Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: 

Various communities exist throughout the world.  In this unit, first graders will explore local, state, national, and global communities. Additionally, students will acknowledge the role that they play as individuals in the global community, examine how disasters (natural or human) can change the physical aspect of a place, inquire about how people within communities change their interaction with the community, and examine trading systems within and between communities. 

Unit Duration:

20 days Two 30-minute sessions per week x 10 weeks