Communities are People

Lesson One Community: group of people who live or work together in the same place Citizen: a person who lives in and belongs to a community

Reasons people live in a community: To belong – enjoy doning things with others To work – live close to where they work To have fun – fun activities to enjoy in people’s free time

Goods: Things that can be bought or sold Biography: story of a person’s life Walt Disney is best known for his theme parks but he was also very inventive

Lesson Two Needs: Things we all must have – food, clothing and place to live In a community, people have different skills. People use their different skill in their jobs. Living in a community helps people save time because of their different skill.

Depend: rely on one another for safety Service: work that someone does for someone else Examples of service: police, firefighters, doctors, nurses Schools and Libraries are important to a community as they are places to learn.

Pictograph: a graph that uses pictures or symbols to stand for the number of things Bar graph: uses bars of different lengths to stand for the numbers of things

Lesson Three Custom: way of doing something Example : we shake hands when greeting someone - Japan greet people by bowing to them Culture: customs and beliefs that members of a group share Example: seen in clothing, language and music

Ethnic Group: group of people who have the same language and culture and share a way of life Each ethnic group brings some of its culture to the community - with their food or music

Holiday: A special day for remembering a person or an event that is important to the people of a community Examples: Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Labor Day Eagle, Colorado celebrates “Flight Days” when young eagles get their flight feathers.

Lesson Four Cooperate: work together to keep their community a safe and peaceful place to live Laws: rules that a community makes Consequence: what happens because of what a person does Examples of consequences – hurt in an accident, pay a fine, go to jail

Community Government Government: group of people who makes the laws Mayor: leader of community government who’s job is to see that the community’s problems are solved Judges: people from the community who are chosen to work as leaders in the courts. Must treat people fairly( treat everyone the same that is right and honest)

Being a Responsible Citizen Responsibility: something a person should do because it is necessary and important One responsibility all citizens have is to Obey the Laws Peace: time of quiet and calm