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Me And My
Community
A Beginning of
the Year
Social Studies
Mini Unit
for First Graders
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Enduring
Understanding /
Essential Questions
Community leaders guide
people to meet the goals of
the group.
Who are community
leaders?
What is good citizenship?
Maps help us see the
connections we have to
others.
How are directions helpful in
finding places on a map?
Why is it important to know
where places are located?
Community Helpers
(to the tune of "Oh My Darling Clementine")
Community helpers,
Community helpers,
Community helpers,
All around,
They are people we rely on,
To help make a great town.
There are doctors,
And nurses,
Firefighters and police,
Emergencies are why we need them,
Any day of the week.
There are farmers,
Chefs, and bakers,
Waiters and waitresses,
Feeding people is their job,
They give us food that's good to eat.
There are electricians,
Carpenters and plumbers,
On worksites.
They make houses and our buildings,
Safe and sound and built just right.
Do you know of any more people,
Who are in your neighborhood,
Who work together to build a community,
That we live in happily?
If I Could Build a Town
Betsy Franco
If I could build a town, well then,
I know just what I’d make:
an ice cream store, a toy shop,
and a store with bread and cake.
I guess I’d make a park
and build a nifty fire station.
Say, would you like to help me?
It just takes imagination!
The Sun Is Rising Adapted from Dr. Jean
(The Ants Go Marching)
The sun is rising in the east!
Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
The sun is setting in the west!
Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
My nose is north,
My tail is south!
And so I turn myself about
And the sun keeps rising
in the east
And setting in the west!
Boom boom
boom boom boom!
Citizenship is
________________
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________________
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My Community
Me____________________
My School______________
My Town _______________
My State _______________
My Country _____________
My Planet _______________
Some of the
Leaders in my
Community
Put these Community Workers in ABC Order
Teacher
Librarian
Firefighter
Nurse
Bus driver
Mail carrier
Police officer
Dentist
Garbage man
Doctor
When I grow up I
want to be…
Our “What will you be” anchor
chart. Use sticky notes.
What do we see in our community?
I Can Make My
Community Better!
A Mini book By
_____________
At my house…
At my school…
In my town…
In my state…
In my country
In my world
I love my many communities.
In this story by Sweeney, a child
introduces us to the world of maps. Using
the premise that simple drawings can be
maps. The book begins with crayon
drawings of the floor plans of the girl's
room and house. The concept becomes
progressively more complex, as her
horizons expand from home to street, to
town, to state, to country, and finally to
the world. The next few pages go along
with this book!
Our “Me on the Map “Anchor Chart.
See next pages for classroom mini
printable, and student page.
Me and My Community
ME
Me and My Community
ME
Craft Connection:
Cut circles of different shapes/colors.
Add labels. (on next page)
Draw/color on each page.
Staple or tie together
(Original idea from: finallyinfirst.blogspot.com )
Me On The Map
My School
My City
My State
My Country
My Planet
Me On The Map
My School
My City
My State
My Country
My Planet
Use for making the
Me on the Map
Craft Connection
on the previous page.
Draw a map of your bedroom.
Draw a map of your classroom.
Create a new town. Draw a map!
Use the map key.
Map Key
House
School
Hospital
Church
Store
Park
My Country _________________
Put a star on the state in which
you live!
What do you like about your state?
________________________
________________________
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NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
Me And My
Community
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Have fun with this
unit!
Keep Making
Connections!!!
N.Van