Types of Communities, Goods & Services, Consumers & Producers, Community Helpers

Teach primary social studies concepts types of communities, goods, services, consumers, producers, and community helpers with engaging, hands-on activities!

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Inside you will find the following resources and activities:

• Community Vocabulary Match - Cut out these vocabulary words, definitions, and photos and match up to create a class anchor chart for reference throughout the unit. Alternatively, cards can be placed at a learning center for a partner or group match up activity in a pocket chart or on a flat surface. Includes the following vocabulary terms: community, rural, suburban, urban, good, service, producer, consumer, and community helper.

• Community Vocabulary Foldables – Students will write or glue in each definition and illustrate each vocabulary word. Includes the same terms as the Community Vocabulary Match.

• Community Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Page - Students will write or glue in each definition and illustrate each vocabulary word in their notebooks. Includes the same terms as the Community Vocabulary Match.

• Community Paragraph Writing: Students will write paragraphs about their communities. Two paragraph-planning graphic organizer options and writing paper with and without picture spaces are provided.

• Types of Communities Scavenger Hunt: Students will travel around the classroom searching for photos of real-life communities. They will label each photo as rural, suburban, or urban on their recording sheets. (Alternatively, this could be done as a whole class, seated activity if you chose to display each photo under a document camera.)

• Goods and Services Picture Sort: Students will sort goods vs. services I have my students paste the pictures on construction paper under the appropriate headings. A recording sheet is also provided. If using the recording sheet, please note that children may need to continue onto the back of the sheet to fit all the images.

• Producers and Consumers Printables: Students will apply producer and consumer vocabulary to themselves and people in their community.

• My Business Printable: Students will design and describe their own businesses using key vocabulary.

• I Have Who Has Game: This is a whole class game designed to show connections among people in a community. 24 cards are provided. Each student takes one or two cards and reads carefully. The student with the “I am the beginning.” card reads his or her card. At the end of each card, there is a clue describing the next card to be read. There is also a blank for students to fill in with the word good, service, or both goods and services. Play continues until the end is reached. In my classroom, I have students toss a ball of yarn as they play to represent the connections between the community members.

• Community Helpers Have, Can, Are: Students will reference nonfiction community helper texts or online resources to complete the charts. (Texts and resource links are not included.)

• Writing Prompts: Students will reflect upon which community helper jobs they would prefer and how they can work to make their communities better. Prompts with and without picture spaces are provided.

UPDATE: TPT Easel versions of paragraph writing activities, scavenger hunt recording sheet, printables, can have are maps, and writing prompts are now included.

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