SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT CONNECTION TEMPLATE II Grade K
Story Town Theme Title: Jobs People Do
Theme #8
Social Studies Theme Connection: Standard 2 Objective 2; Standard 4 Objective 2
Essential Question(s)
 What jobs do people do in the community?
 How do these jobs help people?
 Why is having a job important?
Story Town: Main Selection and Leveled
Books
 Everybody Works (Big Book)
 My Teacher Can Teach…Anyone! (Big
Book)
 Zara’s Hat (Library Book)
 Bravo, Maurice! (Library Book)
 Caps for Sale (Anthology)
 Pig Pig Gets a Job (Anthology)
Outside Books:
 Community Helpers from A to Z
(Alphabasics) by Bobbie Kalman and
Niki Walker
 Whose Hat Is This?: A Look at Hats
Workers Wear - Hard, Tall, and Shiny
(Whose Is It?: Community Workers)
by Katz Cooper, Sharon,
Muehlenhardt, and Amy Bailey
 A Day in the Life of a Police Officer
(First Facts: Community Helpers at
Work) by Heather Adamson (There
are many other community helper
books in this series)
Story Town Robust Vocabulary
Lesson 22
Lesson 23
Lesson 24
protecting
appreciate
Review
volunteer
grace
responsible
host
adore
lush
melancholy
marvelous
exquisite
constantly
Story Town: Other Resources
 Pre-decodable Books
 Decodable Books
 Leveled Readers
 Photo Cards
 Music CD
 Sound/Spelling Cards
 Practice Book: Theme 8
 Teacher Resource Book
 Write-on/Wipe-off Boards
 Letter/ Sound Rhymes Chart
 Instructional Routine Cards
 Writer’s Companion Teacher Edition
 Phonics Practice Book
Outside Resources:
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USOE-Approved Lesson Plans
UEN Kindergarten Lesson Plans at
www.uen.org
K-Act.12: Our Community Helpers
ABC Community Walk
Community Map
Our School is a Community
Social Studies Words/Concept List
 coins
 change
 currency
 compare
 earn
 courage
 hero
 courage
 job
 different
 money
 duty
 needs
 environment
 patriotism
 respect
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shelter
tools
tribal leader
wants
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responsibility
routine
rules
similar
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Generate Questions
 Answer Questions
 Make Inferences
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Main Idea
 Character
Connecting Social Studies Standard(s)
Standard 2 (Citizenship)
Objective(s)
Objective 2
 Identify and demonstrate safe practices
in the home and the classroom.
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Students will recognize their roles and
responsibilities of being a good citizen.
Standard 4 (Financial Literacy):
 Students can explain how humans
meet their needs in many ways.
Objective 2
 Explain that people have jobs and earn
money to meet their needs.
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Demonstrate a positive learning attitude.
 Understand and use basic concepts and skills.
 Communicate clearly in oral, artistic, written, and nonverbal form.
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts
Community Helpers: http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=190
Community Helpers: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/comm/