Help your students familiarize themselves with their school, community, and the people involved in it.
Divided into three sections:
1. Exploring the School Community
To explore the school environment to make the students more aware of the people who operate it and their location in the building.
2. My Local Community
This resource extends to the community they live in, the different people, the basic needs of the community, understanding that their community may be a town, city, or village. Students will use maps to locate buildings and places.
3. Our Community Helpers
To develop an awareness of the workers in a community.
To develop an understanding of the roles of various people in the neighborhood.
2 reproducible booklets: My Local Community & Our Community Helpers, plus over 27 activities.
This book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the curriculum for these provinces:
Alberta, Grade 1, Social Studies, Citizenship, Belonging and Connecting, 1.1 My World, Home, School, Community and 1.2 Moving Forward with the Past, My Family, My History and My Community;
British Columbia, Grade 2, Social Studies, Governance;
Ontario, Grade 1, Canada and World Connections, The Local Community.
