Community & Civic Education
Check-In
Good morning!
High Priority Vocabulary
Look at “Direction Words 2.” You should have received a printed copy of this.
In this worksheet, you need to connect the directions with the matching pictures. You can cut and paste, draw lines connecting each set, or draw the pictures yourself in the correct box.
Presenters: After everyone finishes filling out the worksheet, try prompting the participants to read the directions and words on the page, count the numbers or boxes on the page, draw on the page, fold the page, and cross out something on the page.
Show & Share
Our theme for show and share this week is self-employment. Do you know anyone who owns a business?
Tomorrow’s show and share: Do you have an idea for something you would like to sell?
Body Break
Takes your eyes off the screen for a few minutes and stretch or move around your home.
*Life Skills Story: Right Light Plight
Presenters: If you didn’t read the whole story on Monday, finish reading it today. If you did finish it, prompt participants to recap the story’s main ideas before going through the questions.
Here are some questions that you may want to ask: What are Hannah and Nina doing? Who do they have to call to get their power turned on? Who are their neighbors? What will all four girls do in the fall? Why didn’t Hannah and Nina’s power get turned on right away?
Answer the *Life Skills Questions (Set 1) for this week’s story. You should have received a printed copy of the quiz.
After you finish the questions, check your answers against those listed at the bottom of this page.
Body Break
You know what to do!
Thematic Connection: Clothing, Style, & Self-Expression
There are many different reasons we wear clothing and different ways to evaluate clothing. Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about choosing clothes for different seasons and different weather conditions. (Remember, it is important to pay attention to both temperature and precipitation.) We also talked about formality and occasion — certain activities and events require you to wear certain clothes. Last week, we talked about comfort, fit, and condition. Are the clothes that you are wearing today comfortable, fit you well, and in good condition?
There is one other aspect of clothing that we haven’t focused on yet: style and self-expression!
We often use our clothing to communicate something about ourselves, such as who we are or what we like. People also dress in ways that signal their social and political affiliations and agendas. That means how people dress often reflects what they think or which groups they support or are members of.
Presenters: Open this slide show and then share your screen: Clothes: Style & Self-Expression. Examine these slides and photographs with the participants. Ask what people’s dress and style communicates about them (and consider why and how). Discuss the meanings of people’s clothes and symbols as well as the difference between wearing symbols in regular life versus at a specific event or protest.
Now, let’s play a game to practice!
Round #1: What are you wearing today? What does that say about you? What do your clothes communicate about your style or who you are?
Round #2: Grab a piece of clothing you have that communicates something about you. Maybe you have a t-shirt from a band or movie you like, or maybe you have a shirt that signals your membership in or fandom of a certain group. Maybe you have an outfit that you love because it has a particular style. Share with your group why you chose it.
What did we learn today?
Life Skills Questions Answers
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