Perspectives

Geography: Content Standard:  Location, Movement and Connections, Early Elementary
Inquiry: Content Standard:  Information Processing, Early Elementary

Anticipatory Set:

Focus: On the way to school today, what kind of buildings did you see? What kind of buildings are important in your community? Use the big book LetÇs Explore our Neighborhood (pg.12) as a visual aide and to assist the discussion.

 
Objective: To make a map of the important buildings in studentsÇ community and identify them.

Importance: To learn why these buildings are important in a community.

• cake and frosting (as base)
• M&Ms
• graham crackers
• icorice
• mini marshmallows
• HersheyÇs bar
• little flags
• any other candy that can be used to represent items of the community

Hands On Activity:

Students will brainstorm with group to identify what important buildings/stores are necessary in their community.

The teacher will instruct students that they will be creating a community that has at least; five buildings, two houses, and roadways to connect each of them.

Distribute materials and instruct students to begin making an edible map of their community.

Share communities with other students, by identifying which buildings have been chosen and why.  (Verbal/Linguistics/Interpersonal)

Closure and Reflection:

• What are four important parts of a community? (Knowledge)
• What is the difference between the community you live in and the community you created? (Analysis)
• Which part do you like best about this assignment? (Evaluation)
• What would kind of problems would occur if the most important part of your community was not there? (Comprehension)
• How might you redesign the community you live in? (Synthesis)