Neighborhood and Community: Ready-to-Go Activities, Games, Literature Links, and Hands-On Reproducibles
By Kathleen M. Hollenbeck
Scholastic Professional Books, 2003

Part of Scholastic's "Early Themes" series for grades K-1, Neighborhood and Community has a variety of lesson plans, activities, and other resources for educators looking to introduce the topic of neighborhood and community to their students.

Sections include "Launching the Theme," "Home Is a Special Place," "Walk Around the Neighborhood," "What Makes a Community?" "People Live and Work in a Community," and "Celebrate Neighborhoods and Communities." Decorate your classroom with the "I Am a Community Helper" interactive poster included with the book.

Diverse teaching materials all relating to the main theme ensure that students explore the important topic of neighborhood and community from a number of different perspectives. As the subtitle suggests, the book has plenty of activities, games, literature, and handout pages. It guides teachers in creating a neighborhood-style learning center, interactive bulletin boards, mapping and coloring opportunities, and activities students can do at their homes and in their own neighborhoods.

Neighborhood and Community has enough materials to assist educators in making neighborhood and community a major theme in both the physical atmosphere of the classroom and lesson plans throughout the year.

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