We kicked off our new social studies until two weeks ago with a neighborhood walk. Our inquisitive second graders had one task - find as much evidence of New York City Departments as possible. Equipped with a clipboard, pencil and spying-eyes, we hit the streets looking for signs.
Here are some of the things we found...
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| Department of Buildings |
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| Department of Sanitation |
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| Department of Transportation |
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| The Barber shop had a Department of Heath sign |
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We even found a NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
logo on Evan's soccer shirt! |
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| Department of Parks and Recreation Rules |
When we got back to the classroom we charted our findings. We then talked about what we think each of the departments do for the public.
Children then choose what department they would like to work for in our class drama.
Stay tuned for the fun that will happen when we go to 'work' in our departments!
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