2-Social-Studies-Sept

Main Concept
Places & Regions Environment & Society Change: My Community and Region Today People Depending on and Modifying the Physical Environment

Guiding Questions

 * What is a community?
 * How does geography influence where people choose to live? Why?
 * What does my community look like?

Theme/Content Skills

 * My urban, suburban, or rural community can be located on a map.
 * Urban, suburban, and rural communities differ from place to place.
 * Rural, urban, and suburban communities are influenced by geographic and environmental factors.

Key Terms
community, urban, rural, suburban, needs, wants, map, globe, landforms, continent, country, state, canals, rivers, hills, north, south, east, west, compass rose, map key, legend, city

Holidays
Columbus Day Rosh Hashana Tom Kippur Halloween Labor Day

Student Outcomes

 * Students will identify what community is (urban, suburban, rural).
 * Students will navigate a map.
 * Students will identify their location on a variety of maps (country, world, state, city)

Assessment/Project
-Students create a map of their community -Students create a "Model of a Community" see page 5A in Harcourt Teacher's Guide -Students create a "Community Ties Quilt" see page 11 in Harcourt Teacher's Guide

Resources for Students
-Maps of NYC -Maps of USA -Globe -Social Studies Vocabulary Journal

Resources for Teachers
-Maps of the USA, NY, NYC, and other communities in New York -Readinga-z.com : section on community (My Neighborhood) -www.nylearns.org -Harcourt Brace Teacher's Guide -Kids National Geographic =Field Trip Suggestions= -Museum of the City of New York -Community/Neighborhood Walk with a map