Children learn about their local community, community helpers, places in the community, and how people in a community work together.
Daily themes for Week 4
What makes a community special?
Introduce the theme "My Community." Discuss what a community is and how it's different from a neighborhood. Show pictures of different types of communities.
Teacher Tip: Use a simple definition: "A community is a group of people who live, work, and play together in the same area."
Read "The Little House" by Virginia Lee Burton. Focus on how the house becomes part of a community and how communities change over time.
Count objects in our classroom community. Use small toys or objects to represent different parts of a community (houses, cars, people, etc.).
Begin creating a classroom community mural. Students will draw or paint pictures of community places and people they know.
Students work in small groups to find important places and people in the community using a picture checklist.
Materials: Picture checklists, Clipboards, Pencils, Community map.
Learning Areas: Social Studies, Language Arts.
Students explore different community helper roles through dramatic play with costumes and props.
Materials: Community helper costumes, Role-specific props, Job description cards.
Learning Areas: Social-Emotional, Drama.
Using blocks and recycled materials, students create a model community with various buildings and services.
Materials: Blocks, Recycled materials, Small figures, Toy vehicles.
Learning Areas: Engineering, Social Studies.
Students create thank you cards for community helpers who provide important services.
Materials: Construction paper, Markers, Stickers, Photos of helpers.
Learning Areas: Art, Social-Emotional.
Send home a family activity sheet that encourages parents/caregivers to take a walk or drive around the community and point out important places and helpers.
