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What Is a Community?

Grade 3 · Social Studies · Our Community and Communities Around the World · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Lesson Summary

A community is a group of people who live, work, and play in the same area and help each other.

Explanation

Communities can be big or small. A neighborhood, a town, or a city are all communities. People in a community share things like schools, parks, libraries, and stores. They follow rules and laws that keep everyone safe. What makes a community special is that people care about the place they live and look out for one another.

Practice Questions

Q1: What is a community?
Answer: A group of people who live, work, and play in the same area.
Q2: Name something people in a community share.
Answer: Schools, parks, libraries, stores, or roads.
Q3: Why do communities have rules?
Answer: To keep everyone safe and help people get along.
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What Is a Community? is a lesson in the Our Community and Communities Around the World chapter of Grade 3 Social Studies. It is part of the Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.

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What Is a Community? is taught in Grade 3 as part of the Social Studies curriculum in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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