Community & Cultures

What is Culture?

Help your students become global citizens with this lesson that teaches the about culture. Students will explore their culture and the cultures of their classmates in this engaging, hands-on activity.

1st grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

What is a Good Citizen?

Lesson plan

What is a Good Citizen?

Aid your students in becoming the best citizens they can be with this lesson that teaches students how to be, and what makes, a good citizen.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Lesson plan

How to be a Good Citizen

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How to be a Good Citizen

From voting to cleaning up to just plain common courtesy, this social studies worksheet gives a few examples of how to be a good citizen.

2nd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

My Community and I

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My Community and I

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of communities and will learn how to locate their communities on a map.

2nd grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

Community Helpers

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Community Helpers

Quiz your child on just a few of the types of community helpers in this quick matching worksheet.

Preschool

Social studies

Worksheet

Houses and Homes Around the World

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Houses and Homes Around the World

Students will learn about the different kinds of houses people live in around the world and how they relate to a culture, environment, and country.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Lesson plan

Do I Need It? Wants vs. Needs

Lesson plan

Do I Need It? Wants vs. Needs

If you ask your students if they need ice cream, the answer may surprise you! In this lesson, your students will be able differentiate between wants and needs.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Lesson plan

People in the Community

Lesson plan

People in the Community

Building a sense of community fosters dependability and citizenship. Help students become aware of people in the community who assist them daily.

Preschool

Social studies

Lesson plan

Learning Directions

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Learning Directions

Here's a fun exercise with directions, north, south, east and west! Using the town map, she'll practice determining the directions of locations.

2nd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

3 Types Of Resources

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3 Types Of Resources

Our community relies on different kinds of resources to operate successfully. In this lesson, your students will learn how capital, human, and natural resources are all important for the functioning of a productive society.

2nd grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

Community Helpers: Their Roles and Tools

Lesson plan

Community Helpers: Their Roles and Tools

An interesting lesson about our very special community helpers. Teach your students how important each job is for our safety and health. Encourage them to think about what they would like to be when they grow up.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Lesson plan

Road Rules

Lesson plan

Road Rules

On the road again! In this transportation-centered lesson, your class will learn how to identify common road signs.

Preschool

Social studies

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Here Are Our Homes

Lesson plan

Here Are Our Homes

What kinds of homes do we live in? In this lesson, students will explore and describe different types of homes. By the end of this lesson, students will have created a visual of their own homes and write about them!

1st grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

Community Helpers

Worksheet

Community Helpers

What is a service job? This worksheet helps your students think critically about the different jobs people have and what they do in those jobs.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Worksheet

Different Communities

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Different Communities

What's the difference? In this lesson, your students will learn to describe what living in an urban, rural, and a suburban area is like.

2nd grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

3 Types of Resources

Worksheet

3 Types of Resources

Help your child understand a basic concept of economics with a worksheet on resources! He'll review three types of resources: human, natural and capital.

2nd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Classroom Directions

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Classroom Directions

In this lesson, your students will learn how to identify what direction they are going when they move from one place to another. They'll be able to visually see directions in the classroom.

2nd grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

Types of Communities

Worksheet

Types of Communities

Learn more about all the different types of communities, from fans to family to friends, in this easy social studies worksheet.

2nd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Heroes in Our Community

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Heroes in Our Community

This lesson is about Community Heroes. It describes what community heroes do. It gives your students a good idea of what makes community heroes special.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Lesson plan

All About Ancient Egypt

Worksheet

All About Ancient Egypt

Introduce your elementary student to the history of ancient Egypt with this fun activity worksheet, complete with a word search, quiz and word scramble.

3rd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Wants vs. Needs

Worksheet

Wants vs. Needs

Kids may think they need candy and video games, but parents know better. Help your child learn the difference between a want and a need with this worksheet.

Preschool

Social studies

Worksheet

Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!

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Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!

Have your students experience the act of trading goods and services with bartering. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to make a deal, in order to get what they want. Better yet, make a deal without spending a cent!

2nd grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

I'm a Good Citizen #3

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I'm a Good Citizen #3

What does it mean to be a good citizen? Teach your child about this important subject with this worksheet that asks him to think of ways to be a good citizen.

1st grade

Social studies

Worksheet