Objective
By the end of this lesson, the student will be able to understand the concept of a community and identify different aspects of their own community.
Materials and Prep
- Whiteboard or large paper
- Markers or crayons
- Pictures or drawings of community places (e.g., school, park, library)
- Printed pictures of community helpers (e.g., police officer, firefighter, teacher)
- Optional: Books about communities
Activities
- Start by asking the student what they think a community is. Write their responses on the whiteboard or large paper.
- Show the student pictures or drawings of community places and ask them to identify each one. Discuss the purpose of each place and how it contributes to the community.
- Introduce the concept of community helpers by showing them printed pictures. Discuss the roles of different community helpers and how they help the community.
- Encourage the student to draw their own community on the whiteboard or paper, including the places and community helpers they have learned about.
- Optional: Read books about communities and discuss the similarities and differences between their own community and those in the books.
United States of America: Kindergarten Talking Points
- "A community is a group of people who live and work together in the same area."
- "Communities have different places that help the people who live there. For example, we have schools where we learn, parks where we play, and libraries where we can read books."
- "There are special people in our community called community helpers. They have important jobs like keeping us safe, teaching us, and helping us when we are sick."
- "Some community helpers include police officers, firefighters, teachers, doctors, and mail carriers."
- "Now, let's draw our own community! Think about the places and community helpers we talked about and draw them on the whiteboard or paper."