- 1. Neighborhoods andCommunitiesin a CityBy Debra Black
EDIM508The purpose of this slide show is to give second grade
students a better understanding of vocabulary used in the
literature Grade 2Theme 3 Around Town: Neighborhood and Community
from the Houghton Mifflin Reading 2008. The presentation can be
shown inparts by the teacher while the theme is introduced and
prior to reading the piece of literature Chinatown. The teachers
presentationwill be a model for students to use in a learning
center.Content Menu PA Standards Citations
2. PA Learning Standards for Early Childhood:Second GradeKey
Learning Area: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening1.1
Learning to Read Independently C. Demonstrate fluency, the ability
to read grade level text orally with accuracy, appropriaterate and
expression D. Demonstrate a rich listening and speaking vocabulary,
the ability to understand and usewords to acquire and convey
meaning E. Demonstrates comprehension, the cognitive process
involving the intentional interactionbetween reader and text to
convey meaning1.2 Reading Critically in all Content Areas B.
Identify and use a variety of media to gain information1.6 Speaking
and Listening A. Apply listening and speaking strategies
effectively B. Use electronic media for learning purposes Citations
3. What is a neighborhood ? What is a community ?What is it like in
a city ? City WordsWhat can we see in Chinatown ?Word
SearchCitations 4. Aneighborhoodis a group of people who live near
andaround each other. 5. Acommunityis a group of peoplewholive and
work together.Wanda will tell you aboutWordneighborhoods and
communities. Search 6. Who are the workers in a community? Find
them in this word search. Click here.Go down to the winking apple
in the yellow box. 7. Whatis itlikein acity??? AboutAbout Lets see
whathomes! About buildings!Wanda knowstransportation! 8. subwaytaxi
cabstationrestaurantapartments 9. What can we herbstai chisee
inChinatown ?Chinese New Year markets celebration seafood
cobblerwok 10. CitationsBuildings.100% Educational Videos, 2002.
Video Segment.16 July 2010. .Chinese New Year Parade.WGBH and Marc
Brown Studios, 2004. Video Segment.16 July 2010. .Lion dancers at
Chinese New Year parade (3). 2005. Image.16 July 2010. .The New
York City skyline with the World Trade Center. New York City.
Jupiterimages Corporation, 2006. Image.16 July2010. .Tai Chi in the
park 2007 Demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1I0rJnbpKUTransportation in the
City.100% Educational Videos, 2002. Video Segment.16 July2010.
.What Is a City?.100% Educational Videos, 2002. Video Segment.16
July 2010. . Content Menu