Our Family Is a Community

Dear Family,

We are learning about what makes a community. Communities can be the cities or areas in which people live, but communities are also formed whenever a group of people get together for a common purpose. We have learned that our classroom is a community. We discussed today that our families are also communities.

The homework for tonight is for the students (with the help of their families) to come up with a list of things you do for each other for the good of all. Think in terms of ways that family members share their time, their talents (abilities) and their treasure (can be money or things) for the common good of the family. For example, someone may clear the dishes after the meal.

Help the student talk to all members of the family for ideas and write a list below. Return the list to school on _______________.

Thank you,