People+in+Our+Community

Cheryl Childers, Grade 1

Lesson: People in our Community of Learning Standard(s): 1C Materials: small ¼ sheets of paper or index cards, pencils, colored pencils, chart paper to make class graph Time: 45 min. Goals: to have students identify other caring adults in our community who can support them Indicators: students can name at least one other adult in school who they see as an ally Describe Lesson Steps: 1. Ask a series of questions (ie: Who do you go to when you have a tooth ache? Who do you go to if your cat is sick? if your family’s car is broken down? if you think you need glasses? 2. Then turn the conversation to the school community. Ask who do you go to if you don’t feel well? Who can you go to if you notice the bathroom has a problem? 3. Have students continue the conversation in small groups and name as many school community members as they can who can support students. 4. Each student will choose 1 community member who they want to build a relationship w/ as an ally. Then, complete an illustration of that caring adult on the small card. 5. When all students are finished, create a class poster by categorizing the caring adults. (ie: the ones who can help w/ my bike lock, the ones who can help when I’m sad etc.) Assessment(s): T observation: S can illustrate, name and describe another caring adult (besides the classroom teacher) in our school community