Me and My Community (K-2)
Overview
| Program Description: |
This museum program, Me & My Community, is designed for grades K-2 and aligns with Wit & Wisdom Kindergarten Module 3: America, Then and Now. Students will explore the roles and responsibilities in th... Read more
This museum program, Me & My Community, is designed for grades K-2 and aligns with Wit & Wisdom Kindergarten Module 3: America, Then and Now. Students will explore the roles and responsibilities in their home, school, and town communities, and investigate the differences and similarities in those responsibilities long ago vs. today.
After a brief introduction, students will try out various jobs done in home and town communities. A mix of contemporary and historic images and objects will reinforce with students what has changed and what has stayed the same in the ways people help out in their home and town communities. Students will also determine what a community needs by designing their own town on a floor map.
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| Available to Grade(s): |
K, 1, 2 |
Logistics
| Program Format: |
In-School Workshop |
| Program Format Details: |
Program intended for individual classes of a grade level to experience separately. |
| Number of Visits: |
1 |
| Length of Visit: |
60 minutes |
| Availability: |
all year |
Requirements
| Length Info: |
Due to the number of activities please plan for 75 minutes for this program. |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: |
no |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: |
All |
| Space: |
Classroom |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: |
The educator will need a small desk or table for program materials, as well as an open space (like a classroom rug area) for the map activity. For the hands-on activities,
students will break into fo... Read more
The educator will need a small desk or table for program materials, as well as an open space (like a classroom rug area) for the map activity. For the hands-on activities,
students will break into four groups and rotate through four stations. Ideally the educator will be able to use desks or tables in the classroom to set up these stations. We
encourage students to wear nametags to help our educators actively engage them in activities.
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Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: |
Social Studies |
| Common Core Standard: |
Kindergarten: Understanding My Communities Communities Past and Present |
| Art Form: |
Visual Art |
| Core Art Standard: |
Connecting Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. |
| Program Learning Targets: |
Students will identify three communities they belong to (home, school, and town).
Students will describe responsibilities people have in their home, school, and town communities.
Students will ... Read more
Students will identify three communities they belong to (home, school, and town).
Students will describe responsibilities people have in their home, school, and town communities.
Students will compare and contrast communities past and present through historic objects and images.
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| Wit & Wisdom Connection: |
Kindergarten Module 3: American, Now and Then |
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