People, Places, and Environments Community Helpers and Your Neighborhood Kristen Early and Laura Grantham

Summary Children will study and learn about People, Places, and Environments through the community around them. This unit was created for Kindergarten students to teach them about the jobs within their community, why they are important, and how they are connected to it. We will focus on the Post Office, Pet Store, and Grocery Store as points of interests because they are places that children will be able to relate to or find interest in. We will be integrating Reading/Literature, Social Studies, Science, Math, and Writing throughout the unit by focusing on the description of each place and what the responsibilities of the workers are. By visiting the Post Office and the Grocery Store and receiving a visit from some local pets, students will be able to create real-life applications to the concepts they learn. While our unit may focus on one community organization each week, as we continue to build upon each business or service, students will see that all are dependent on one another to function and run smoothly and that everyone is a responsible partner of a community.

Major Concepts Grocery Store Grocery Store Living/Nonliving Living/Nonliving Number Order Number Order Needs/Wants Needs/Wants Weight Weight Cooking Cooking Pets Pets Similarities/Differences Similarities/Differences Compare/Contrast Compare/Contrast Letter Writing Letter Writing Community Community Jobs Jobs Comprehension Comprehension Characteristics Characteristics

People, Places, and Environments Week 3: Grocery Store Reading Week 2: Pet Care Week 1: Post Office Writing Social Studies Math WritingMath Social Studies Science Social Studies 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 Goals 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. Social Studies - Students will learn about the jobs of the Post Master, Mail Carriers, and the process. 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. Social Studies - Students will learn about the jobs of the Post Master, Mail Carriers, and the process. Goals for Week 2: Science: Students will learn about what animals (all living 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 compare similarities and differences between two animals of their choice. Social Studies: Students will learn how to be responsible in taking care of pets, feeding, walking, cleaning. (Maybe lead to other responsibilities at home.) Writing: Students will write and draw a picture of their favorite animal and why. Goals for Week 2: Science: Students will learn about what animals (all living 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 compare similarities and differences between two animals of their choice. Social Studies: Students will learn how to be responsible in taking care of pets, feeding, walking, cleaning. (Maybe lead to other responsibilities at home.) Writing: Students will write and draw a picture of their favorite animal and why. 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 to weigh items using standard and nonstandard units of measurement. Math-Students will identify numerals and determine more, less, or equal amounts as they make comparisons. Reading-Students will recognize and "read" environmental print while also recognizing alphabet letters and beginning 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 purchased at the store. 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 to weigh items using standard and nonstandard units of measurement. Math-Students will identify numerals and determine more, less, or equal amounts as they make comparisons. Reading-Students will recognize and "read" environmental print while also recognizing alphabet letters and beginning 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 purchased at the store.

Student Learning Outcomes

Sunshine State Standards 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.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. 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.G.1.1-The student understands the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in the environment. 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.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.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. 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.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 standard/nonstandard and metric/customary). 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 describe objects algebraically. 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.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.2.1-The student writes to communicae ideas and inforamtion effectively. oLA.C.1.1-The student uses listening strategies effectively. oLA.C.2.1-The student uses viewing strategies effectively. oLA.C.3.1-The student uses speaking strategies effectively. 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. 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.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. 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.G.1.1-The student understands the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in the environment. 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.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.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. 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.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 standard/nonstandard and metric/customary). 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 describe objects algebraically. 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.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.2.1-The student writes to communicae ideas and inforamtion effectively. oLA.C.1.1-The student uses listening strategies effectively. oLA.C.2.1-The student uses viewing strategies effectively. oLA.C.3.1-The student uses speaking strategies effectively. 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.

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