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Who helps our community run smoothly? Read a short passage about community members and helpers. After kids finish the passage, they answer five short questions on the other side of the page.
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Instructional Ideas
- Pair with a research project about community helpers or services in your own area
- Have a member of the community talk to your class about his or her job, and how it helps the connection between community members
- A good addition to a language arts center or social studies lesson
- Use with English learners or with mainstream classes
Classroom Considerations
- Answer key does not provide definitive answers for most questions
Pros
- Applicable to a discussion about your class's community, as well as a unit on helpers in the community
- Focuses on context clues to help kids practice reading comprehension skills
Cons
- None