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Your changing town

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A lesson plan for grades K–1 Social Studies

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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore reasons why cities change over time and investigate how their own town has changed. Activities in this lesson engage students in online learning, development of visual literacy skills, whole class discussion and creation of an artistic representation of changes their towns have undergone.

Students will:

  • take the Photo Quiz at the History Through the Headlines activity;
  • discuss how much the cities in the Photo Quiz have changed;
  • discuss reasons why cities change;
  • listen to a guest speaker or view pictures to learn what their town was like in the past;
  • discuss how their town has changed;
  • draw pictures of themselved in their town in the past and present; and
  • share their pictures with the class.

Xpeditions provides detailed directions for completing the lesson, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, discussion questions, and links to related activities.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

  • Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
    • Objective 3.02: Describe past and present changes within the local community.
    • Objective 3.03: Compare and contrast past and present changes within the local community and communities around the world.

Kindergarten

  • Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.