Building Our Community

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Money, Shops & Jobs
• Learning area: Social Studies

Objectives

• Understand what makes a community
• Identify places and services in communities
• Work collaboratively to build community models

Materials

• Building blocks
• Small toy figures
• Community pictures
• Paper for planning
• Toy cars and buildings

Assessment

Teacher observation of student's understanding of community elements and collaborative building skills.

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