A neighborhood is a part of a community where people live. Your neighborhood is the people and places that are very near where you live.
Learning Objectives
Students will realize that a neighborhood consists of the people, businesses, and homes that exist within a certain area. Often, neighborhoods have characteristics that distinguish them from each other.
Students will know that neighborhoods exist within communities, communities are usually a part of cities, states are a combina...
Neighborhood Map: Provide each student with a piece of white paper and a set of crayons or markers. Have the students draw a map of their neighborhood. Ask the students to include their homes and any landmarks that are close to where they live. Is there a school nearby? What about a park? Do they shop at grocery store that is close to their ...