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Kindergarten

"I don't know about community"

"Working together to make things easier"

"A place with friends"

"It's a place with people you trust"

Community begins with the child and their family. From here it begins to branch out into their friends, the classroom and the school. These early years focus on questions such as what makes up your neighborhood and what makes up your town. The child focuses on themselves and their experiences. This is a great time to begin learning about community and becoming a community helper!

First Grade

In first grade, students can be introduced to community as a neighborhood and their town. Have students think about one road in their town and the types of buildings they find on that road...

Second Grade

In second grade, students can expand their concept of community by thinking about what makes up a city. This second grade class used the Scottish Storyline method...