UnitPlan

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AlyssaPolzin
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GENERALINFORMATION

Grade

Class

LengthofUnit

4K

GeneralCircleTimeSocialStudies

4days

30Minuteseach

UnitTitle

MyCommunity

UNITOVERVIEW

Thestudentswillexplorethedifferentelementsthatmakeupacommunityandthethingsthatmaketheir
communityspecial.Theunitincludesfourminilessons,including;whatisacommunity,communityhelpers,types
ofcommunities,andgoodsandservicesinmycommunity.

UNITSTANDARDS

NCSS:
2.People,Places,andEnvironments
WMELS:
SocialCompetence:C.EL.3Demonstratesunderstandingofrulesandsocialexpectations.
EarlyLiteracy:
C.EL.3Showsappreciationofbooksandunderstandshowprintworks.
C.EL.4Useswritingtorepresentthoughtsorideas.
DiversityinLearning:
C.EL.3Usesvariousstylesoflearningincludingverbal/linguistic,bodily/kinesthetic,visual/spatial,interpersonal,
andintrapersonal.

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UNITLEARNINGTARGET(S)(objectives)

StudentswillexplorethedifferentthingsthatmakeupacomminitybycompletingtheMyCommunityscrapbook.

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS

Whatthingsmakeupacommunity?
Whatmakesmycommunityunique?
Whatarethethreetypesofcommunitiesandwhatmakesthemdifferent?
Whoarethepeoplethatworkinmycommunity?
Whataresomegoodsandserviceswecanfindinarestaurant?

UNITCONCEPTSANDACADEMICVOCABULARY

AcademicVocabulary

community
construction
citizen
transportation
rural
urban
suburban
goods
services

ASSESSMENTS

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Preassessments
OurCommunityHasBrainstormPoster

FormativeAssessments
GoodsandServiesSort
Urban,Rural,SuburbanSort

SummativeAssessments:FinalPerformanceTasks
Acompletedscrapbookprovidesasnapshotofwhattheylearnedfromthisunit.

DIFFERENTIATION

Teacherwillbeavailabletohelpstudentswritecaptionsintheirscrapbook.

DISCIPLINARYLITERACY(TextSet)

Kalman, B. (2010).
Helpers in my community
. New York: Crabtree Pub. Company.
Thisbookintroduceschildrentotheimportantpeoplewhomakeourcommunitiescleaner,safer,andbetter.
Actionshotsfeaturepeopleworkinginconstruction,atschools,inhospitals,fightingfires,doingpolicework,
andvolunteering.Anactivityaskschildrenwhatkindsofthingstheycoulddotovolunteerintheirown
communities.

SEQUENCEOFLESSONPLANS

Day1:
Thefirstdayofthisunitisallabouthelpingstudentslearnwhatacommunityisandwhatmakestheir
communityspecial.Wewilluseavarietyofhandsonactivitiestobuildagoodfoundationforourstudyof
communities.Wewillstartbybrainstormingalistofpeople,places,andactivitiesinourcommunity.Second,wewill
learnafewnewvocabularywordsincludingcommunity,construction,citizen,andtransportation.Next,Iwillexplain
ourscrapbookprojectfortheunit,showexamplepages,andprovidestudentswithworktimetocompletetheOnthe
MapandHomeSweetHomepagesintheirbook.

Day2:Thefocusoftheseconddayistypesofcommunities.Wewillstartthislessonoffbydiscussingthreenew
vocabularywordsurban,rural,andsuburban.Iwillask,"WhattypeofcommunitydoyouthinkPlattevilleis?Why?"
tofacillitateaclassdiscussion.Afterwediscussthethreeprimarytypesofcommunities,weusedrealisticpicturesto
practicerecognizingthedifferencesincommunities.Wewillfinishday2byworkingonourscrapbook.Aftera
discussionaboutthemajorroadsinandaroundPlatteville,thestudentwillbegiventheopportunitytodrawtheirown
caranddriverslicenses.

Day3:Daythreeisdesignedtogivestudentsacloserlookatthehelpersintheircommunity.Wewilltakealookat
someofthecommoncommunityhelpersaswellbrainstormalistofhelpersinPlatteville.Tointroducecommunity
helpers,wewillreadthebook,"Helpersinmycommunity."Afterthestory,wewillhaveaclassdiscussionaboutother
helpersthatworkinPlattevillethatarenotmentionedinthestory.
Next,Iwillteachmykidsafuncommunityhelper
songtogivethemawaytoremembersomeofthethingsthatpeopleinourcommunityhelpuswitheveryday!Finally,
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studentswillgettofocusononefamiliarcommunityhelperbycompletingthe"Doctor,Doctor"page
inthescrapbook.
Thedramaticplayareawillalsobesetupasadoctorsoffice.

Day4:
Onthefinaldayoftheunit,wewilllearnaboutthegoodsandservicesinourcommunity.Wewilltalkaboutthe
differencebetweena"good"anda"service"andpracticesortingthem.Wewilltakeanindepthlookatgrocerystores
andrestaurantsandidentifythegoodsandservicesprovidedattheseplaces.
Afterourdiscussionofgoodsand
ser
vices,studentswillpracticedistinguishinggoodsfromservicesbycompletingasortingactivity.Studentswill
completethe"Let'sgoouttoEatPage"togetthemthinkingabouttherestaurantsintheircommunityandthegoodsand
servicesthatareofferedthere.Studentswillcompletethe"Shop'tillYouDrop"pagetogetthemthinkingaboutthe
storesintheircommunityandthegoodsandservicesthatareofferedthere.

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