Our community by jody conn

Our Community

A lesson plan for Kindergarten or First Grade By Jody Conn

In Our Community

Our Neighborhood

Our SchoolReading a MapOur HomesPeople and Place

s In Our CommunityCommunity LawsCommunity Lead

ers

In Our CommunityA community is made up of many neighborhoods. We live in the city of Sparks, Nevada. A city is a big

community.Many people live in a kind of community called a suburb.

A suburb is an area located near a city. Our friend, Mike, lives in the suburb, Spanish Springs. His neighborhood is quieter than ours.

Other people live in rural areas. A rural area has small communities called towns that are far apart. There is open spaces used for growing plants for food and raising animals. Fallon and Fernley are rural areas near Sparks.

We live in the city. We don’t live in a rural area or suburb.

Our NeighborhoodOur home and school are in our

neighborhood. A neighborhood is a place where people live, work, play and help each other.

Our neighborhood is a very busy place. We have schools, grocery stores, restaurants, banks, a hospital, a fire station, a police station, churches, library, and parks and recreation nearby.

Our School We go to Alice Maxwell Elementary. Our school is

on Rock Boulevard in Sparks, NV.Our school is a small community. Our Principal is Mrs. Dufrene. She is the leader of

our school. Our teacher is the leader of our class.School is where we learn and play with our friends. We must also follow the rules of our school.We have lots of learning activities at our school.

A Map of Our School

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Reading a MapSometimes you need help reading a map. A

symbol is a shape, a color, or a line that stands for something.

Knowing what the symbols stand for can help you read a map.

A map key, or legend, tells you what the symbols mean, or stand for.

Map Key

Playground

Building

Streetback

Our Homes

Our home has an address. An address can help you find a home or another building.

An address has a number and a street name.My address is 9 Maple Street.My house has _____bedrooms, _____baths, and

_____car garage. We also have a kitchen and living room. Other rooms we have are ________________.

We can draw a map of our house.

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People in Our Neighborhood

Sparks policemenFiremenDoctors and nursesCommunity leadersTeachersClergymenCan you think ofother people in our community?

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Sparks Fire Department

Sparks and Washoe County Police

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Northern NV Medical Center

One of the hospitals in our communityback

Community Laws A law is a rule people must follow. Laws help keep us

safe. They also help keep communities clean. Look at these signs. They show different laws. Which

laws keep people safe? Which laws keep the community clean?

We also follow rules in school. Our principal, the leader of our school, makes some of these rules. These rules help us work and play together.

We help our teacher make some of the classroom rules.

Community Leaders

Mayor, Gino Martini

Washoe County School

Superintendent,

Pedro Martinez

• A mayor is a leader of our community. A leader helps people decide what to do .

• Mayor, Gino Martini, works with community leaders to make our community a great place to live.

• A superintendent is the leader of all the schools in an area.

• Superintendent Martinez works with principals and teachers in the schools in our community to make our schools success-ful.

End with a Poem

Here is my home.It’s very tall.It’s just the right size to fit us all.

Here is my neighborhoodAll around me.It’s a part of a bigger Community.

Here is my city.It’s special, you see.It’s the perfect home for you and me.

Vocabulary ReviewTell which word completes each

sentence.

1. People live, work, and play in a _________.

2. A mayor is a community ______________ .

3. A __________ is the leader of all the schools in an area.

4. A __________ has a number and a street name and can help you find a house or building.

address

leader

superintendent

neighborhood

Which word completes the sentence?

1. A rule you must obey is a ____________.a. law b. statec. leader d. community

2. A city is a big ____________ a. neighborhood b. continent c. ocean d. community

Skills Review1. Draw a map of your bedroom.

2. Include a map key of the things in your room. Include symbols and words.

3. Write about how laws and rules are good for a community. Why do we need laws and rules.

4. Give an example of a rule in your classroom. Why do you have that rule?

Referenceshttp://www.fema.gov/kids/v_lib.htmhttp://www.images.google.comhttp://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-song/

play-educational-song.php?song=buildinghttp://www.map.google.comhttp://pbskids.org/bigbigworldForesman, Scott (2008). Where we live.

Glenview: Pearson Education, Inc.Foresman, Scott (2008). In my community.

Glenview: Pearson Education, Inc.