Water and
Communities - Why live near water? Find out as you go through this lesson
plan.
Online Lesson Plans
Cities
of Today, Cities of Tomorrow - These six units of clear writing,
information, and images give an overview of urbanization--its history,
its potential, and its problems.
Kid
City USA - Don't forget to click on Branching Out and Online Activity
for extensions of this lesson plan.
Who
Keeps Us Safe and Healthy? - Don't forget to click on Branching Out
and Online Activity for extensions of this lesson plan.
To
Have a Friend - Don't forget to check out Branching Out
and Online Activity.
Online Activities
Word
Town - "You can paint
a word picture of your town using a Cinquain. A Cinquain (pronounced "sank-an")
is a special kind of poem that is written in five lines ("cinq" means five
in French). There are two different ways to create Cinquains. You can count
words or the number of syllables—it's your choice." Create a Cinquain
and post it at this Web site.
Where in the USA Would You Want to Live? - This activity challenges
students to think about why objects, in the classroom, and in their community,
are placed where they are, and how this affects our daily lives.