| Basics of Communities & Neighborhoods |
| Civics - Rules - Manners |
| | Kids Next Door
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| | From HUD - a place where kids can learn to be good neighbors and good citizens. |
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| | Your Neighborhood
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| | Your Neighborhood has many people who are there to help you.
Click on each building to learn more about the Fire Station, Hospital, Post Office, Library, Police Station, and School. |
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| | My Neighborhood
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| | An illustrated online storybook that reads aloud to your students. Great for younger students (preK-2). |
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| | School and Government
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| | What does the government have to do with your school? Click on the different parts of the picture to find out. No homework—we promise! |
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| | Your Town - Adventures in Citizenship
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| | From PBS, a great series of ideas for kids service learning and volunteer projects in your community! |
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| | Ideas about Communities and Neighborhoods
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| | From a 3rd grade class in Wilmette, NC, an online project that answers the following questions: What is a community?
What is our community like? What is a neighborhood? What is my neighborhood like? |
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| | A Map of Your Community
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| | A great art project idea: Create a map of your community. Include places and things on your map that you feel make your community a special place to live. Show the roads or pathways you use to get to these places. Find out how at this site! |
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| | Make Your Own Neighborhood
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| | What is a neighborhood? Your neighborhood is where you live, but how do you know where it stops? Who decided what would be in it? With this activity, you can create a make-believe neighborhood and make it exactly the way you want it to be. |
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| | Table Manners for Kids
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| | Get your elbows off the table - and more! |
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| | Kids Work!
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| | Explore a world of jobs in this virtual community of workplaces. |
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| Service Learning |
| | Zoom Into Action
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| | PBS ZOOM has been working across the country to bring you some great ideas about volunteering. Discover great ways to volunteer. There are ideas here for getting started, raising money and staying safe.
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| | Earth Force!
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| | Through Earth Force, youth discover and implement lasting solutions to environmental issues in their community. In the process they develop life-long habits of active citizenship and environmental stewardship. |
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| | Just Give - Kids Center
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| | Check out this site for ideas on how to make a difference in the world. Learn how and where to volunteer or raise money for animals, other kids, or the environment, and what else you can do to help.
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| | National Youth Service Day
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| | Learn about the largest service event in the world, mobilizing millions of young Americans to identify and address the needs of their communities through service. |
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