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Written by: Michelle Dubois,
Lesson title: Past and Present Communities
Time: 45 min. / Days: 1 		Content Area: Social Studies
Grade: Second
TEKS

Science
  • 2.1(B) learn how to use and conserve resources and dispose of materials.
Social Studies
  • 2.3(B) compare various interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs and interviews.
  • 2.3(B) compare various interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs and interviews.
Marzano Strategies
  • Identifying Similarities and Differences
 BigSix Elements
Materials:
My Street Activity Sheet Cutouts, My Street Past and Present Activity Sheet, My Street Activity Sheet-answers, Overhead Transparency, Overhead Projector, Scissors, Glue, My Street Kit from media center,

Resources:
Procedure:
Introduce the story by showing the students the big map of the city. Ask the students what type of community this is...They should answer Suburban. Then, ask why do they think it is a suburban community? Listen to their repsponses.

Read the story My Street to the students. After the story... Discuss how the street used to look in the past and how it has changed over the years.

Using the overhead, read the sentences and ask the students which side they should go on, either on the past or present side.

Discuss the activity as a whole group first, then, have the students do their own work.

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