Week 15

 Hello everyone, we will be continuing the Kids Can Be Big Helpers persuasive text reading this week.

Unjumble Activity: https://wordwall.net/resource/104033349

Week 15 Vocabulary Definitions 

attention (n.): the act of listening, watching, or thinking carefully about something

 2 issue (n.): an important subject or problem that people are talking about

 3 variety a lot of different things of the same type 

 4 responsible (n.): (adj.): having a duty to take care of something or someone

 5 trustworthy (adj.): able to be trusted

 6 solve (v.): to find an answer to something 

 7 local (adj.): relating to a particular area 

 8 come up with (phr. v.): to think of an idea or plan 

 9 figure out (phr. v.): to find the answer to something by thinking 

 10 event (n.): a planned public or social occasion 

 11 treat (n.): a small piece of food, often specially produced, that is given to pets in addition to their usual food, for example as a reward 

 12 social media (n.): websites or apps for sharing information or photos 

 13 health (n.): the condition of your body or mind 

 14 successful (adj.): achieving the result you wanted 

 15 expert (n.): a person with special knowledge or skills 

 16 penny (n.): a small coin in the US worth one cent or 0.01 dollar 

 17 litter (v.): to throw pieces of paper and other small objects on the ground in public places 

 18 courteous (adj.): being polite and showing respect 

 19 take action (phr. v.): to do something to deal with a problem 

 20 homemade (adj.): made at home 

 21 message (n.): a piece of written or spoken information 

 22 themselves (pron.): used to show that the people mentioned do something 

 23 drive (n.): an event organized to collect money or items to help others 

 24 donate (v.): to give something, especially money, to help someone

Kids Can Be Big Helpers Story Summary

Story: https://youtu.be/Jz3NtVBXb0Y?si=HeQVdr9ckXY4ddOg

This story is a persuasive text which is a reading which gets readers to understand and respect the author's viewpoint.

There is no main character in this story, and the main setting is in the USA but the theme can be applicable to children all over the world.

In the text, it states that there are more than 320 million people living in the United States of America.

How can so many people get along?

They need to help each other in many ways, and many of these helpers are kids and students.

Family members help each other carry groceries or do the dishes.

At school, students help teachers clean up.

Students also help their classmates with school work when they can.

Some helpers are volunteers who do jobs without pay.

Volunteers can do many jobs like reading to children, raising money for causes, cleaning up litter outside, collecting books and clothing for people in need, and helping elders in various ways.

Helping others can make someone into a good citizen.

Good citizens pay attention to issues in their community like making sure poorer people have enough food to eat.

When people volunteer, they learn to be responsible and trustworthy.

They also learn a lot of useful skills when they volunteer.

For example, students volunteering to raise money to help animals need to learn how to raise money.

They have to think up some ideas like starting a pet fair or some type of event.

In order to be successful, they need to talk to others, send messages on social media, organize things, and work with others.

Those are all important skills for kids to learn.

Helping others can make people feel good about themselves which makes helpers healthier and more successful.

People can often make new friends when they volunteer.

Many families volunteer in shelters where people live and receive help.

Volunteers can help shelters by serving food or playing games with the people in the shelter.

Helpers can also help their communities by cleaning up and being good citizens.

Week 15	Homework 回家功課
Monday December 8th	1. Week 15 Vocab #9-16 x 3 + definitions x 1 2. Write 3 sentences
Tuesday December 9th	1. Week 15 Vocab #17-24 x 3 + definitions x 1 2. Write 4 sentences
Wednesday December 10th	1. Grade 3 Shared Worksheet
Thursday December 11th	1. A2 Worksheet
Friday December 12th	1. Write Week 16 vocab #1-8 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences 3. Sensay 4. Reading Worksheet