Creating A Community
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- a group of people who live in the same location and interact with each other or share a common bond
- a group of people who live in the same location and interact with each other or share a common bond
- the behaviors and beliefs of a group
- the behaviors and beliefs of a group
- a system of rules that are enforced to keep people safe and smoothly run a community
- a system of rules that are enforced to keep people safe and smoothly run a community
Communities meet this need by learning how to transmit information and transport people.
Communities meet this need by learning how to transmit information and transport people.
Communities meet this need by providing a government and laws to keep community members safe.
Communities meet this need by providing a government and laws to keep community members safe.
Communities meet this need by providing opportunities to ensure a quality of life for its community members. (i.e., movie theaters, parks, pools, and restaurants)
Communities meet this need by providing opportunities to ensure a quality of life for its community members. (i.e., movie theaters, parks, pools, and restaurants)
- a time period of 12 months (i.e., 1492, 1945, 2019, 2034)
- a time period of 12 months (i.e., 1492, 1945, 2019, 2034)
- a time period of 10 years (i.e., 2009-2019)
- a time period of 10 years (i.e., 2009-2019)
- a time period of 100 years (i.e., 1900-2000)
- a time period of 100 years (i.e., 1900-2000)
- a time period of events that have already happened
- a time period of events that have already happened
- a time period of events that are happening now
- a time period of events that are happening now
- a time period of events that have not happened yet
- a time period of events that have not happened yet
People to know
People to know
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - a navigator and explorer who landed in the West Indies in 1492 in search of gold and other treasures and contributed to the establishment of new communities
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - a navigator and explorer who landed in the West Indies in 1492 in search of gold and other treasures and contributed to the establishment of new communities
JUAN DE ONATE - a Spanish explorer and community founder who explored the upper Rio Grande Valley in 1595, named El Paso, and created the "El Camino Real" trade route
JUAN DE ONATE - a Spanish explorer and community founder who explored the upper Rio Grande Valley in 1595, named El Paso, and created the "El Camino Real" trade route
DANIEL BOONE - a man who explored, settled, and defended communities; opened the Wilderness Road; and moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1799
DANIEL BOONE - a man who explored, settled, and defended communities; opened the Wilderness Road; and moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1799
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
PIERRE CHARLES L'ENFANT - a French-born architect who was hired to design Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
PIERRE CHARLES L'ENFANT - a French-born architect who was hired to design Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker
BENJAMIN BANNEKER - part of the survey crew which laid out the District of Columbia (D.C.) in 1791; helped influence the design and shape the community of Washington, D.C.; and informed communities through his farmer's almanacs
BENJAMIN BANNEKER - part of the survey crew which laid out the District of Columbia (D.C.) in 1791; helped influence the design and shape the community of Washington, D.C.; and informed communities through his farmer's almanacs
AMERICA'S FOUNDING FATHERS - a group of men who believed that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness made it possible for America to establish working communities so they included these values when they wrote the Constitution of the United States
AMERICA'S FOUNDING FATHERS - a group of men who believed that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness made it possible for America to establish working communities so they included these values when they wrote the Constitution of the United States
People who influenced the
People who influenced the
Cultural heritage of the U. S.
Cultural heritage of the U. S.
Cultural Heritage – refers to the physical objects, traditions, folklore, customs and arts passed from one generation to the next
Cultural Heritage – refers to the physical objects, traditions, folklore, customs and arts passed from one generation to the next
Kadir Nelson - artist and illustrator, two time Caldecott Award winner
Coretta Scott King - an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tomie dePaola – writer and illustrator of over 200 books, winner of both Caldecott and Newberry awards
Phyllis Wheatley - poet, first African American woman and first enslaved person to be published
Carmen Lomas Garza – artist and civil rights activist
Laura Ingalls Wilder – author of the “Little House on the Prairie” series
Bill Martin, Jr.– American educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books
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REASONS PEOPLE FORM COMMUNITIES:
- Need for security
- Need for religious freedom
- Need for law
- Need for material well-being
FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE UNITED STATES:
WAYS PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES MEET THEIR NEEDS:
- Government - created to ensure the security of the people and to provide stability to the community. Government ensures that laws are enforced, rights are protected, and that community services are provided.
- Educational Opportunities - created to preserve the history, language, and technical knowledge of the community. Communities do this by instituting public and private schools, home schooling, public libraries, and museums.
- Systems for Communication and Transportation - created to transmit information and to facilitate business. Communities do this by providing infrastructure such as cable, telephone lines, Wi-Fi, and Internet access along with highways, railways, mass transit and airports. Additionally communication is facilitated by the use of community media, such as television stations, newspapers, and websites.
- Recreational Opportunities - created to ensure a quality of life for community members. Communities do this by providing public pools and parks, along with public access to walking trails, biking trails and lakes. Private businesses also provide for community recreation with restaurants, movies, etc.