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Deciphering Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of a community. They identify and group various kinds of communities. Students create a concept map exemplifying their membership in different communities. They write a narrative describing their...
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What is a Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the characteristics of their community. In this communities lesson plan, students read Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story and discuss how the community came together to solve a problem. Young scholars identify...
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Community of Trusted Learners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners brainstorm the characteristics of trusted learners. In this social skills instructional activity, students brainstorm what a 'community of trusted learners' would look like. Learners create a continuum of distrustful to...
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Living in a Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice their reading comprehension skills by reading articles about living in a community. They answer questions related to the material to test for comprehension.
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Locations Within a Community

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students identify important locations within a community. In this communities lesson, students read the books Let's Visit the Police Station and Firefighter A to Z, and discuss the importance of these locations. Students illustrate...
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What Is a Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine ways they can help in their communities. For this community involvement lesson, students read a story that facilitates a discussion about neighborhoods and communities. Students name the communities they belong to...
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Citizenship in the Community

For Students 8th
For this boy scout merit badge:  citizenship in the community worksheet, 8th graders research the topic using the websites listed, then answer 8 detailed questions about citizenship, their community and how it works, community services,...
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Discovering Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus on the origins of the families that make up their community by exploring their family's origins through themselves, parents, and grandparents. Students create a map marked with family origins for the class.
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Mapping Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners define the boundaries of their community by comparing the community's official boundaries with other historical, political, physical, and perceived boundaries of the area and create a community map.
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My Building, My Community

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students become familiar with the concepts of community and neighborhood and what buildings are associated with these. In this neighborhood lesson plan, students tour the neighborhood as a class, observing and taking photos of the local...
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Community Locations - Police Station, Fire Station, Library, Post Office

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students get excited about their community which can be extended through visits from members of the community or field trips. For this community helpers lesson, students demonstrate knowledge of the interaction of location, family,...
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The Gift of Community

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore the diversity offered in communities. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read The Gift and then interview people within their school community regarding the gifts they receive in their community.
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Community

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use computer software to make a postcard. In this community resource lesson, students make a postcard for a place in their community using multimedia software on the computer. Students write a few sentences describing the place...
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Community of Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss communities and why rules are important. In this community lesson plan, students compare and contrast communities with and without rules and play with parachutes and balls.
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Places in My Community - Parks, Library, Hospital, School

For Teachers Pre-K
Students exhibit their knowledge of community. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify areas of their neighborhood and local community by recognizing pictures of various locations, including parks, libraries, hospitals,...
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We the Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students design and create informational books regarding nonprofit agencies and philanthropists in their community.
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Community Construction

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are assigned the task of building a community building. They construct the building using a computer graphics design program. The simulated building when completed be put together to form a small town.
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Real-Life History: Looking at Our Community

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Spend several days with your class exploring local history. Learners brainstorm and categorize sources of historical information as primary or secondary; collect and present artifacts from family/community; construct a definition of...
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Service-Based Engineering Design Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do some good for the community while learning about engineering. Groups complete a service-based engineering design project over the course of five weeks. The resource provides guidance on how to conduct the project and help pupils get...
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Living in the Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the differences between the four sectors of business. In this nonprofit business lesson, students give examples of needs met by businesses and the importance of the community nonprofit sector.
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Making a Difference: Community Helpers Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Children can learn about volunteering and put that knowledge into action with community helpers lesson plans.
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Faces of the community (the): Art from the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand the selflessness of the artists Gauguin and Van Gogh. In this art lesson, students produce art work that reflects the diversity in the their school community. Students share their artwork to explain how they show...
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Introduction to Community Helpers

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover philosophy by viewing a PowerPoint presentation. For this community helper lesson, students identify the jobs and careers around the city which help to benefit residents and children who live in the area. Students view...
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Welcome to My World

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Elementary schoolers discuss what a community is, and what their community has to offer them. They create posters, or flyers for the different businesses or places in their community to place around their school. After the students have...

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