Community Helpers

Community Helpers “Community Helpers” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Question What makes a good community helpers? Standards and Practices OSEU 7.2 – Examine and describe actions taken by Oceti Sakowin individuals and communities that bring about social change. 1.C.3.1 Identify services in your local community including but not limited to police, fire, and ambulance. Staging the Question What do you want to be when you grow up? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What is a community? Who are community helpers? What makes a good community leader? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Read the book and discuss how the rainbow fish wasn’t a part of the community until he started acting like a friend. Explain to the students what a community is and what a classroom community is. Discuss who are people in the community. Make a community helper book. Read the books and discuss what makes a good community leader in the Lakota community. Divide kids into groups, assign each group a community helper. Have them design a poster about what makes them good at their job. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Book – “Rainbow Fish” https://www.amazon.com/ Rainbow-Fish-Marcus- Pfister/dp/1558580093/ref= sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&q id=1480972876&sr=1- 1&keywords=rainbow+fish Elmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q 6Z6njK- LGs&list=PLfNsuAcxHmqXMROaBnJ6v9 GY5oMut6Yfn Berenstain bears https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=1-zd7sqqTlM Book https://www.amazon.com/Co mplete-Bravery-Wisdom- Generosity- Fortitude/dp/0692274375/ref =sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=148097 3702&sr=8- 1&keywords=the+complete+s eries%3A+bravery Summative Argument Students will explain why we need good community helpers. Performance Task Extension Invite community members into the classroom. Taking Informed Action What makes you a good community helper?