Grade 2 Units of Inquiry    
                   
 

We Are One

What is a community?

 

           
 
Topic/Content
Activities
Learning Outcomes/Skills
     

1. different kinds of communities


2. careers or jobs people do in the community


3. facilities in the community (school, neighborhood, city)

 

1. do a K.W.L chart
2. (A) brainstorm starting with school community -how jobs are important
Make class/school rules
(B)Teacher make a class web to show how the community helpers in the school depend on each other
3. (A)read stories about community workers
(B)prepare silhouettes of helpers, add information (on strips of paper) on the silhouettes throughout the unit
4. (A)map their own neighborhood include buildings, shops, streets and compass rose
(B)extend the neighborhood into cities, suburb and town communities, then compare the similarities and differences
5. Class discussion and sharing their homework assignment about where they live and how the location affects the way they live
Game:
- using cue cards (picture on one side questions on the other) as an ongoing activity to get the students answer -why the jobs are important, who do they work with, can the community function without them, how does the job affect the com., what tools
- neighborhood game board


   

1. develop a list of vocabulary list relating to the topic


2. Identify and describe community helpers as: who they are, where they work, tools and uniform used


3. (A)map their own neighborhood and be familiar with different buildings/places
(B)compare their city/suburb/town