Teaching Themes
Community: Everything You Need
Help students discover, evaluate, build, and change their communities by using these lessons and resources.
 Caring For Their CommunityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Some environmental problems seem so complex they leave many people feeling helpless in working toward a solution. However, students in the High... |
Articles How Well Is Your Community Prepared?Grades: 3–5, 6–8 How well could your community respond in case of a natural disaster, such as a sudden earthquake, hurricane, flood, or tornado? Learn how state,... |
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Unit Plans, Writing Activities Grades 6-8: The Huichol Community of Mexico: Communicating with SymbolsGrades: 6–8 Lesson plan about the Huichol people of Mexico, their culture and community. |
Lesson Plans, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities Grades K-2: The Huichol Community of Mexico: Communicating with SymbolsGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Students get an introduction to Mexico's Huichol people and the importance of community and nature in their culture. Students also learn how... |
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Book Resources Community Arts ProjectsGrades: PreK–K Kindergarten teachers provide lessons that help integrate art into all aspects of a neighborhood community thematic unit and includes a... |
Tips for Giving Back in Your CommunityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 How can you make a difference in your community? |
Draw Parents into the School Community with a Career Day CelebrationGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Career Days are a great way to involve parents in their children's education. |
Interview: Barbara Bowman on Building CommunityGrades: PreK–K Erikson Institute Pres Barbara Bowman discusses how the people in our neighborhood are a part of the "classroom community", in Scholastic Early... |
Policies & Practices: Reaching Out to the CommunityGrades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K Many communities may not be aware that early childhood educators play an important role within community life. Moore describes how educators can... |
Unit Plans The People and Places Around UsGrades: 1–2 Teach your students to use their five senses to learn about their local community, including their homes and neighborhoods. |
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