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Lisa PfanderLisa Pfander

Ed 317-01Ed 317-01Early Childhood Social Early Childhood Social StudiesStudies

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SocialSocial StudiesStudies

Grade Level: KindergartenGrade Level: Kindergarten Lesson: School CommunityLesson: School Community

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Objectives:Objectives: To introduce the community of To introduce the community of the school and its the school and its environment.environment.

To introduce the people To introduce the people involved in the school and the involved in the school and the jobs they hold.jobs they hold.

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Materials Needed:Materials Needed: Gingerbread Man storyGingerbread Man story Gingerbread Man patternGingerbread Man pattern Cookie sheetCookie sheet Recipe for gingerbreadRecipe for gingerbread Map of school environmentMap of school environment Camera/pictures of school employeesCamera/pictures of school employees Sentence strips with job Sentence strips with job descriptionsdescriptions

PaperPaper CrayonsCrayons

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Web SitesWeb Sites

http://www.lessonplanpage.com

http://www.cisnet.org

http://www.letsfindout.com

http://www.kathyschrock.comhttp://www.42explore.com

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Student Activities:Student Activities: Read Gingerbread Man to studentsRead Gingerbread Man to students Make a large gingerbread man from Make a large gingerbread man from recipe and take him to the kitchen.recipe and take him to the kitchen.

Show students pictures of people in Show students pictures of people in the school and discuss jobs.the school and discuss jobs.

Invite people into classroom to meet Invite people into classroom to meet students.students.

Have students draw a picture of one Have students draw a picture of one person and tell why they chose that person and tell why they chose that person.person.

Have students match pictures with Have students match pictures with sentences about jobs within the sentences about jobs within the school.school.

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When you’re not feeling When you’re not feeling well, this is the person well, this is the person to tell . . .to tell . . .

The school nurse!

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When something is bothering you, this is the person to talk to . . .

The school counselor!

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When you want to find a book, When you want to find a book, this person will help you this person will help you look . . .look . . .

The school librarian!

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When you’re ready for When you’re ready for something to munch, this something to munch, this is the person to see for is the person to see for lunch . . .lunch . . .

The cafeteria cook!

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Please keep your schoolroom Please keep your schoolroom neat. For this person, neat. For this person, messes are no treat . . .messes are no treat . . .

The school custodian!

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He is your teacher’s boss He is your teacher’s boss and the leader of your and the leader of your school. He’s here to make school. He’s here to make sure you follow all the sure you follow all the rules!rules!

The school principal!

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If you arrive late to If you arrive late to school because your school because your morning has been hairy, go morning has been hairy, go straight to her office and straight to her office and visit . . .visit . . .

The school secretary!

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This person wants to help This person wants to help you out and make sure you you out and make sure you succeed. He/she will help succeed. He/she will help you learn to add, to you learn to add, to write, and to read . . .write, and to read . . .

Your TEACHER!!

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When you need a ride to When you need a ride to school because you can’t school because you can’t walk to us, this person walk to us, this person picks you up in a big picks you up in a big yellow bus . . .yellow bus . . .

The schoolbus driver!