People who make a differnece: I love to teach the children about diverse heroes, many who I never learned about until college, some who I am learning about right along with them
I give special attention to heritage and ancestry making sure my children learn about Puerto Rico and Pakistan, including amazing heroes from these regions
We are also exploring our place on earth by learning about the 7 continents, our country, and state
We learn about holidays of our own cultures and others
Community helpers is another unit we have explored using the book The Helpers in Your Neighborhood, with good old Daniel Tiger
Other areas we plan on diving into this year (some will be a deeper dive than others):
What does it mean to be a good citizen?
What does it mean to be a good friend?
Understanding our feelings and ways to deal with big feelings.
What are our needs versus our wants?
How do we get the goods and services we use in our community?
All about voting
How do children live in different parts of the world?