People, Places, and People, Places, and EnvironmentsEnvironments

Community Helpers and Your NeighborhoodCommunity Helpers and Your Neighborhood

Kristen Early and Laura GranthamKristen Early and Laura Grantham

SummarySummaryChildren will study and learn about People, Places, and Children will study and learn about People, Places, and Environments through the community around them. This unit was Environments through the community around them. This unit was created for Kindergarten students to teach them about the jobs created for Kindergarten students to teach them about the jobs within their community, why they are important, and how they are within their community, why they are important, and how they are connected to it. We will focus on the Post Office, Pet Store, and connected to it. We will focus on the Post Office, Pet Store, and Grocery Store as points of interests because they are places that Grocery Store as points of interests because they are places that children will be able to relate to or find interest in.children will be able to relate to or find interest in.

We will be integrating Reading/Literature, Social Studies, Science, We will be integrating Reading/Literature, Social Studies, Science, Math, and Writing throughout the unit by focusing on the Math, and Writing throughout the unit by focusing on the description of each place and what the responsibilities of the description of each place and what the responsibilities of the workers are. By visiting the Post Office and the Grocery Store and workers are. By visiting the Post Office and the Grocery Store and receiving a visit from some local pets, students will be able to receiving a visit from some local pets, students will be able to create real-life applications to the concepts they learn.create real-life applications to the concepts they learn.

While our unit may focus on one community organization each While our unit may focus on one community organization each week, as we continue to build upon each business or service, week, as we continue to build upon each business or service, students will see that all are dependent on one another to function students will see that all are dependent on one another to function and run smoothly and that everyone is a responsible partner of a and run smoothly and that everyone is a responsible partner of a community.community.

Major ConceptsMajor Concepts Grocery StoreGrocery Store Living/NonlivingLiving/Nonliving Number OrderNumber Order Needs/WantsNeeds/Wants WeightWeight Cooking Cooking PetsPets Similarities/Similarities/

DifferencesDifferences Compare/Contrast Compare/Contrast

Letter WritingLetter Writing CommunityCommunity JobsJobs ComprehensionComprehension CharacteristicsCharacteristics

People, Places, and Environments

Week 3:Grocery Store

Reading

Week 2:Pet Care

Week 1:Post Office

Writing

SocialStudiesMath

Writing Math

SocialStudiesScience

SocialStudies Reading

WritingMathScience

Letter Format: Planning, Drafting,

Revising

Number Identification and

Matching

Comprehension and Application

Jobs in the Community

Sentence components and

drawing

Needs of Living Things

Sorting and Classifying

Responsibility and Care of animals

Producers and Consumers

Healthy Foods and Nutrition

Weighing and Measuring

Environmental Print/Beginning

Sounds

Generating Lists

Reading

Story Comprehension and Application

Learning GoalsLearning Goals Goals for Week 1: Writing - Students will learn the format of letter writing, will Goals for Week 1: Writing - Students will learn the format of letter writing, will

plan, draft, revise, and complete a letter to be mailed at the end of the week. plan, draft, revise, and complete a letter to be mailed at the end of the week. Social Studies - Students will learn about the jobs of the Post Master, Mail Social Studies - Students will learn about the jobs of the Post Master, Mail Carriers, and the process.Carriers, and the process.

Goals for Week 2: Science: Students will learn about what animals (all living Goals for Week 2: Science: Students will learn about what animals (all living things) need to survive. Students will classify animals by characteristics such things) need to survive. Students will classify animals by characteristics such as fur, wings, 2/4 legs, tails, scales, etc. They may also use Venn diagrams to as fur, wings, 2/4 legs, tails, scales, etc. They may also use Venn diagrams to compare similarities and differences between two animals of their choice. compare similarities and differences between two animals of their choice. Social Studies: Students will learn how to be responsible in taking care of pets, Social Studies: Students will learn how to be responsible in taking care of pets, feeding, walking, cleaning. (Maybe lead to other responsibilities at home.) feeding, walking, cleaning. (Maybe lead to other responsibilities at home.) Writing: Students will write and draw a picture of their favorite animal and Writing: Students will write and draw a picture of their favorite animal and why.why.

Goals for Week 3: Writing-Students will learn how to generate lists and write Goals for Week 3: Writing-Students will learn how to generate lists and write for an audience. Science-Students will identify food as a need and also be able for an audience. Science-Students will identify food as a need and also be able to weigh items using standard and nonstandard units of measurement. Math-to weigh items using standard and nonstandard units of measurement. Math-Students will identify numerals and determine more, less, or equal amounts as Students will identify numerals and determine more, less, or equal amounts as they make comparisons. Reading-Students will recognize and "read" they make comparisons. Reading-Students will recognize and "read" environmental print while also recognizing alphabet letters and beginning environmental print while also recognizing alphabet letters and beginning sounds in words. Social Studies-Students will become aware of where food sounds in words. Social Studies-Students will become aware of where food comes from and the types of jobs people must do in order for food to be comes from and the types of jobs people must do in order for food to be purchased at the store.purchased at the store.

Student Learning Student Learning OutcomesOutcomes

Sunshine State Sunshine State StandardsStandards

oSC.A.1.1-The student understands that all matter has observable, measurable properties.oSC.A.1.1-The student understands that all matter has observable, measurable properties.oSC.C.1.1-The student understands that types of motion may be described, measured, and predicted.oSC.C.1.1-The student understands that types of motion may be described, measured, and predicted.oSC.C.2.1-The student understands that the types of force that act on an object and the effect of that force oSC.C.2.1-The student understands that the types of force that act on an object and the effect of that force can be described, measures, and predicted.can be described, measures, and predicted.oSC.F.1.1-The student describes patterns of structure and functions of living things.oSC.F.1.1-The student describes patterns of structure and functions of living things.oSC.F.2.1-The student understands the process and importance of genetic diversity.oSC.F.2.1-The student understands the process and importance of genetic diversity.oSC.G.1.1-The student understands the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in the oSC.G.1.1-The student understands the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in the environment.environment.oSC.G.2.1-The student understands the consequences of using limited natural resources.oSC.G.2.1-The student understands the consequences of using limited natural resources.oSC.H.1.1-The student uses the scientific processes and habits of mind to solve problems.oSC.H.1.1-The student uses the scientific processes and habits of mind to solve problems.oSC.H.3.1-The student understands that science, technology, and society are interwoven and interdependent.oSC.H.3.1-The student understands that science, technology, and society are interwoven and interdependent.oSS.B.1.1-The student understands the world in spatial terms.oSS.B.1.1-The student understands the world in spatial terms.oSS.B.2.1-The student understands the interactions of people and the physical environment.oSS.B.2.1-The student understands the interactions of people and the physical environment.oSS.D.2.1-The student understands the characteristics of different economic systems and institutions.oSS.D.2.1-The student understands the characteristics of different economic systems and institutions.oMA.A.1.1-The student understands the different ways numbers are represented and used in the real world.oMA.A.1.1-The student understands the different ways numbers are represented and used in the real world.oMA.A.2.1-The student understands number systems.oMA.A.2.1-The student understands number systems.oMA.B.1.1-The student measures quantities in the real world and uses the measures to solve problems.oMA.B.1.1-The student measures quantities in the real world and uses the measures to solve problems.oMA.B.2.1-The student compares, contrasts, and converts within systems of measurement (both oMA.B.2.1-The student compares, contrasts, and converts within systems of measurement (both standard/nonstandard and metric/customary).standard/nonstandard and metric/customary).oMA.C.1.1-The student describes, draws, identifies, and analyzes two-and three-dimensional shapes.oMA.C.1.1-The student describes, draws, identifies, and analyzes two-and three-dimensional shapes.oMA.C.3.1-The student uses coordinate geometry to locate objects in both two- and three-dimensions and to oMA.C.3.1-The student uses coordinate geometry to locate objects in both two- and three-dimensions and to describe objects algebraically.describe objects algebraically.oMA.D.1.1-The student describes, analyzes, and generalizes a wide variety of patters, relations, and functions.oMA.D.1.1-The student describes, analyzes, and generalizes a wide variety of patters, relations, and functions.oLA.A.1.1-The student uses the reading process effectively.oLA.A.1.1-The student uses the reading process effectively.oLA.A.2.1-The student contructs meaning from a wide range of texts.oLA.A.2.1-The student contructs meaning from a wide range of texts.oLA.B.1.1-The student uses the writing processes effectively.oLA.B.1.1-The student uses the writing processes effectively.oLA.B.2.1-The student writes to communicae ideas and inforamtion effectively.oLA.B.2.1-The student writes to communicae ideas and inforamtion effectively.oLA.C.1.1-The student uses listening strategies effectively.oLA.C.1.1-The student uses listening strategies effectively.oLA.C.2.1-The student uses viewing strategies effectively.oLA.C.2.1-The student uses viewing strategies effectively.oLA.C.3.1-The student uses speaking strategies effectively.oLA.C.3.1-The student uses speaking strategies effectively.oLA.D.1.1-The student understands the nature of language.oLA.D.1.1-The student understands the nature of language.oLA.E.2.1-The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.oLA.E.2.1-The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.

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