Main Idea

Main Idea

What is most important ?

What Is a Community?

By : Clayton James

Paragraph #1: Think about the people you saw on your way to school today. Maybe you saw a bus driver, a police officer, or a mail carrier. You probably saw business people on their way to work. Once you got to school, you saw teachers, other students, parents, and the principal. All of these people make a community. A community is a group of people who live and work in the same area.

Multiple Choice

What is paragraph #1 talking about ? Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper and then click the answer you chose.

• Visiting different people in town.

• The people who make up a community.

• How to get a job

Paragraph #2:

People play different parts to make a community. For example, bus drivers help people get to school or work. Police officers make sure people follow the laws and stay safe. Business people make or sell the things we buy. Parents and teachers make sure children have what they need to learn and be safe. Students learn so they can become good parents and workers.

Multiple Choice

What is paragraph #2 talking about ? Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper and then click the answer you chose.

• The Jobs people have in a community

• How to get a job

• Where to look for a job

Paragraph # 3

You are a part of your community, too. You can do things to make a difference. You can help keep your neighborhood clean. You can follow rules and laws. You can help others who are in need.

Paragraph # 4:

Communities work best when people do their jobs and help each other. You and everyone around you work together to make a community.

Open Ended

What is paragraph #3 and #4 talking about ?

Open Ended

What is the main Idea of the passage ?

Open Ended

What are 3 key details that support your main idea? Use the answers you chose earlier to help you.