JA Our Community Training Videos
JA Our Community®
JA Our Community introduces students to the intersection of work readiness and early elementary grades social studies learning objectives, including how citizens benefit from and contribute to a community's success.
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
- Describe a community.
- Identify the variety of careers people have in a community and how each job requires specific skills.
- Identify how business and government jobs help a community.
- Explain how taxation supports government services.
- Recognize voting as a way responsible citizens act.
- Describe the flow of money in a community's economy.
Program Basics
- Includes a series of five sessions recommended for students in second grade.
- The average time for each session is 40 minutes.
- Materials are packaged in a self-contained kit that includes detailed plans for the volunteer and materials for 30 students.
- Students develop a sense of career awareness and how all jobs help a community.
- Session-specific, age-appropriate materials increase student interaction and emphasize JA's experiential approach to learning.
- Correlates to state social studies, English, and math standards, as well as to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics.