Unit+2+Communities

=Key Question: = What is a community?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * What does a family do together?
 * How do we learn together at school?
 * Who makes our neighborhood a nice place to live?
 * How do animals work together to survive?
 * How do plants and animals live together?
 * How is a community of insects like a community of people?

= Web Resources: = [|Brainpop Jr.:] links to community videos.

=Reading A-Z: = Busy At School - Level C Community Helpers - Level D Getting Around the City - Level D To the Store - Level D Workers - Level D Country Places - Level D My Neighborhood - Level D City Places - Level E Getting Ready for School - Level E Needs and Wants - Level F Community Workers - Level F Signs Are Everywhere - Level G Places People Live - Level G Police Officers - Level H

=[|Discovery Streaming] = [|How Communities Grow and Change] - Visit communities that depend on various industries and natural resources. [|How Communities Are Alike and Different] - Travel to big cities and small towns to see what life is like there. [|Community Rules and Laws] - Explore rules at home, at school and in the community to see how they benefit society.

= IS Resources: = = Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

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=Library Media Collections: = = Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: Plan A Community = Children brainstorm and plan the perfect community where they would like to live. After listing the human and natural resources found there, children use maps and grids to organize their community.

(Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]