Sample Lesson Plan: Citizen Circles - Community, Country, and Region Grade Level/Subject Area: Upper Primary/Civic and Moral Education
Overview: Students live in communities: families, school communities, neighborhoods, and towns. By learning about the different communities of which they are a part, students recognize the connections they have with others.
Desired Understanding: Students will understand that members of communities rely on each other to provide what they need and want. They will identify community helpers, such as police officers and fire fighters, and define the roles they play in the community. They will learn that members of communities provide different services that benefit the community.
Lesson Objectives: s Students will identify community helpers. s Students will recognize members of communities work together to help one another.
Essential Questions: s Why do people live in communities? (Place, People) s How do members of communities help one another? (People, Materials, Ideas)
Materials/Handouts Needed: s Colored construction paper s Scissors and glue s Large mural paper s White construction paper