Social Studies Lesson ED 417

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Social Studies LessonED 417

• Brittany Allen

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Social Studies

• Unit Community Helpers
• Grade Second Grade

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Objectives

• Students will identify community helpers and
  their jobs in the community.
• They will understand the importance of each of
  these jobs in the community.

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Activity 1Who are Community Helpers?

• K-W-L chart
• Teacher and students will create K-W-L chart with
  class to determine what the children already know
  and want to know about community helpers.
• Read Aloud
• Teacher will read the book Community Helpers from
  A-Z.
• After Read Aloud
• Together, add to K-W-L chart about what the
• children learned so far.

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Materials for Activity 1

• Chart paper
• Marker
• Book Community Helpers from A-Z

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Activity 2Police Officer Joe

• Have each student write down one question in
  their journals that they want to know about
  Police Officers.
• Invite a local Police Officer to come into the
  class and speak with the children

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Activity 2 Continued

• Allow time for question and answers
• Have the students return to their journals and
  write the answers that they found.
• If their question was not answered by the Police
  Officer, allow them to use other resources in the
  room to find an answer (books about police
  officers, internet, ect.)

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Materials for Activity 2

• Contact Police Officer to speak in class
• Journals
• Pencils
• Resource Books about Police Officers and their
  Jobs
• Internet

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Activity 3Where does the mail go?

• Read the book Tortoise Brings the Mail
• Discuss with the class about the process of
  mailing letters and receiving mail.
• Talk to them about the importance of the mailman
  and his/her job of delivering mail

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Activity 3 Continued

• Have the children write a letter thanking the
  Police Officer for speaking in their classroom.
• Have them address their envelopes and explain to
  them that you are going to take them to the post
  office.
• If possible take the students on a field trip to
  the post office to mail the letters.

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Materials for Activity 3

• Book Tortoise Brings the Mail
• Paper and Pencils for letters
• Envelopes
• Stamps

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Activity 4 Fire Safety

• Read book I Want to be a Fire Fighter
• Discuss the importance of Fire Fighters in the
  community
• Go over Fire Safety with the students
• Get permission from school building principal to
  have a fire drill.
• Use carpet or mat to have the students practice
  Stop, Drop and Roll

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Materials for Activity 4

• Permission for Fire Drill
• Carpet or Mat for Stop, Drop and Roll

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Activity 5Community Helper Tools

• Pre-Activity
• Create a list with the students of other
  important jobs in the community.
• Send a letter home to parents asking for a tool
  that represents their job and role in the
  community
• Examples computer paper, rolling pen, tooth
  brush, or diaper.

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Activity 5 continued

• Students will bring in the tool that represents
  their parents job.
• Each student will share with the class what their
  parents job is and how the tool is used.
• Teacher will then read Jobs People Do
• Students with think about what job they would
  like to do when they grow up and write about it
  in their journals.

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Materials for Activity 5

• Letter to Parents
• Parents participation for tool
• Book Jobs People Do
• Journals
• Pencil

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Presentation Slide
Activity 1 K-W-L Chart about Community Helpers
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Presentation SlideActivity 4 Fire Safety

• STOP
• DROP
• ROLL

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Web Sites

• http//www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studi
  es/Civics/CIV0005.html
• http//www.teach-nology.com
• http//www.apples4theteacher.com/socialstud.html
• http//www.pbs.org/teachers/
• http//www2.scholastic.com/browse/socialstudies.js
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