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Title: My Neighborhood Author: Emily Nielsen Grade Level: 2 Pronged Focus: Social Studies Student Objectives: - Students will learn where they live. - Students will learn what a neighborhood is. - Students will learn the differences between their neighborhood and their classmates neighborhoods. Introduction: Introduce this lesson by writing the question on large chart/butcher paper, "Where do you live?" Write student responses on the chart. Guide the students toward describing their home and neighborhood. Development: - Read the chart aloud with the students. Ask the students what they described. A response should be their neighborhood. Ask the students what a neighborhood is. Explain that a neighborhood is a particular area where people live near one another. Underline the word neighbor in neighborhood. Go around the class and ask students to name a neighbor. See if there are any "neighbors" in the class. - Tell the students that they are going to complete a web describing where they live. Have them include things like what they see, who they see, and a description of their home. Explain that not every neighborhood is the same, and you want to know about their neighborhood. - When the students have completed their webs, show them the class web entitled "Where We Live." Ask each student to give a characteristic that describes his/her neighborhood and record them onto the class web. Review the web with the students by reading it aloud as a class. - Now, tell the students that they are going to draw a picture of their neighborhood. Have them use their webs as a tool to show what should be included in their drawings. Give each child a piece of drawing paper and crayons or markers. As the students are drawing, the teacher should walk around the class to assist. - When student drawings are finished, display them on a bulletin board entitled "Where We Live." Create another chart using butcher paper and write "Similar" on one side and "Different" on the other. Have the students look at the drawings and find similarities and differences in their neighborhoods. Record responses on the chart Conclusion: . To close the lesson, read the chart. Review what a neighborhood is and how they are similar and different. Assessment: Check for students' accuracy of their answers on the worksheet and participation in group discussion. Reference: Cindy Thornton http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/LPTools/LPShared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=45932
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