Exploring the Powerful Role of Community: A Project Approach

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Project Approach Representations Plan Core Questions: 1. What is a community? 2. Where do you see them? 3. What is the role of a community? 4. Who are the helpers? 5. What do you like about being in a community? Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Display for information 1. Story I will ask the students to prepare and present a story describing a community. I will offer the first example to the learners to they can understand the exercise. 1. Question time The students will participate in a group question time session. One person will ask questions and the others will say where they see a community. I will provide the list of questions. 1. List of helpers The students will engage with members of their community, enquire their roles, and prepare a list. They will need pen and paper to complete the exercise (Chard, 2016). 1. Circle exercise Students will sit in a circle and talk about different communities they belong in to. They will say how being in the community benefits them individually. I will change the sitting arrangement in the classroom to accommodate the exercise. Displays as a Record 2. Drawings The students will make and present drawings of a community. I will need markers, pencils, and provide paper to students for this question. 2. Pictures The goal is to display a community. The students will collect pictures from their homes that they think describe a community 1. Home pictures With the assistance of their parents and guardians, students will take and print art in their homes, books, or photos that show activities in a community. They will need camera devices and printers for the display. 2. Art/drawings The learners will prepare artistic representations of their favorite helper in the community. I...