We began learning about communities and how they work.  Students started with looking up information in their Social Studies textbook and becoming "experts" in the community that they sit in.  The community worked together to read and answer questions and then we shared with the other communities how different and similar their community is from the other communities.  The students did a fantastic job working collaboratively and sharing out with the other communities.  

Community Experts

As I'm sure you've already heard, our classroom desk are set up in communities (Rural, Suburban, Urban).  The idea was to tie in our Social Studies standards, which focus on communities, the citizens that live in the communities, and laws/government/jobs/etc for the community.  

Two weeks ago, your child started working on becoming experts about the community the sit at. We began with a simple video explaining the three types of communities and features/characteristics of each.  From there, students read about a community that was the same as theirs.  Using that knowledge, they set up a community diorama, named it, and wrote down features that make their community unique.  

The students had a lot of fun learning about their community and using their artistic abilities to create and name their own!