History, Civics & Social Studies · Pre-K
Identity and Community
Children describe themselves, notice that classmates are alike and different in many ways, and then step out into the community: the library, the park, the store and other shared places. They finish by finding places on a simple picture map of Olly's neighborhood.
- 3 lessons
- About 25 minutes
- Me and my community: 4 questions
- Ways to answer: choose an answer, label a picture, match pairs, sort into groups and true or false
What learners will discover
- Describe themselves (name, age, likes, things they can do) and show respect for ways others are different, such as the languages they speak.
- Name community places and what people do there, such as borrowing books at the library.
- Find places on a simple picture map using words like next to, near and far.
Lessons
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This is me 5 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
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Places in our community 4 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
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A picture map 4 steps2 practiceabout 9 min
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Me and my community 4 questions at the end
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