Lesson video

Hello, my name's Ms. Willow.

And I'm so excited to be your teacher for today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called the People in Our Wider Community, and this lesson fits into the unit Communities: Who Is in My Community? I'm really excited to teach you today's lesson, so let's make a start.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to describe the different roles of people in your community.

Before we get started, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone feels safe and really comfortable during today's lesson.

So first of all, our friend, Laura, reminds us that we need to listen to others.

So this means that when someone else is speaking, we are not going to interrupt them.

Our friend, Andeep, reminds us to respect each other's privacy.

This means that we are not going to ask anyone any personal questions, as this can make some people feel a little bit uncomfortable.

Next, our friend, Jacob, says that we need to not have any judgment.

This means if someone chooses to share a story, a feeling, or an experience, we are not going to judge them for it.

And finally, our friend, Izzy, reminds us that we can choose our level of participation, and this means that it's up to us how much we want to join in with today's lesson.

We are now going to have a look at the keywords for today's lesson.

So I'm going to say the keyword first, and then when I do this, I would love for you to repeat the keyword back to me.

Are you ready? Okay, our first keyword is community.

Well done.

Our next keyword is job.

Fantastic.

Our next keyword is role.

Well done.

And finally, volunteer.

Brilliant.

We are now going to take a look at what each of these keywords mean.

So first of all, we have community, and this is a group of people who live, work, or spend time in the same place.

Next, we have job, this is work that people do to earn money.

Next, we have role, this is the things we do to help other people.

And finally, volunteer, this is someone who gives their time to help others without being paid.

As we go through today's lesson, keep an eye out for these keywords, and when you spot them, see if you can remember what they mean.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles, our first learning cycle is called What Communities Do We Belong to? And our second learning cycle is called What Are the Roles in Our Communities? Let's make a start on our first learning cycle, What Communities Do We Belong to? A community is a group of people who live, work, or spend time in the same place.

So, here, we have some people working together and some people who are friends too, and they're crossing the road.

Can you think of some people in your community? So in our community, there will be lots of different people.

We are going to take a look at Izzy's community.

So in Izzy's community, she has people who she's very close to, like her family, who she lives with.

In Izzy's community, she also has people who she sees most days.

So, for example, her teacher and her school friends, who she sees when she's at school.

But these people are not as close to Izzy when compared to her family.

We might not know everyone in our community really well, but they are still an important part of it, like our doctors, police officers, and lollipop people too.

So these people are a part of our wider community, and we can see that they are on the outer part of Izzy's community.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you are doing with this learning cycle so far.

So is this statement true or false, our community only includes people that we are close with? What do you think? Is this true or false? Talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or you might want to tell me.

Well done if you said that this is false.

But why? You might have said that, "Our community is made up of lots of different people, including people who we're very close with, people who we see most days, for example, our teacher and our school friends, and people that we don't know very well." So maybe this is a police officer in our community or a doctor or a nurse, or our lollipop people too.

Well done if you got this right.

First, next check for understanding, I'd like you to tell your partner who might be in our wider community.

Pause the video, talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or maybe you want to tell me.

You might have said that, "People in our wider community are people that we don't know very well, but they're still important to us in our community, so like our doctors, our police officers, and our lollipop, who we might not see every day, and we might not know them very well, but they play a really important role in our community." Well done if you said something similar.

We need communities to feel like we belong, to be safe, and to feel supported.

So, here, we have some school friends crossing the road, and they're saying to their lollipop person, "Thank you for keeping us safe when we cross the road, Lola." This is a really kind thing to say.

Laura says, "My teacher helps me feel like I belong at school.

She asks questions about my weekend, and she listens to me carefully." Andeep says, "My family support me by helping me to solve problems when I'm stuck and by giving me cuddles when I'm sad." Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you remember why our community is important? Is it A, because they help us to feel like we belong, B, because they can support us, or C, they keep us unsafe? What do you think? Why are communities important? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or maybe you want to tell me.

Well done if you said that A and B are correct.

So communities are important because they help us to feel like we belong, and they can support us too.

C is not correct because communities can help us to keep safe, not unsafe.

Well done if you said the same thing.

*Our communities can look different to other peoples', even if we belong in the same community, or if we know the same people.

So, now, we're going to take a look at Alex's community.

So even though Izzy and Alex know each other really well, their communities look different to each other.

Let's do another check for understanding.

This time, I'd like you to decide if this statement is true or false, our communities can look different from each other, even if we belong to the same community or know the same people.

What do you think? Is this true or false? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or maybe you want to tell me.

Well done if you said that this is true.

It is true that our communities can look different from each other, even if we belong to the same community or if we know the same people.

Think back to Izzy and Alex, even though they know each other really well, their communities are different.

It's now time to move on to your first practice task, and I'm so proud of how hard you've worked so far.

For this practice task, I'd like you to think about who is in your community.

I'd like you to write their names inside the diagram.

The outer circle should include people from your wider community.

Pause the video, and we'll go through an example of what you might have said in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what your community diagram might have looked like.

Remember that everyone's community is going to be different, so it's okay if yours doesn't look exactly like this.

So your inner community might be your mum, your dad, your brother, uncle, and cousin, or maybe someone else that you live with.

In the pink circle, you might have people like your school friends, your friends from swimming club, and your teacher.

These are people that you see most days.

And on the outer circle, in your wider community, you might have people like your postal worker, so the person that delivers post to where you live, a local shopkeeper, or a church priest.

Well done if your diagram looked anything like this.

Your diagram could have also looked like this.

In the blue circle, maybe you have your mum, your sister, your brother, your grandpa.

In the pink circle, maybe you have friends from ballet, school friends, your teacher.

And on the outer circle, in your wider community, you may have had people like your librarian, your bus driver, or your imam.

All of these people are really important in our community.

So well done if your diagram looks anything like this as well.

It's now time to move on to our second learning cycle, and you are doing a brilliant job.

Well done.

Our next learning cycle is called What Are the Roles in Our Communities? Many people in our community have really important jobs and roles.

They help us in lots of different ways.

What important jobs and roles do these people have? Take a look at our illustrations.

What jobs and roles do you think they have? Maybe you want to talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or maybe you want to tell me your ideas.

Okay, let's have a look and see what roles and jobs they had.

We have a police officer.

She says, "I'm a police officer, and I help the community to stay safe." We have a nurse, and he helps children get better when they're sick.

We have a lollipop person, and they help people to cross the road safely.

We also have a priest, and this person helps people to feel closer to God.

Some people work in our community every day.

They have jobs that help everyone to keep safe and happy, and they get paid for the work that they do.

So, for example, with the police officer, the nurse, and the lollipop person, they're saying, "This is our job.

We get paid to help people in the community." So they earn money by doing it.

Laura says, "My piano teacher is paid money to teach children in our community how to play piano." And Andeep says, "Our shopkeepers are paid to work in shops where people in our community can buy food and other things that they need." The priest says, "I do get some money for my role, but it isn't a lot.

It's enough to pay for things like food and clothes, and what I need each day.

Sometimes the church gives priests a house to live in.

The money comes from the church and from people who give donations." This is money that they are giving for free, so they're not getting anything in return.

Let's do another check for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle.

Can you fill the missing word in this sentence? Some people in our community have jobs and get paid blank to go to work.

Wherever I've said the word blank, which word do you think is missing? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or maybe you want to tell me your ideas.

Well done if you said that the missing word was money.

Some people in our community have jobs and get paid money to go to work, so they earn money by doing the job that they have.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Some people in our community volunteer their time to help other people.

Volunteers do not get paid money to help other people.

Izzy's mum says, "I volunteer at a food bank.

I give out food and toiletries to people who don't have much money.

It makes me feel happy that I can help others who need it." When we're talking about volunteers, it can either be their role, and it can also be what they do.

So, for example, volunteers describes a group of people who don't get money to help other people, but we can also say that people volunteer their time to help other people.

Police Officer Kofi says, "I work three days as a police officer and volunteer for two days at an animal shelter.

I love looking after animals and helping them to feel better.

I get paid as a police officer, but not for volunteering at the animal shelter." So Police Officer Kofi has both a job, but he is also a volunteer at an animal shelter, where he volunteers his time to help look after animals.

Izzy's grandma says, "I volunteer at the local primary school to help children with their reading.

I go there once a week and listen to them read their books.

I don't get paid, but I really enjoy it.

I love helping children learn." Let's do another check for understanding to see how you're doing.

I'd like you to tell your partner what a volunteer is.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that, "A volunteer is someone who gives their time to help other people.

They do not get paid for this time." Well done if you said something similar.

Many people in our community have important helper roles, like looking after children, the elderly, or disabled people.

These people don't get paid any money, but they're not volunteers either.

Alex's dad says, "I chose to give up work when I had children.

My role is to look after the family, to cook dinners, and to make sure that our house is clean.

I made this choice because it worked well for our family." Even though Alex's dad is doing work, but he's not getting paid, he's still not a volunteer.

Instead, we would say that he has a helper role.

All roles in our community are important, whether people get paid to do it and they have a job, whether they volunteer, or whether they have a helper role, and maybe they look after family.

People who volunteer or look after family have just as important a role in our community as people who get paid to work.

Lucas wants to share a story about his helpers.

So Lucas says, "My helpers are really important to me.

Sometimes I need extra support to join in with games or activities.

And the adults who look after me make sure that I don't miss out.

They make me feel safe and included." Even though Lucas's helpers aren't volunteers, and they're not being paid to do it, they still have a really important role in the community and in Lucas's life.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Is the statement true or false, people who volunteer or look after family have just as an important role in our community as people who get paid to work? What do you think? Is this true or false? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, have a think to yourself, or maybe you want to tell me.

Well done if you said that this is true.

It is true that people who volunteer or who look after family, for example, in a helper role, have just as an important role in our community as people who get paid to work.

Well done if you said the same thing.

We are now moving on to our final practice task.

And well done for all your hard work in this lesson so far.

For the first part of this task, I'd like you to draw a picture of two different roles in your community.

And for the second part of this task, I'd like you to write one sentence for each picture to explain how this role is important in your community.

Pause the video, and we'll go through some potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what you might have said.

So you might have drawn a police officer, and your sentence might say, "My local police officer has an important job because she keeps everyone safe in the community." You may have drawn a picture of a nurse, and your sentence might say, "My school nurse has an important role because it helps children to get better when they're sick." Or your pictures and sentences could look a bit like this.

Maybe you've drawn someone like Izzy's grandma, or someone close to you, who takes on a helper or volunteer role.

So, here, our sentence says, "Izzy's grandma has a helpful role because she supports children at school to get better at reading." And you could have drawn maybe someone like Alex's dad, who has an important role because he looks after his family, and he makes sure that their house is clean.

Well done if your pictures and sentences looked anything like this.

We are now going to summarize the key learning from today's lesson.

So in today's lesson, we have learned that there are many people in our community, such as people that we're very close to and the people that we see most days.

We might not know everyone in our community well, but they're still a really important part of our community, for example, our doctors, police officers, and lollipop people, all of whom have very important jobs.

Some people in our community have jobs, and they get paid to go to work, but some people volunteer their time to help others, or they have other important helper roles, like looking after family, and these people don't get paid for their work.

But people who volunteer or who look after family have just as an important role in the community as the people who are paid to work.

Well done for your fantastic hard work in today's lesson.

If you have any questions or worries about anything that we've looked at today, it's really important that you share these worries or questions with a trusted adult.

There's also some resources on the screen that are there to help you too.

Well done.

I'm so proud of you, and I hope to see you in another lesson soon.