There are many benefits to being part of a community. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.

Series of 10 primary resources explores African American identity from 1917 to 1968, examining the changing notions of identity and affects on the definition of African American community.

Orville Edwards describes how community gardens help improve the quality of life in the city in this video segment from WILD TV.

Ten different lesson plans around the concept of community aimed toward early elementary students can be found here. Each lesson plan contains an introductory activity, contains an assessment rubric and correlates state standards and...

This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the importance of community?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...

"Why is Community Service Important?" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage is part of a report that the Obama-Biden campaign prepared about service and volunteering. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...

Website of a national group that advocates community theater, with tips, links, jobs, play sources and membership info and benefits.

The Pew Hispanic Research Center provides a quiz asking questions about your community and how you rate it based on the probing questions. Includes questions exploring different aspects of the community some find important. Compares your...

Photographic essay focuses on the local and national charitable organizations that offer social services and community outreach in the area of Richmond, Virginia.

Learn the names of some jobs that people do. Includes audio narration in 10 additional languages with text in English.

These historically significant primary documents trace the evolution of the church in the black south into a significant part of the community.

The citizens of Indpendence Heights near Houston, Texas were the subjects of this NEH-funded community history project, which is designed for students to gain a holistic sense of the role of history in understanding the world around...

This page provides access to the "Treaty establishing the European Community as Amended by Subsequent Treaties: ROME, 25 March 1957." Links are provided for each article.

Help early learners build healthy social and emotional skills with this special collection on promoting kindness, being just, and creating a caring classroom community! These activities, videos, tips, articles, and guides offer...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the meaning of the word "community." A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Community, How are communities formed? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the scientific community shares results and monitors scientific integrity.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the scientific community shares results and monitors scientific integrity.

Educators can incorporate ESRI GIS into their classroom to enrich geography lessons and use this community to trade ideas with other educators.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the scientific community shares results and monitors scientific integrity.

Workshop 1 explores the components of a community of writers and what teachers can do to create and foster such a community. After a brief introduction to the goals of all eight workshop sessions, middle school teacher and writing expert...

Excerpts from a 1941 film that depicts black and white communities in Kannapolis, NC, by H. Lee Waters (1902-1997). This two part film characterizes the differences in economy, community, and values of two separate cultures.

"Pilsen, A Community Changes" is a one page, nonfiction passage about the Chicago community of Pilsen which was settled by Bohemian immigrants but later became a Mexican-American community. The two groups of people worked together to...

"Community Meeting" is a one page, fictional reading passage about the needs of a community and how they need to work together to meet those needs. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide...