K-Social-Studies-February

Main Concept

 * 1) My Neighborhood
 * 2) Location of Home, School, Neighborhood and Community on Maps and Globes

Guiding Questions

 * Where is my home?
 * Where is my school?

Theme/Content Skills

 * Places and Regions

1. My neighborhood
 * My neighborhood can be located on a map.
 * Different people live in my neighborhood.

2. Location of home, school, neighborhood and community on maps and globes
 * Land and water masses can be located on maps and globes.
 * The United States can be located on a map and a globe.

Key Terms

 * neighborhood
 * community

Holidays

 * Groundhog's Day
 * Valentine's Day
 * President's Day

Student Outcomes

 * Students will find their neighborhood on a map.
 * Students will find their school on a map.
 * Students will find the United States on a globe.
 * Students will identify different stores/workers in their neighborhood.

Assessment/Project

 * Create a map of the Reece School neighborhood using photos
 * Student drawing of their neighborhood surroundings (Home Project)
 * Map Assessment - Color in United States on world map
 * Draw/Paint/use playdough to create landforms (valley, hill, mountain, volcano) and water (river, ocean, lake)
 * Draw/write about their favorite place in their own community/neighborhood //(*May be connected to field trip to Brooklyn Chidlren's Museum)//

Resources for Students
-Getting Around the City (Level D) -Community Workers (Level D) -Caretakers (Level D) -City Places (Level E) -Social Studies - American History - George Washington -Social Studies - American History - Abraham Lincoln
 * [|www.readinga-z.com] - My Neighborhood (Level D)
 * [|www.brainpopjr.com] - Social Studies - Geography - Reading Maps

Resources for Teachers

 * =====Harcourt Horizons - All About Me - Teacher's Edition=====

Field Trip Suggestions

 * Brooklyn Children's Museum
 * Neighborhood Walk