This unit, developed for elementary school use, is designed to introduce the student to the interesting events and people of the past who helped shape the present community of Parkway, Missouri. It can be correlated with other subjects the class may be studying such as Indians, pioneers, Civil War, and Missouri history The unit includes behavioral…

As part of the second grade curriculum of introductory economics, this unit of the Focus on Inner City Social Studies (FICSS) series (See SO 008 271) explores housing and communities. The unit is an active study in which children explore and probe into community conditions. They experiment with methods of improving their own environment and…