TEACHER INFORMATION DESCRIPTION & RATIONALE STATE STANDARDS OBJECTIVES

RESOURCES METHODS EVALUATION KEYWORDS

How are communities different?

Type of teaching unit: Lesson Plan

Grade levels: 1-4

Time Frame: 40 minutes

Subject Matter: Social Studies/Communities

Teacher Information

Name: Amy Reiter and Michelle Isaacs

School: Whiteside School District #115

AAM affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Email Address: areiter@stclair.k12.il.us or misaacs@stclair.k12.il.us

Lesson Plan Description and Rationale

The theme of communities is covered a great deal in Social Studies during the primary grades. It’s an important aspect for students to learn about their own community and be able see the differences in other communities. Students that do not have the opportunity to travel and see other communities will benefit from this lesson. For example, students will be able to see how money, homes, clothing, and holidays are different in other communities.

State Standards (Illinois)

· C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.

18.C.1 Describe how individuals interacted within groups to make choices regarding food, clothing, and shelter.

· B. Understand the development of significant political events.

16.B.1b (US) Explain why individuals, groups, issues and events are celebrated with local, state, or national holidays or days of recognition (e.g., Lincoln’s Birthday, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Pulaski Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving).

Objectives

· Students will gain knowledge about the similarities and differences in communities.

· Students will work collaboratively

Resources

	Chinese Coins [35mm slide] Fleischhauer, Carl, photographer. Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982 [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/ncr:@field(DOCID+@lit(n46748))] (February 2004)
	Home in Buffalo County, Nebraska CREATOR Solomon D. Butcher Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters, 1862-1912 [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/psbib:@field(DOCID+@lit(p12803))] (February 2004)
	Bangkok - private home on canal. Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer. Around the World in the 1890's: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896 [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/wtc:@field(NUMBER+@band(wtc+4a03130))] (February 2004)
	[Tennis player Gene Goodwillie standing in front of a building wearing street clothes]. Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933 [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cdn:@field(NUMBER+@band(ichicdn+s064816))] (February 2004)
	[Hurci Warwelez standing in profile in a room and wearing a Native American headdress and clothing]. Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer. Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933 [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cdn:@field(NUMBER+@band(ichicdn+n078084))] (February 2004)

OTHER RESOURCES

· Community Rubric

· Community Venn Diagram

· Picture Comparison Sheets

· PowerPoint presentation

Methods

1. The teacher will instruct the students on how to use the provided Venn diagram.

2. The students will be given the provided rubric for a better understanding of the expectations.

3. The students will be given a photocopy of two pictures to compare and contrast.

4. The students will be given the opportunity to work independently and collaboratively on the Venn diagram.

5. The teacher will then place the pictures on the PowerPoint

Evaluation

· The teacher will use the provided rubric to assess the student’s abilities to compare and contrast.

• The teacher will evaluate the student’s understanding by evaluating the class discussion.

Keywords

Community, differences, coins, homes, clothing, holidays, America, Thailand