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Communities
By Kathy

We studied communities in the fall and one of the things we did was to actually create model communities. I had someone from the Planning and Development department come in and talk to the the students. Then I had each
group of students choose a type of community and make a "general plan." They also had to come up with a name and write down who was going to do what. Once I approved it, they could begin building.
This was a huge mess, but they enjoyed it and it was a great learning experience for them. Definitely "hands-on" if that's what you are looking for. E-mail me if you have questions.
We

also took field trips around our community (Library, City Hall, Monticello Hotel, Water Treatment Center...) and I had guest speakers come in. There is actually a lot of information available on this website in the social studies area.