Intro.Activities

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Teacher's Guide

(T.G. links below)

Introductory Activities

Lesson Plan #1

I live in a house.

The students will listen to the song recorded by Greg Scelsa, "We All Live Together". The teacher will have the computer Discis book, My House, to read to the class. The class will then discuss the house in the story and compare it to what their house looks like.

Lesson Plan #2

I live in a house in a neighborhood.

The students will listen to and practice singing the song "We All Live Together". The students will then share their KidPix picture of their house as the class watches their slideshow.

Lesson Plan #3

The neighborhood is a

part of the city.

The students will sing their part of the address song (with the help of the teacher). The students will then draw a picture of their house on a tag that has their name and address on the back side. The teacher will then share the following Websites: Springfield, Online information, Weather Information.

Lesson Plan #4

We all live together.

The students will sing their address song and point to their own home sticker on the city map. The class will discuss things that people do together - (live, work and play).

Lesson Plan #5

We are all citizens.

The students will listen to and practice singing the song "We All Live Together". The students will then look at a group of pictures of people who live in their community. The teacher will have the students identify as many as they can.

Lesson Plan #6

Community Helpers

The students will brainstorm, with the help of the teacher, and will make a list of all of the people in the community that help them. They will add to this list at the end of the lesson.

Lesson Plan #7

Our City - Springfield

The students will look at and discuss the pictures taken with the digital camera and will revisit the following Websites: Springfield, Online information, Weather Information.

Lesson Plan #8

The city is in the county.

The students will listen to the weather radio to hear about the forecast for their county. The teacher will tell the students the name of the county to listen for and have them raise their hands when they hear it announced.

Lesson Plan #9

The county is in the state.

The students will put together as a class a puzzle of the state of Illinois. Each piece is a different county. The class will then listen to the Illinois state song and will visit the following Websites: Illinois, Facts about Illinois.

Lesson Plan #10

The state is a part

of the U.S.A.

The students look at and discuss the photo card "Where in the World?" as a review of the unit. The class will sing along with the C.D. of the song "America the Beautiful" --Children's Press. The teacher will then share the following Websites: - U.S.A. - City, State, Country Map.

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Teacher's Guide (T.G. links below)	Introductory Activities
Lesson Plan #1 I live in a house.	The students will listen to the song recorded by Greg Scelsa, "We All Live Together". The teacher will have the computer Discis book, My House, to read to the class. The class will then discuss the house in the story and compare it to what their house looks like.
Lesson Plan #2 I live in a house in a neighborhood.	The students will listen to and practice singing the song "We All Live Together". The students will then share their KidPix picture of their house as the class watches their slideshow.
Lesson Plan #3 The neighborhood is a part of the city.	The students will sing their part of the address song (with the help of the teacher). The students will then draw a picture of their house on a tag that has their name and address on the back side. The teacher will then share the following Websites: Springfield, Online information, Weather Information.
Lesson Plan #4 We all live together.	The students will sing their address song and point to their own home sticker on the city map. The class will discuss things that people do together - (live, work and play).
Lesson Plan #5 We are all citizens.	The students will listen to and practice singing the song "We All Live Together". The students will then look at a group of pictures of people who live in their community. The teacher will have the students identify as many as they can.
Lesson Plan #6 Community Helpers	The students will brainstorm, with the help of the teacher, and will make a list of all of the people in the community that help them. They will add to this list at the end of the lesson.
Lesson Plan #7 Our City - Springfield	The students will look at and discuss the pictures taken with the digital camera and will revisit the following Websites: Springfield, Online information, Weather Information.
Lesson Plan #8 The city is in the county.	The students will listen to the weather radio to hear about the forecast for their county. The teacher will tell the students the name of the county to listen for and have them raise their hands when they hear it announced.
Lesson Plan #9 The county is in the state.	The students will put together as a class a puzzle of the state of Illinois. Each piece is a different county. The class will then listen to the Illinois state song and will visit the following Websites: Illinois, Facts about Illinois.
Lesson Plan #10 The state is a part of the U.S.A.	The students look at and discuss the photo card "Where in the World?" as a review of the unit. The class will sing along with the C.D. of the song "America the Beautiful" --Children's Press. The teacher will then share the following Websites: - U.S.A. - City, State, Country Map.