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Title: My Role in the Community Author: Emily Nepple Pronged Focus: Social Studies Art Student Objectives: What is a community? What is a community helper? How are their jobs important? What is my role in the community? How can I be a community helper? Introduction: Review with the students what a community is and the various features that describe it. Review what community helpers are and how their jobs are important to the community. Development: - Tell the students that today they are going to focus on how they can be a community helper. Ask them what their role in the community is. Guide the students to the common denominator in all of the community helpers' jobs, which is to help others. Write the students' responses to the question, "In what ways can I help others in my community?" - When the chart is complete, read it together. Tell the students that they are to listen carefully for the main idea in a book. Review that the main idea is what the story is about - the plot. Stress that the main idea in this story will help them complete their upcoming assignment. Read the book, Clifford's Good Deeds, by Norman Bridwell. After reading the story, discuss the many deeds that Clifford attempts to do and why they are helpful. On large chart paper make a list of ways that the students can be helpful at home, at school, and in their - Tell the students that they are going to choose at at least three ways to be helpful in their community this week. Remind them that their home, school, and community are places where they can be helpful. Hand each child a copy of the attachment to complete. Explain that this is a contract. A contract is an agreement that, once signed, must be completed. Read the contract together aloud. Stress that they have one week to complete three helpful deeds in their community. Have them fill out the contract. - After contracts are signed and completed, have each student share the deeds that they are going to do. The teacher and students sign the contracts. - Tell the students when the tasks are completed, the teacher will place a check in the box under the assigned tasks. The students will then place a "Helping Hand" with the deed and their name on it on the bulletin board entitled "Helping Hands in Our Community." - Have students make at least three "Helping Hands." Allow students to choose different colors of construction paper to trace their hands and cut out. Keep these hands in a Zip-loc back for safe keeping. Encourage students to make more than three hands to be wonderful helpers in their community. Conclusion: Have students discuss some of the ways they may lend helping hands in their community. Assessment: The students will be assessed on their ability to listen and comprehend the main idea of information presented in class by successfully completing the three tasks on their contract. Reference: http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/LPTools/LPShared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=46085 Cindy Thornton |
