
Communities
Year 1
-Concept of a community.
-People within a community.
-The different roles, jobs and responsibilities of people in a community.
Concepts- perspective, change
Attitudes- empathy, curiosity, appreciation
Learner profiles- inquirer, reflective, open-minded
Websites
Read along- with community helpers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/
Game- What's my job?
http://www.hud.gov/kids/whatsjob.html
Kids and communities, city planning-
http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/
Community helpers-
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/bp-jr-topic/community-helpers/
How people make things-
http://pbskids.org/rogers/picpic.html
Project ideas for teachers-
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/comm.html
Craft ideas for teachers
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/communities.htm
TUMBLEBOOKS
The biggest job of all-
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/book.asp?id=2678
Mercy Watson fights crime-
Goodnight, goodnight, construction site-
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/book.asp?id=4281
Helping out is cool-
Rescue bunnies-