The completed product can be used as a bulletin board and in your newsletter. Where We Live Overview By comparing where you and your collaborative partner teach, you will integrate the Internet into your social studies curriculum. In most social studies books, the ideas of habitat, niche, and communities are discussed or covered at length. The purpose of this project is to discover the similarities and differences of the areas in which your children live. In doing so, the children will discover how people live in different communities.
Students also discover what people do for a living and what is of interest or importance in an area.
Include types of businesses, housing, people, churches, and events that take place in your school's area. Write these ideas on the board. Group suggestions by either similarity or location. Try to come up with 7 to 15 topics. Assign your children areas they wish to cover.