Pocket neighborhoods are a growing trend across the United States and Canada. They create a friendly supportive community for people in many different stages of their life. Ross Chapin, an architect in Washington first coined the term pocket neighborhoods. Several of those are profiled here.
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Escape Tampa Bay Village joins the movement toward compact living.
Steps to start your own tiny house community with community layouts and other resources to join a tiny village.
Beyond the allure of living in a compact, efficiently-designed space lies an often underappreciated aspect of the tiny house movement: the power of community.
FREE Community Helpers 2-piece puzzles, perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to learn about occupations and jobs around the community.
Whether you're a seasoned planner or are simply lending a helping hand, this list of community event ideas has something for everyone.
This page has a lot of free printable community helpers cut-paste worksheet for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
These free community helper sort and classify mats are so much fun for kids learning about people who help us! These mats come in two styles, blank mats
With a mix of coastal Alaskan scenery, diamonds and cruise ships, Skagway is a beautiful yet baffling town. But there is still plenty of wilderness spirit.
Entrepreneurship Tips For Online Business Owners - If you want to learn how to get leads for your business in order to run a successful then this article is for you. Learn the importance of creating a community around the business and get tips and tools for creating your online business community. Click through for the full article! #BusinessTips #MarketingTips #OnlineBusiness
Unique, fun Icebreakers and games for Women's Ministry Events, Bible studies, small groups, and Youth Group. Everyday and Seasonal icebreakers.
The 1.84 acre site has been laid out so the community has a welcoming presence on NE Going Street. The common building and garden are centrally located at natural crossing points in the pedestrian …
Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.
Meerkerk Gardens on Whidbey Island is a year-round enchanting woodland garden with over 1,500 varieties of rhododendrons and numerous hiking
Hello Everyone! Hope you're having a joyfilled day!! I wanted to share my "Me and My Community" social studies mini unit with you. If you...
Wishing wall has room for 12,000 wishes
Hyder, Alaska, a remote town accessible only through Canada or by float plane, offers unique attractions like bear viewing and the Salmon
The tiny homes for the homeless are a wonderful way to provide shelter to those in need! This list has unique ideas to help your community!
A close cousin of Little Free Libraries, these galleries display community-sourced artworks you can hold in your hand.
Construction themed activities and centers inspiration is HERE! Get out your planner, and let’s plan a ton of fun and engaging construction-themed activities your little learners (Preschool, Pre-k, and kindergarten)...
Photo credit: Shira Golding.The Fall issue of Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO) covers the relationship between intentional communities and solidarity
This 1-bed ADU gives you one bedroom, one bath and 506 square feet of heated living and a 66 square foot front entry porch. The right side of the home is open front to back with the living room in front and the kitchen in back. The C-shaped kitchen has the sink set below a window looking out the side and a peninsula with bar seating. On the left, the bedroom is in front and has a linear closet. The bathroom is located between the bedroom and the laundry room in back. NOTE: Please allow 3 to 5 business days for delivery.
My three year old has loved playing with maps in an open-ended exploration sparked by his ideas and interests.
Sometimes small-town life can get you down. Everyone’s going to West Elm, or Anthropologie, or heck — even Target, and you can only dream about being close enough to one of those stores to be able to casually drop by. Well, I’m here to remind you of ten reasons why living in a small town can really rock.1. Trendy design is hard to find.
The Conestoga hut is 6 by 10 foot shelter that can be built for between $250 and $500 depending on the utilization of re-used or donated materials.
Do you want to lead small groups and bible studies in your area but aren't sure where to start? Click here to learn more!
Preschoolers love to pretend play. X-Rays are a lot of fun to look at and learn about. Check out some fun x ray activities for preschoolers.
Looking for some Portugal travel inspiration? Here are 20 of the most charming small towns and villages in Portugal for your bucket list!
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends. It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE-------------------- Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTEN UNIT 4: My Community teaches students about different types of communities and people that live and work in them. It contains lessons on these specific topics: Types of Communities (rural, suburban, city) Diverse Families in a Community Important Places in a Community Community Helpers/Jobs Why People Work Wants and Needs Here are the components of the Unit: -A complete Teacher Guide -8 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds -Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 35-minute lesson plans in all) -Essential Question and Learning Target posters -Anchor Charts -Whole group Games and Activities -Craftivities and Culminating Unit Activity -Student Workbook that follows each lesson -Quick Check for every lesson -Kinder-appropriate Assessment and Rubric for scoring -Parent Letter -A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper) Here is an outline of the lessons for UNIT 4: Lesson 1: MY NEIGHBORHOOD- PLACES AND HOMES Lesson 2: MY NEIGHBORHOOD- PEOPLE AND FAMILIES Lesson 3: PLACES IN A COMMUNITY Lesson 4: PLACES IN A COMMUNITY CRAFTIVITY Lesson 5: COMMUNITY HELPERS Lesson 6: MORE COMMUNITY HELPERS Lesson 7: WHY PEOPLE WORK Lesson 8: WANTS AND NEEDS Lesson 9: WANTS AND NEEDS REVIEW & CRAFTIVITY Lesson 10: HOW WE HELP OUR COMMUNITY Lesson 11: UNIT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Lesson 12: CULMINATING ACTIVITY *Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!* ************************************************************************** Click below to view additional units: UNIT 1: Citizenship UNIT 2: Then and Now UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World UNIT 4: My Community UNIT 5: Our World K-1 MINI-UNITS: MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans MINI UNIT B: America
Located just inside the entrance of the Main Library, this 9x13 space is always changing. Designed both for and with community, the Idea Box space exists
