A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Lego Block Center (Activity)
This lesson assists in developing teamwork in kindergarten age children and encourages them to take a look at their local community and its institutions.
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: The American Flag
A lesson from the (9-11-01) PBS, "America Responds," series where learners examine the history, importance, and pride associated with the American Flag. This lesson engages students in discussion and a variety of "patriotic" activities...
Other
Multicultural History Society: Seeing Our Surroundings (Sos)
This is a secondary project that was undertaken at a Toronto High school. Students interviewed people in their neighbourhood to explore the meaning of community. They also learned about what it means to be Canadian.
Other
Ontario Health Promotion Resources
Part of this Ontario, Canada, health promotion site offers links to health resources on the Internet and elsewhere.
Other
Thumbnail History of the Banjo
Site that focuses on the development of the banjo instrument, but also traces its role in minstrel shows of the 1800s. Offers different viewpoint of this genre.
Other
Hud Kids: Field Trip to the Park
In this trip to the park, several different areas can be chosen (nature trail, visitor center, etc.). Once an area of concentration has been chosen, the various objects in the park are linked to provide specific information.
Organization for Community Networks
Organization for Community Networks: Community Helpers
The purpose of this online lesson is to help the children realize that it takes many, varied jobs for a city or town to work as a community. Indicated for K-2nd grade.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Levels of Organization: Lesson 5
This lesson will present the levels of organization of living things. It is 5 of 6 in the series titled "Levels of Organization."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Levels of Organization: Lesson 6
This lesson will present the levels of organization of living things. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Levels of Organization."
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Communities
Communities come in all shapes and sizes identified in this e-book.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Populations & Communities
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart features the levels of ecological organization. Students can move objects to reveal decryptions and answers! An Activote quiz accompanies this flipchart, but may have to be downloaded and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Populations & Communities Quiz
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an Activote quiz that accompanies the populations & communities flipchart.
Other
Governing.com: The Resource for States and Localities
This is an online magazine that deals with state and local government. Contains a full searchable database of current and past issues.
PBS
The Sixth Section
Site is a companion piece to a PBS special on a group of Mexican immigrants who live and work in America but send their money back home to Mexico.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Communities
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the various types of communities and ties into the book The Little House by Virginia Burton. It features pictures from Google Earth and questions for Activotes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Community Changes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses basic community changes including changes in population, inventions, and transportation.
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Food Chains and Webs
A very informative site that discusses food chains and webs in detail. Not too complicated and fairly easy to understand, it also includes some pictures.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ecosystems
Gives basic information about the community that forms between living and non-living factors that function together in an ecosystem. [47 secs]
EL Education
El Education: Sunrise Springs
Students work with local scientists and complete original fieldwork and research in order to write and illustrate brochures on indigenous animals for a local resort.
EL Education
El Education: Our Book of Tools
Students choose a tool from a photograph and then become an expert on that tool. Through field visits to a hardware store, interviews with community members, and descriptive writing exercises, students learn the use of each tool....
SMART Technologies
Smart: Rights and Responsibilities on Special Days
This presentation helps students think about their daily lives and what right and responsibilities occur. An interactive discussion begins the lesson followed by a game of dominoes so small groups of students can all take part.
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Hud Kids: Field Trip to City Hall
This trip to City Hall reviews important concepts about state and local governments. A series of doors are provided as a starting point for the tour. Each door provides valuable information about city hall.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Communities Assessment
This is an assessment for what community is and what is required to be a community, community rules, types of democracy, and types of communities.
Other
The Dreaming
Public art is a fun way to bring a community together. "The Dreaming" offers a vision of a neighborhood in Washington D.C. that wanted weave its members together through a visual experience. You are invited to help be a part of this...