" coloring page activity along with service projects and family activities to encourage good citizenship. #freeprintable #kidsactivity #kidsbooks #citizenship

Print pdf file with over 37 community helpers for kids to learn about with 3 different hands-on activities with the free printables.

We are now doing the theme on My Community. Below is our theme board. Here, we depicted a normal neighbourhood scene with shops, people as well as the mode of transportation. This is a very interesting theme because most of the children are familiar with the buildings. We talked about the buildings around Bandar Sri Damansara (where Little Beans is) and of course MacDonald's, Grand Union, Berry's Bakery and even Klinik Kanak-Kanak London are familiar landmarks to them. Of course, we talked…

Looking for creative ways to teach about Community Helpers? This blog is filled with activities and ideas for every grade level, from pre-k to 5th grade! Whether it's through crafts, games, or interactive lessons, your students will enjoy exploring the vital roles of community helpers in their community.

Teach the importance of identity, diversity, justice, and action to your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. My resource covers 4 lessons that were created to teach students why we need to value differences, social justice, and how to be an upstander. These lessons are a great way to support building a positive classroom community.