Community & Civic Education
Theme of the Day: Civic Education
Check in with everyone
How's your morning going?
Ocean of Plastic
Did you know that oceans are not plastic free?
More tham 500 trillion pieces of plastic are floating in the water.
Shark Cam!
Take a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Geography — Maps & Globes
This is a song that explains how to read maps and globes.
DANCE BREAK:
Go See California Spots Using Google Maps
How?
- Go to Google Maps
- Search for a place you want to see
- Then grab the little walker icon on the lower right
- Drag-Drop the walker over the spot you want to see
- Then click to move down the street and drag your mouse to look around.
Places you can go see: PRESENTER: When you get to a location drag the mouse to turn around and look at things.
- The State Capital - SACRAMENTO outside
- The State Capital - SACRAMENTO inside
- Disneyland! in Anaheim
- Hearst Castle in San Simeon
- Solvang - a Danish Village
- The Queen Mary in Long Beach
- The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
- What do you want to "travel" to in Google Maps?
<Move your body—Get out of that chair>
Listen to the audio file that explains basic ideas about civic duty.
Discussion
- Has anyone here voted?
- Did anyone here write to the governor last month to help people with disabilities?
- You can write, call and email to give your opinion to people in the government
People have strong feelings about fairness and they can disagree. The protests you've seen in the news are about changing how police officers are chosen, trained, and supervised so that communities feel safe, no matter who lives there. Many people want change to make things fair. Other people think no change is needed.
This topic is very important for people with differabilities.
Those of us with differabilities may not speak easily, get nervous, or behave unusually when stressed out. So we can't always explain our situation to police officers in the community. The Hope Whittier Media Group filmed this training for us. Watch the role play to learn how to respond to an officer in the community.
(if you want to stand up while you watch that would be good for your body)
It's important to know that an officer may stand at a distance, ask us to sit down on a curb, or request our ID. Also, some officers may not realize how independent you are. They may assume you are supposed to be with a caregiver all the time and ask where that person is.
<this role play can be done standing as well>
We can practice in case we are ever in that situation. Try it now.
Presenters, pose the questions and have people say the best way to answer.
- What is your name?
- What are you doing out here?
- Do you live here?
- ID please.
- Someone reported loud noises. Was that you?
- I have to ask you to stand back.
- Do you have a nurse or helper?
- Where are they?
If we have trouble speaking or get easily stressed out, it can be helpful to carrry a card that explains our situation that can be given to an officer. Anyone can get nervous around the police. Preparing in advance is a good strategy.
<Body Break: Dance, move, sing, stretch>
You are an important member of your community. You have a civic duty to make your community a place you can be proud of and share with your fellow civilians.
- Reduce, reuse, recycle to keep things clean and working for the future
- Speak up for equal access for yourself and your peers
- Support leaders who work hard to make your town or neighborhood a better place
- Recognize everyone's right to have ideas and opinions
- Participate in the workforce as much as you can
- Be responsible with your money
- Be a kind and considerate neighbor
