Subject(s): Other, Social Studies Grades(s): Grades 2-3
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Community Brochures
pictures of examples of communities(family pictures, school pictures, posters of cities etc.), brochures for community highlights (could be a brochure about the Katy Trail for the community of Columbia, Missouri), construction paper, crayons, markers, glue, scissors, pencil, sample brochure that I made.
is. Talk about the different communities the children are a part of. These could be school, family, city, neighborhoods etc. Write the different communities the children think of on large paper or the chalkboard.
of example communities. Tell them that they are going to make a brochure for a community they are a part of. They should be told again what a community is. Point out significant parts of the posters, pictures and brochures that you brought in to show as examples. They can use the construction paper to fold it into thirds to make a brochure. Tell the students that they can pick a community they are a part of and create a brochure for that community. For example, if they want to create a ‘family community’ brochure, they may want to draw pictures of their family or write what their family does together, or what their family means to them.
brochure, have them show their creations. Ask why they chose that particular community. Tell them to go home to their family community and share their creation.
about their community.
trips to different community landmarks. Discuss how that particular place is unique to the community.
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