As a culminating experience in the study of our community, the first grade at North Shore Country Day School created Gold City! The children decided to build an urban community called Gold City. The “community members” were very generous with their gold and used it to make the world a better place by giving money to the poor, planting more trees, encouraging people to recycle etc.
The children chose what job they would like to have in Gold City and then transformed a shoe box into a place of business. They also made things such as stop signs, benches, trash cans, traffic lights, parks, lakes etc. that help a community to function.
The first grade parents visited Gold City to see the city and to hear a report written by each first grader that described what he or she did in the community, where their building was located, and why they liked living in the city. We hope you enjoy looking at the pictures of Gold City.
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I loved your map you made in your classroom!
I am now motivated to see what my kids will make showing our town.
I am a teacher of kindergarten students in Lander, Wyoming.
Keep up the good work!
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