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Neighborhood Explorers

Grade K-2

Week 1

This is my Home
Step map of my home
What is a Compass Rose?
Street Mapping Lesson 1-5 

Week 2

This is my Neighborhood
People in Your Neighborhood
Visible and Invisible Differences in our Community 

Week 3

Community Helpers
Community walk video- built environments
A suggestion for community service work
Gardening for Good
Planning a Community Helper Project for Week Eight. Conversations about things we will look for on our Field trip that can launch a Community Service Project.

Week 4

Field Trip: Exploring my Neighborhood-Looking for opportunities to help.

Week 5

What is Community?
Types of Communities
Different Communities Lesson

Week 6

Community Helpers Project
TBD by teacher and class from the info gathered on Field Trip Exploring my Neighborhood.
Using Ideas gathered, and mapping how to accomplish the project… Student-led teacher-facilitated

Week 7

Learning about Maps
Nebraska Atlas – Teacher resource
More and More Maps

Week 8

Community Helpers Project

Grade 3-5

Week 1

Types of Communities

Week 2

My Community and I
Creating a Street Map

Week 3

The Language of Landforms
Excellent Map Resource
Scottsbluff famous Nebraska landmark
New Names for Old Places How Maps change

Week 4

This lesson has an economic objective, and it differentiates between public and private Community Services, while also teaching where those services can be found.
Community Helpers Public and Private

Week 5

Transitioning to Intermediate Directions
Nebraska Atlas- Teacher resource

Week 6

Field Trip: Exploring my School
Neighborhood.
Exploring my School Neighborhood-Looking for ways to help
Gather ideas while on the FT.
If time allows upon return, record all ideas, and how they can become a Service Project…

Week 7

My School Atlas

Week 8

Service to my Community
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