For example, the dry cleaner uses chemicals. The grocer sells food. Use buildings in your community to teach science and math concepts. Discover what materials the buildings in your community are made of. Explore reasons for using these materials.
Buildings can create lots of math activities.
A young child can copy a building using blocks. Older students can estimate, count, and measure windows, doors, stairs, floors, and the many other features of buildings. Go on a hunt for insects, birds, or other animals that live in and around buildings in your community. Discover what happens to waste and trash in your community. See if there is a landfill you could arrange to take a group of children to visit.