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Education Center Activity: All of Me  
Helps children develop a better appreciation of the roles they fill in their families and in their community.
Heroes and Legends for Kindergarten  
Collection of ideas and resources for introducing young children to legendary figures in American history.
Education Place Activity: Tools of the Trade  
Encourages children to recall what they have learned about different occupations and their related tools.
Education Place Activity: Go on a Sign Hunt Encourages children to read and use the signs in their neighborhood and school.
Community Helpers - An AskERIC Lesson Plan  
Help children realize it takes many varied jobs for a city or town to work as a community.
Learning North, South, East, and West  
Exposes children to the concept of global and spatial directions through a series of movement steps.
Free Lessons: Primary-level  
Collection of six lessons helps children learn where the U.S. is located in the world and where they live within the U.S.
Kindergartners on the Map  
Helps kindergartners understand what a map is and how it is used.
The Gingerbread Man Trail  
Introduces the community of the school and its environment, who is involved with the school and where each of these people and functions are located.
USGS: What Do Maps Show?  
Helps children recognize that a map symbol represents a feature or object on the ground and a legend explains what objects or features the symbols represent.