The Local Community: People & Environments Series - Grade 1 (Enhanced E-book)
In this Enhanced E-book, students will have the opportunity to learn about the local community, the people they may interact within the community and the places they go to regularly. The lessons will help students to understand what they see every day and make connections with the people they might interact with. The enhanced e-book saves teachers from having to print off pages and allows students to enter their answers right from their computers or other devices.
Subject: Social Studies
Sub Topic: Reading Comprehension
Grade(s): 1
Description: The activities have two intentions: to teach concepts that relate to the local community and to help students make connections with their own experiences and the community they live in. This resource provides a snapshot for the teacher to expose their students to the many aspects of the local community. Below is a brief summary of the lessons included with this resource.
Lesson 1: What is a Community? This lesson is designed to get the students thinking about their surroundings and the people they interact with on a daily basis.
Lesson 2: The Community and How We Use It allows the students to view their community and the special things they do within its boundaries.
Lesson 3: Occupations in the Community introduces some popular occupations that are prominent in the community.
Lesson 4: Recycling and Caring for the Community introduces the students to the needs of the community and why it should be cared for. Students will learn about the process of recycling.
Lesson 5: Mapping Our Community Services students will have a chance to map out their community through their own created maps.
Lesson 6: Services in the Community wraps up the unit and allows the students to learn about the variety of services that they or their parents may interact with on a weekly basis.
The Extras provide extra assignments that do not have a specific lesson that they are attached to but help to reinforce the content that the students have been learning in the unit. The unit test is also found in this section.
Extras Include:
Word Scramble
Matching Game
Recycling Truck
Design a Mailbox
Design a Police Car
Design a Police Badge
Unit Test
Photos of Community Helpers
Number of Pages: 64
Answer Key: Unit Test Answers are Included
Skills Covered: N/A
Delivery: E-book
Author/Creators Name: S & S Learning Materials
Authors/Creators Education: N/A
About the Creator: N/A
