Lessons
- Around the World - The world is made up of regions that are very different from each other in terms of climate, geography, animal life, and culture.
- Communities, Past and Present - Students explore a Web resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
- The Local Community Then and Now - Students will learn that the community has evolved over time and consists of people and places with interesting stories to tell.
Projects
- The Olden Days - Students will recognize that communities and countries have histories, compare and contrast communities today with those in the past, and recognize holidays as ways of celebrating the past.

