Involving Communities and Schools Second Grade Week Long Unit Ashley Holmes Amy Strietenberger

Table of contents Objective History Activities People in Society Activities Geography Activities Economics Activities Government Activities Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities Student Websites Teacher Websites Media Resources

Objective Students will be able to determine who is a community helper. Students will know why community helpers are important in society.

Activities - History Activity 1 –Discuss what is a community helper and their roles in the community they live and work in Activity 2 –Research and discuss community helpers of past and present and how their roles are the same and different Activity 3 –Students will read a biography of a person who was a community helper and determine why and how they helped in the community

Activities- People in Society Activity 4 –Have a police officer visit the classroom and talk to the children about how their job helps the community Activity 5 –Have the students write a thank you letter to the police officer that visited and thank them for the important things they do for the community

Activities- Geography Activity 6 Students will look at different types of maps and locate Ohio on the maps Activity 7 Make a map of the community and have the students label the places where community helpers work

Activities- Economics Activity 8 Have a banker come in and discuss their job and how it effects the community Activity 9 Have a school food drive for Thanksgiving to help the community

Activities- Government Activity 10 Have a class wide election to determine positions to be represented by students allowing them the opportunity to experience a visible form of government. Materials: Ballots Ballot box Pencil

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities Activity 11: Visit local post office to explore the way in which mail is processed and shipped. Mail their letter to a local community leader. Question and answer session with postmaster on the responsibilities of a postal worker.

Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities Activity 12: Have students write a letter of choice to their community helpers asking questions detailing their job and how they got to where they are. When children’s letters receive responses the student will read them aloud. Materials: Addresses of community helpers Stamps, Paper, Envelopes, Pencils

Assessment Community Helpers Quiz 1. I take care of the sick. My patients have 4 legs. Who am I? (5 points) 2. I drive a car. I keep you safe. Who am I? (5 points)

Assessment 3. I work at a hospital. I give you medicine. Who am I? (5 points) 4. I take your temperature. I help the doctor. Who am I? (5 points) 5. I drive a red truck. The truck has a ladder on top of it. Who am I? (5 points)

Assessment Name three community helpers and what they do to help the community Name three ways you can help your community

Student Websites The Banking Kids Page Show me Economics Lemonaid Stand Coffee Shop shop/index.htmlhttp:// shop/index.html Grocery Store re.htm

Student Websites Kids Next Door: Kid City Post Office: Are you a Good Citizen: Mock Trials: 6.shtmlhttp:// shtml Kids Court Finding Justice in Fairy Tales:

Teacher Websites plans/socialstudies/helpers.htmhttp:// plans/socialstudies/helpers.htm finds/community-helpers.html htmlhttp:// 27.html

Media Resources 1.The Post Office Book: Mail and How It Moves by gail gibbons 2.Community Helpers from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman and Niki Walker 3.On the Town: A Community Adventure by Judith Caseley 4.A Day In The Life of a Fire Fighter by Heather Adamson 5.Whose Tools are These? A Look At Tools Workers Use by Sharon Kate and Amy Baily 6.A Day in the Life of a Nurse by Connie Fluent 7.Creating Community by Andy Stanley 8.Serving your Community by Christian Ditchfield