Teaching Themes
Community: Everything You Need
Help students discover, evaluate, build, and change their communities by using these lessons and resources.
Listen and Read Activities
Community Club Read-Along Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
From the firefighter to the veterinarian, community workers describe their jobs in read-along books.
My Neighborhood, My World
Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Communities are brimming with vitality and diversity! Find out more with these hands-on activities.
A neighborhood walk is a great way to introduce a community unit.Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 A neighborhood walk is a great way to introduce a community unit. |
Children interview community members for our class newspaper.Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Children interview community members for our class newspaper. |
Boxes, blocks and toys are used to create a model of our school community.Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Boxes, blocks and toys are used to create a model of our school community. |
 Community Arts ProjectsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 The arts provide a transitional link between the classroom as community and the neighborhoods that surround our school. |
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Articles Make It a Community AffairGrades: PreK–K As you well know, creative invention activities require assorted materials for children to use. An |
Articles Professional Development: Reaching Out to the CommunityGrades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K, 1–2 Kimberly B. Moore provides tips on community outreach and involvement in early childhood development. |
Staff Workshop Teacher Handout: From "Building Family and Community Relationships"Grades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K, 1–2 This staff workshop indicates how successful early childhood programs depend upon partnerships with families and communities. For more information,... |
Staff Workshop Instructions: Building Family and Community RelationshipsGrades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K Instructions are presented for teachers in building family and community relationships. One of the goals is to design ways of supporting and... |
Community ProjectsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Teacher recommendations for ways to organize and inspire kids to help in the community. |
Book Lists Books for Teaching About Our Homes and NeighborhoodsGrades: 1–2 Literature and professional resources for studies of neighborhoods, communities, and different cultures. |
Policies & Practices: Involving the Community in Your ProgramGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K Wilford discusses on making a link between school and community that would benefit children and families beyond measure. Here, she states that... |
 Lesson Plans, Computer Lab Activities, Listen and Read Activities, Online Learning Activities Read to LearnGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Simple text and photographs, along with audio support, introduce young readers to workers in their community. |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities Community Worker Trading CardsGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Students identify details to support important ideas in a text. They use a graphic organizer to take notes which they then use to create Community... |
Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Community CooperationGrades: PreK–K Exploring the neighborhood and the people in it expands children's real-world knowledge and exposes them to new skills and tools. When exploring... |
Activity Plan 2-3: Community Cooperation - Community PatchworkGrades: PreK–K Scholastic's Early Childhood Today Activity Plan offers ready-to-use teaching ideas in art, for two- and three-year olds. In this activity,... |
Activity Plan 3-4: Community Cooperation 3-D VillageGrades: PreK–K Scholastic's Early Childhood Today Activity Plan offers ready-to-use teaching ideas in art, for three- and four-year olds. In this activity,... |
Activity Plan 4-5: Community Cooperation - Career MovesGrades: PreK–K Scholastic's Early Childhood Today Activity Plan offers ready-to-use teaching ideas in Dramatic Play, for four- and five-year olds. In this... |
Activity Plan 5-6: Community Cooperation - Block PartyGrades: PreK–K Scholastic's Early Childhood Today Activity Plan offers ready-to-use teaching ideas in art, for five- and six-year olds. In this activity,... |
