When I Grow Up

Introduction

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In this webquest students will explore community helpers. They will learn about the different job duties and responsibilities that different community helpers have. Students will create a poster showing what job they want to be when they grow up. They will need to include reasons why they think that job is the best as well as describe a typical day in the community helper's life.

Task

What will I be when I grow up?

Your task will be to investigate different helpers in the community to learn about how they help and what they do each day. Once we have investigated many helpers you will decide which one you want to be when you grow up. You will then create a poster showing which job you want to be and include details why you think this job is the best.

Process

Day 1

-Discus the word community and the term community helper.

-Create a list of community helpers the students would like to know more about.

Day 2 and 3

Watch the videos. Discuss the role of each helper and begin to make a class anchor chart for the community helpers.

Brain Pop Jr: Community Helpers

Evaluation

What will you be when you grow up? Based on all of our research decide what you want to be when you grow up. Create a poster of the community helper you chose. Make sure to add lots of details in your picture, include what a day would look like for their helper, as well as why they think their helper is the best.

Grading Rubric

Conclusion

Congratulations!! You have learned a lot about a community and the people that help make up a community. You have even picked a very important job for the future. Way to go!!

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Credits

STCE Kindergarten ELA curriculum writers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA45UBu5cJM Sesame Street Places in Our Neighborhood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dCe6kWYFvk Summary of various community helpers-animated

Teacher Page

This webquest was created for a kindergarten-first grade special education classroom in mind. Some students may require additional visual support to complete the tasks. Other students may need less support and may be able to complete sentences independently on their poster.

Read A Louds:

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Russ and the Fire Station (Treasures big books)

Additional Activities

Create a community helper Word Wall

Invite community helpers into the classroom

Standards

SLK5- Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

SL1.5- Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

SLK6- Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

SL1.6- Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.

SLK2- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

SL1.2- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

SLK4- Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.

SL1.4- Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.