There"s so much a child already knows about his or her neighborhood and so much yet to learn. This unit helps you guide them through the learning process that will build communication and navigation skills, as well as an awareness of community and safety considerations. Lessons start with New Neighborhoods in Your Room and Setting Up Your Neighborhood Center, utilizing readily available materials such as butcher paper, shoeboxes and recycled containers. Lots of reproducible patterns for various buildings and trees will help your students build a "neighborhood." Other activities include: Field Trips to the local park, library and fire station, Who Are My Classroom Neighbors?, The Neighborhood in My Classroom, Our School Neighborhood, The Neighborhood Around Our School, The Neighborhood Where I Live, Understanding Addresses, I Know My Address, House Math, My House, Using House Patterns, I Get Around My Neighborhood, Safety First, Before You Cross the Street, Signs for Safety, follow-up activities for the book, Wake Up, City!, by Alvin Tresselt (with accompanying Picture Cards), My Neighborhood -- a poem by Jill Norris (with illustrations), a student-made book of Places Around the Neighborhood (park, post office, grocery store, etc.), Making a Neighborhood, My Neighborhood Map, Action Rhymes, and a play titled Sally"s Neighborhood for students to act out. Along with instuctions for making costumes for the play, there is a full-color, two-sided pull-out poster featuring A Neighborhood Map and Different Kinds of Neighborhoods. Teaching suggestions provided. Includes bibliography, and complete step-by-step instructions for all activities. All pages are reproducible and perforated for easy removal.