Author:

Emily Nepple

 Title of Unit:

Where We Live

 Grade:

2

 Subjects Addressed in the Unit:

Social Studies

Art

Drama

Literature

 Standards:

Social Studies Standards:

Civics

1

Topic: Culture
Standard: Identifies characteristics of neighborhoods and communities.

Core Social Study Skills

14

Topic: Information Processing
Standard: Acquires information through reading, observing and listening.

29

Topic: Civic Participation
Standard: Engages in group decisions using democratic process.

31

Topic: Civic Participation
Standard: Shows respect toward others.

Civics

1

Topic: Culture
Standard: Identifies characteristics of neighborhoods and communities.

Core Social Study Skills

15

Topic: Information Processing
Standard: Uses various print and non-print reference sources to locate information.

32

Topic: Civic Participation
Standard: Works within a group, following set rules of procedure to complete an assigned task.

Civics

1

Topic: Culture
Standard: Identifies characteristics of neighborhoods and communities.

2

Topic: Culture
Standard: Lists ways to live cooperatively in neighborhoods and communities.

Core Social Study Skills

28

Topic: Civic Participation
Standard: Follows established rules.

32

Topic: Civic Participation
Standard: Works within a group, following set rules of procedure to complete an assigned task.

Civics

2

Topic: Culture
Standard: Lists ways to live cooperatively in neighborhoods and communities.

Core Social Study Skills

14

Topic: Information Processing
Standard: Acquires information through reading, observing and listening.

21

Topic: Information Processing
Standard: Selects and discusses the main idea from a reading passage or listening activity.

30

Topic: Civic Participation
Standard: Suggests responsible actions in given situations.

Topic: Culture
Standard: Identifies characteristics of neighborhoods and communities.

 Art Standards:

Theater:

Content Standard: 1: Script writing by planning and recording improvisations based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history

Content Standard: 2: Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations

Visual Arts:

Content Standard: 2: Using knowledge of structures and functions

Content Standard: 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines

 Vocabulary related to subject area:

Neighborhood

Community

Community Helpers

Vocabulary related to the art:

Collage

Draw

Act

Drama

 Background Information:

Students should be aware of what a neighborhood and community is.

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