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SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT 1: Our Community
CHAPTER 1: WHAT ARE COMMUNITIES?
1-1: Communities
1-1: Communities
PLACES:
El Paso, Texas |
VOCABULARY:
Community- A place where people live, work and have fun together. Geography- The study of Earth and how people live on it.. (Click HERE for a Geography Glossary) |
1-2: United States Communities
VOCABULARY: Location- Where something can be found. |
BIOGRAPHY: Sonia Manzano (writer and actress) |
1-3: World Communites
PLACES:
Timbuktu, Mali (Maps and Information) Sahara |
VOCABULARY:
Culture- The way a group of people lives. Culture includes a group's language, music, religion, food, clothing, holidays, and beliefs. |
MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS: Map Scales- A short measurement that allows a person using a map to measure very long distances, such as miles or kilometers. |
Chapter 2: Kinds of Communities
2-1: A Rural Community
PLACES: Bridgewater, Virginia |
VOCABULARY: Rural Community: A community that is in the courntryside where the towns are small and far apart. They are usually surrounded by open land and fields. Build your own Farm HERE! |
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2-2: A Suburban Community
VOCABULARY: Suburban Community: A community that is located near a large city. Usually suburbs surround the large city. |
2-3: An Urban Community
PLACES: Chicago, Illinois Tokyo, Japan Explore Japan- Kids Web Japan Japan Facts and Pictures: National Geographics Scholastic: Fast Facts- Japan Japan Facts for Kids Kabuki: Kabuki is about 400 years old and is still a popular form of entertainment in Japan today. Like a play, the Kabuki tells a story, except few words are spoken. Instead, the story is told through singing, dancing, gestures, and body movements. Men play all the roles, even those of female characters. Click HERE for more Kabuki facts! |
VOCABULARY: Urban Community- A community that is in city. City- A town with a large population. Population- The number of people in an area. Transportation- Carrying people or things from place to place. (buses, El, automobiles, trains, planes...) |
THINKING SKILLS: Classify- When you classify, you place things that have similar features together in a group Classify Communities Review |
PLACES: Washington, D.C. Plymouth, Massachusetts |
VOCABULARY: Civil Rights Movement- A drive for equal treatment of all citizens. Memorial Day- A national holiday celebrated on the last Monday in May. Veterans Day- A holiday that honors all who have served in the US armed forces cdelebrated on November 11th. Thanksgiving Day- An American holiday that many families and communities celebrate to give thanks for the good things that happened during the year. (Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving) (Plimouth Plantation) N'cwala- An African Thanksgiving |