Lesson+4

=**Lesson 4:** **Having Fun with Friends and Family in the Neighbourhood** = = = Humanities. Neighbourhood - Introduction to the wider community
 * Topic:**

Which places can I go to in my neighbourhood to have fun with friends and family?
 * Key Question:**

90 minutes
 * Duration:**

Students identify various leisure facilities (parks, swimming pools, the library, cinemas etc,) that can be found in the neighbourhood and explain their importance for the community.
 * Learning Purpose:**

Students develop their awareness of spatial concepts and use terms that demonstrate an understanding of absolute and relative locations. Students learn to identify and name physical features and distinguish them on the basis of variables, including size (scale/height/distribution) and colour. Through observation, they investigate and describe elements of the natural and built environments in their local area. -Chalkboard -A4 blank paper -Pencils -Coloured pens -Tissue paper -Glue -Rubbers -Camera
 * VELS References - Humanities Level 2 (Year 1 & 2):**
 * Materials/Resources:**

Introduce the key question for the lesson on the chalkboard. Write 'swimming pool' and 'park' on the board as examples. Students are given a few minutes to discuss the question in pairs. Open the forum to the floor and write on the chalkboard the suggestions that the pairs come up with for the rest of the class.
 * Tune In:**
 * //Whole Class focus; Think, pair, share//**

Ask the class to think about the following questions that need to be written on the chalkboard: "How do these places make you feel?" and "Do you have a favourite?" and "Who do you go there with?" and "What do you do there?" and "How far are they from your house?"
 * Explore/Look:**

The class will need to sit back at their tables. Introduce the pre-prepared materials for the individual activity. Ask the students to put on their Green Hat (De Bono's 6 thinking hats).
 * Sort:**

Students will use the resources available to create a hypothetical map of their neighbourhood. The students need to include somewhere on their maps the various leisure and recreational facilities that were generated in the think, pair, share activity. Encourage the students to be as creative as possible and to include their home and school on the map. This will provide a link in with activities completed earlier in the unit.
 * Test/Act:**
 * //I////ndividual activity; Create a hypothetical map//**

Time will be allocated at the end of the lesson for a few students to share with the rest of the class their completed maps. Ask the students to comment on their work in relation to one or two of the questions asked during the 'Explore' section of the lesson. The completed maps can be displayed in the classroom. Photographs of the completed work also can be taken so they can be added to the pictorial guide.
 * Reflect:**
 * //Whole Class Focus; Sharing finished maps//**



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