Unit Plan

Teaching Community Helpers

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Youngsters discover who the leaders in their community are and what it means to build a community in this four-lesson unit. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
building community, community planning, community service, local government, public safety, communities, leaders
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Additional Tags
college and career readiness
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Instructional Ideas
  • Before beginning this series, ask some local community members to come to your class and present on their work
  • Connect the lessons in this unit to your classroom, and use the model of a local community to discuss how students can be helpers in a classroom community
Pros
  • Engaging, hands-on activities
  • All worksheets included
Cons
  • Part of each lesson involves reading of the books from the Community Helpers series; however, you can still complete the lessons and worksheets without this reading
Common Core
W.1.2 W.2.2 W.3.2.a