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Community Lesson PlanCommunity Lesson Plan
Publisher
Peace Corps
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Grade
K - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
45 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Community

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What is a community? Find out with a lesson that sheds light onto the different types of communities—school, local, and global. Scholars read informational text detailing the life of a young girl from Cape Verde and take part in a discussion in order to define and answer the lesson's driving question.     

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

communities, the global community, classroom community, community helpers, school community, compare and contrast, citizenship, cooperation, rules, neighbors, traditions, sharing

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • For applicable age groups, pose discussion questions on a classroom blog 
  • If classroom jobs are not already in place, implement a helper system that allows class members to perform a role, such as line leader or morning greeter 
  • Invite pupils to share their family's custom and traditions orally or in written form to give peers a look into other communities 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies, the amount varies depending on whether you project the letter and worksheet or offer learners a copy of their own 

Pros

  • Offers notes to teacher for a successful lesson implementation 
  • Lists four extension activities   

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.K.1 RI.1.1 RI.2.1 RI.3.1 RI.4.1 RI.5.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.1.b SL.K.2 SL.K.4 SL.1.1.a SL.1.1.b SL.1.2 SL.1.4 SL.2.1.a SL.2.1.b SL.2.2 SL.2.4 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.b SL.3.1.d SL.3.2 SL.3.4 SL.4.1.a SL.4.1.b SL.4.1.d SL.4.2 SL.4.4 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.1.d SL.5.2 SL.5.4

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