Place the Post-It note on the butcher paper within the corresponding circle. After the students have given ideas about what makes communities different, ask for ideas about what similarities all communities have. You may stimulate their thinking by suggesting such things as kids, parks, schools, policemen, and neighborhoods. Write down the ideas on the Post-It notes and place them in the overlapping portion of the two circles. They should be able to describe characteristics of communities and explain how communities are similar and how they are different.
Students are now ready to take a closer look at the network of communities in Humboldt County.
They will explore how Humboldt County has changed over time in order to prepare them to think about the future of Humboldt County.