This is a lesson for 1st grade as part of a unit about community helpers. Students will learn about community helpers through video, presentations, game, taking pictures and notes, and creating a video of what they've learned at the end of the unit. Image Citation:License: CC0 Public DomainPetr Kratochvil has released this “Young Nurse” image under Public Domain license. It means that you can use and modify it for your personal and commercial projects. We obtained Model Release form for this image but please note that file must not be used in a way that places any person in the photo in a bad light or depicts them in a way that they may find offensive.

This lesson will be focusing on community helpers. It is geared toward k-2. This lesson will help students understand the different community helpers around us and what their job is.  Citation for thumbnail image: Workers emoji. Workers emoji | Public domain vectors. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Workers-emoji/70005.html 

This lesson utilizes the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (UIT) tale, “Why Buzzard Is a Loner” to enhance comprehension skills, provide an introduction to the importance of personal hygiene and drama. Although some Native American Indian stories can only be told during the winter time, this story can be told any time of the year. The tale will be read aloud to the students who will then dramatize the story as it is read again. Then students will have a presentation from a health practitioner, school counselor or the school nurse on healthy teeth maintenance (i.e., brushing, flossing, rinsing, etc.)Extensions include learning more about birds in Utah and lessons that give more information about the Ute people. The cultural note states, “Just as the birds in this story held a council meeting to decide how to deal with Buzzard. Ute people, to this day, have council meetings to discuss problems and solutions for their people. At these meetings, everyone has the right to express his or her opinion and be heard and listened to.”