1. Have students interview community members (for a homework assignment). Have them write the questions in school...gear the questions towards the importance of a community or what the community needs (might give you ideas for a community service project).
2. Have students identify what is located in their community. As one of your bulletin boards, make a large web. The name of your town in the middle and then connect everything found in your town to the center (fire dept., police dept., schools, rec center, etc) Have the children draw pictures of these places and label them.
3. Have students work in small groups to make their own maps of a community.
4. Take children on a field trip around your town.
5. Invite people in to school to speak to the students (mayor, police, councilmen, etc.).
6. Think of a great community service project.
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