• 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