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Grade 1: overview: Community

What is a Community?

A community is...

A group of people living in a particular local area or a group of people having characteristics in common

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community

How to be a Good Community Member

David Goes to School by David Shannon (Illustrator)
Call Number: E SHA
I Am a Good Citizen by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Call Number: j 323.6 SAL
Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler; Sachiko Yoshikawa (Illustrator)
Call Number: E CUY
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (Illustrator); Henkes
Call Number: E HEN

Our School Community

Books in our Library

Communities by Neil Morris; Rebecca Rissman (General Editor)
Call Number: j 307 MOR
Communities by Sarah L. Schuette
Call Number: j 307 SCH
My Family Community by Bobbie Kalman
Call Number: j 306.85 KAL
What Do They Do? Principals by Gaetano Capici
Call Number: j 371.2 CAP

Maps

World Almanac for Kids Online (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
A safe, entertaining, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. It has great features like Homework Help and Trivia Challenges.

Links to Videos

Brain Pop Jr. This link opens in a new window
Click here to view various video options including "School", "Community Helpers", and "Rights and Responsibilities"

Our Concordia School Community

We live in Shanghai