Grade Level:  Kindergarten

• Social Studies Competency Goal 6:  The learner will apply basic economic concepts at home, school, and the community.
• 6.03 Identify examples of how families and communities work together to meet their basic needs and wants.

• 6.04 Give examples of how money is used within the communities, such as spending and savings.
• 6.05 Explore goods and services provided in communities.
• II. Social Studies Competency Goal 7: The learner will recognize how technology is used at home, school, and the community.
• 7.01 Identify different types of media and forms of communication.
• 7.02 Explore modes of transportation at home and around the world.
• 7.03 Describe functions of computers and other electronic devices used in the home, school, and other environments. 
• III. Computer/ Technology Skills Competency Goal 1:  The learner will understand important issues of a technology based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.
• 1.01 Identify the computer as a machine that helps people work and play. (1)
• 1.13 Identify and discuss the Internet as a source of information at school and home. (6)
• IV. Computer/ Technology Skills Competency Goal 2:  The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.

• 2.01 Use manipulatives and graphing software to organize and display data as a class. (3)
• 2.05 Use teacher selected Internet resources/information to explore, identify, and discuss responsible use as a class activity. (6)
• 2.06 Use teacher selected Internet resources/information to discuss ownership of creative works of individuals/groups/companies as a class activity. (6) 

Interdisciplinary Connections:  This lesson incorporates goals and objectives from Social Studies and Computer/ Technology Skills in the Kindergarten curriculum.

Key Questions:

1. Can the students discuss ways that people travel or commute in our community or communities around the world?
2. Can the students discuss what mode of transportation or community helper is the most and important and why.
3. Can the students tell what would happen if we didn’t have different occupations (community helpers) and various modes of transportation?

Procedures:

1. We will invite parents to come and celebrate our completion of “Community Helper and Transportation” unit.  This will be a time that students will show and share what they have learned.
2. Students will share what they know about different modes of transportation and various community helpers.  Students will also share pieces of work that they have been compiling during the last two weeks.
3. I will be giving students various opportunities to answer and ask questions.  The students will be responsible for sharing and learning from each other during this time. 
4. After the students have shared, the students will be divided up into groups to play small board games that ask questions about community helpers and transportation.  Some of the questions will not have a correct or incorrect answer.  The students just need to back up their reasoning.
5. After the students have shared and played the game we will have a “Keep on Rolling” party to end our celebration.

Differentiation/Modifications:   Students will be listening and discussing during this lesson.  The variation in the lesson will help with auditory and visual learners.  Assistance to individual students will be provided when and where needed.

Assessment:   In this is a presentation of the students work.  I will be assessing their collaborations.  It will be gained through their products and the contributions to our discussions.

Sources:

• North Carolina Standard Course of Study (2004)