Community Helpers and Leaders
Who holds authority in a community and why: mayors, judges, police officers, teachers and principals; how each role helps, how everyone plays a part, and how people work together to fix local problems
What a learner can do afterwards
- Match community roles to what they do (e.g., 'a judge decides if a rule was broken', 'a mayor leads the town')
- Explain why a person in authority gets to make certain decisions (e.g., the principal decides school rules)
- Give an example of people working together to improve their community (e.g., a park clean-up, a food drive)
The lesson
Your community has many helpers. A mayor leads the whole town. A judge decides if a rule was broken. Police officers keep people safe. A principal makes rules for the school.
Two kids both say a toy is theirs. A judge listens to both sides. Then the judge decides who is right.
You can help your community too. Join a park clean-up with your family. Bring cans to a food drive. Many small helpers make a big difference.
Leaders and helpers each have a job, and working together fixes problems.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
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Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.