Alabama Social Studies SS24.K.2

Social StudiesKindergartenCivics

The Standard

Describe roles of community helpers and leaders.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name people who help their community, such as librarians and firefighters. They tell what each person does and explain how a leader, such as a principal, helps a group.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can look at a picture of a librarian and say that the librarian helps people find books. They can say that a principal helps make plans for the school.
Common Misconceptions: Some children think community helpers only respond to emergencies. Others think a leader's only job is to tell people what to do.
How to Assess It: Show pictures of a librarian and a principal. Ask, 'What does each person do for our school?'

Lesson moves

Give pairs a paper town map and job cards; have them place a librarian, firefighter, and mayor where they work, then name each job.
Ask, 'Who helps you find a book, and what does our principal do to help the school?'
Read a job card, such as 'plans town events,' and have students point to the matching helper or leader picture.
Walk past the school office and library; ask students who works in each place and what they do for the school.

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