Lesson # Focus Objectives Standards Assessments Interdisciplinary Technology Use

Connections
1 Families as 1. Identify and describe  1 – C5.0.1 Describe some Families Give Us Reader’s Theatre Document
Communities what basic needs responsibilities people have at Chart activity Camera
families fulfill for home and at school… (ELA/Poetry
their members.  1 – G4.0.1 Use components of Turn and Talk connection)
culture… to describe diversity in Activities
2. Discuss how families family life.
may be similar to  1 – E1.0.2 Describe ways in
communities. Art (Drawing
which families consume goods
and services.
options on chart)
 2 – E1.0.3 Describe how
businesses in the local
community meet economic
wants of consumers
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.10
By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including
stories and poetry…

2 What is a 1. Define community  2 – G2.0.1 Compare the physical Community Art (picture sort) Document
Community? and human characteristics of the Worksheet Camera
2. Give examples of local community with those of Science
some features that all another community Group (discussion of
communities have
Brainstorm physical features
(location, human  2 – G5.0.2 Describe positive and
Activities and what makes a
features, physical negative consequences of
features, businesses, physical feature)
changing the physical
government) environment of the local
community. Art (Drawing
3. Distinguish between options on
physical and human worksheet)
features.
3 Why Do People 1. Identify and describe  1 – C5.0.1 Describe some Communities Art (Drawing Document
Live in what basic needs are responsibilities people have at Give Us Chart options on chart) Camera
Communities? met by a community. home and at school (e.g., taking
care of oneself, respect for the
2. Compare rights of others, following rules, Venn Diagram
communities and getting along with others).
Activity
families and what  2 – C1.0.1 Explain why people
they provide their form governments.
members.  1 – E1.0.2 Describe ways in
which families consume goods
and services.
 2 – E1.0.3 Describe how
businesses in the local
community meet economic
wants of consumers

4 Community 1. Identify how their  2 – C5.0.1 Identify ways citizens Turn & Talk Art (Drawing Document
Helpers parents contribute to participate in community Activity options on Camera
their communities. decisions. worksheet)
 2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between Watch & Talk Community
2. Identify community personal and civic responsibilities Activity Helpers Video
workers from pictures and explain why they are
and analyze how each important in community life.
How Can I Help?
contributes to their  2 – G5.0.1 Suggest ways people
community. can responsibly interact with the worksheet
environment in the local
3. Explain how they can community
contribute to their
community as a
second grader.
5 Different Kinds 1. Distinguish between  2 – G2.0.1 Compare the physical Scholastic News Art (Drawing Document
of Communities the three types of and human characteristics of the back page options on Camera
communities and local community with those of worksheet)
their attributes (rural, another community My Many Social
urban, suburban)  2 – C5.0.1 Identify ways citizens Communities Communities
participate in community
worksheet Reading Video
2. Define community as decisions.
(Scholastic News
being more than  2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between
geographic with an personal and civic responsibilities
activity)
emphasis on and explain why they are Group
community as a important in community life. Brainstorm
group of people. Activity

3. Describe their role in Turn & Talk

the different Activity
communities they are
a part of (family,
school, church, etc.)
6 Our Local 1. Analyze Hudsonville’s  2 – G2.0.1 Compare the physical Model of Art (creation of Document
Community: characteristics to and human characteristics of the Hudsonville idea web/map) Camera
Hudsonville determine that it is a local community with those of (idea web or
suburban community. another community map)
2. Create a model that
Group
uses pictures and
words to describe Brainstorm
Hudsonville as a Activity
community, focusing
on what makes it so Turn & Talk
special. Activity