Lesson Title: Things in our Community

Unit: Community

Grade Level: 2/3

Benchmark: Social Studies: Identify physical characteristics of places and compare them. Science: Compare objects according to their physical properties. Reading: Analyze and evaluate information and form conclusions. Math: Carry out simple experiments and simulations and compare the predicted and actual outcome.

Future Path Performance Area: Work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers when using technology. Use technology resources for problem solving.

Application: Web Browser

Directions: Print off a copy of the community worksheet for each pair or small group of students. Have students look at each picture on the community picture page and make an educated guess as to what they are looking at. Have them write down their reasons for why they believe their guess is the right one. Discuss as a group which ones were easy and which were more difficult.

Websites:

Picture Page http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/ed_links/elem/socstudies/community/commsigns.html Worksheet Page http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/ed_links/elem/socstudies/community/commwkst.pdf