In this multiday lesson, kindergarten students learn about the physical characteristics of their community as an introduction to map skills. Students will partcipate in a variety of activities including a whole group discussion using a Powerpoint presentation, centers, a rebus story, and a neighborhood walk. This lesson includes clip art, a Powerpoint presentation, and student handouts.

Kindergarten students review the physical and human features of their community and how they affect the way people live. Students will participate in a variety of activities in this multiday lesson, including building a model community, exploring and drawing maps, and whole group discussions. A reproducible Parent letter is included with this lesson.

Students will explore landforms by identifying and comparing a variety of them. Students will also discover how landforms can change. Resources for this lesson can be found as separate entries in the collection. They are identified as "Looking at Landforms: Name of Resource."

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a worksheet for students to complete to compare and contrast 2 landforms.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a series of cards that describe common characteristics of landforms that students will use in the lesson.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a series of vocabulary cards that students will use in the lesson.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a series of picture cards that students will sort.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a slide presentation that provides several images of landforms.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a performance indicator that can be use to assess students understanding of the concepts in the lesson.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is the teacher script for the slide presentation that provides background information about the Earth and covers geological features and atmosphere. It also looks at the jobs of geologists.

This presentation is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Looking at Landforms." It is a slide presentation that provides background information about the Earth and covers geological features and atmosphere and looks at the jobs of geologists.

Students will use the problem solving process to solve problems that typically occur at school on the playground and in the classroom. Students will explore a variety of common school problems and use various techniques to solve them. Supplemental resources for this lesson can be found as separate entries in the collection. They are identified as Our Classroom Community Problems: How Do We Solve Them? - Name of Resource."

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Our Classroom Community Problems: How Do We Solve Them?" It is an image of two students fighting that is to be used for student engagement in the lesson.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Our Classroom Community Problems: How Do We Solve Them?" It is a handout that outlines the steps in the problem-solving process.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Our Classroom Community Problems: How Do We Solve Them?" It is a handout outlining the steps in the problem-solving process.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Our Classroom Community Problems: How Do We Solve Them?" It is a song to be used as part of the lesson.

In this multiday lesson, kindergarten students learn about the physical characteristics of their community as an introduction to map skills. Students will partcipate in a variety of activities including a whole group discussion using a PPT, centers, a rebus story, and a neighborhood walk. This lesson also includes clip art and student handouts.

Students will be introduced to community authority figures who make and enforce rules. Supplemental resources for this lesson can be found as separate entries in the collection. They are identified as "Rules and Authority Figures: Name of Resource."

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Rules and Authority Figures." It is a set of cards that depicts and identifies various authority figures in the community.

This is a supplemental resource for the lesson: "Rules and Authority Figures." It is a slide presentation that provides images of common authority figures students might encounter in their community.