Before reading the book, teacher will tell students to listen carefully to the story in order to recall the continents they forgot to list on the board. After reading the book students will name all the continents including the ones they forgot to mention. Students will listen to teacher read I Am The Ocean , by Suzanna Marshsak. Teacher will show students a pull down map of the world and ask students to identify the four major bodies of water. The student will recognize, compare and contrast various types of neighborhoods over the world.
Neighborhoods vary in make-up and location but all are made up of people who live near one another.
Ask children to name places, people , or things they see or pass on their way to school. List responses on chart paper. Ask children to bring photographs or pictures of a city neighborhood, small town, suburb or farm. Display and discuss the pictures. Have children tell what the pictures.