SOCIAL STUDIES KINDERGARTEN – COMMUNITIES Jobs and Responsibilities People Have in a Community Communities What makes up a Community? Content Vocabulary: community need want job responsibility food water shelter clothing What Is a Community? How Do People Depend on Each Other in a Community? Ways in which people help each other in a community People’s Basic Needs Essential Understandings/Concepts: A community is a group of people living in the same area that work together and support each other. People’s basic needs are food, water, shelter, and clothing. People have many different jobs and responsibilities in a community.