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Welcome to My Community!
Brief Description
Students create a "Welcome to Our Community" brochure to display in the classroom.
Objectives
Students will learn about their community and the people who live and work there, and then create a brochure telling what they love about living there.
Keywords
community, art, language arts, research skills
Materials Needed
lined paper, drawing paper, colored pencils, stapler or tape, pencils, crayons
Lesson Plan
- Ask students to name people who work in their community, such as doctors, lawyers, firemen, policemen, and so on, and discuss what each person does.
- Have students choose a partner and brainstorm things they like about where they live.
- Provide students with information about their community and ask them to provide information of their own. For example, students might bring in photographs, advertising materials, menus from favorite restaurants, newspaper articles, and so on.
- Show a sample of a brochure about a community and explain to students that they are going to create a brochure about their own community.
- Distribute supplies, provide criteria for the brochures, and answer any questions students might have.
- When the brochures are complete, invite students to share their work with their classmates, then display the brochures in the classroom or hallway.
- Follow up with a field trip to a community resource, such as the police station or fire department.
Assessment
Evaluate the brochures for creativity, validity of information, and writing skills
Lesson Plan Source
Tasha Noe, (intr020c@mtsu.edu) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
As our highlighted lesson, the submitter was awarded a $50 honorarium. See our guidelines to submit yours!
03/13/2000
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