Travilah Community Workers

Community Workers

Students in Ms. Holland's and Mr. Taylor's second grade have been studying community workers. After researching their chosen career, students made a puppet showing what that worker might look like. They wrote about each career and presented this information to their classmates as public speakers. The finished work, puppets and reports, were displayed in the hallway. This project interrelated the concepts of natural and cultural features that are utilized in each profession. Students became aware that workers can be found in all three community areas (i.e. residential, recreational, and commercial). The outcome of this project allowed the students to better understand the contributions and benefits made by community workers.

Ice Skating Teacher by Lindsay B.

When I become an adult, I want to pursue a career as an ice skating teacher because I want to teach children how to ice skate. As an ice skating teacher, I can be found teaching people in an ice skating rink. The ice skating rink that I work in is a recreational area because it is a fun place to be.

I work with many resources throughout the day. One natural resource is ice. Two cultural resources are people and their ice skates. I buy ice skates in order to skate and teach. I teach ice skating lessons every day as a service in my career.

My career makes a contribution to the community by allowing me to teach adults and children how to ice skate and have a lot of fun!

Fire Fighter by Mark A.

When I become an adult I want to pursue a career in fire fighting because I want to save people's lives. My career allows me to work in one or more places. I can be found working in a fire station or putting out fires in a house, grocery store or offices. Most of the time I can be found in a residential area because I will be fighting fires in the residentail community.

I work with many resources throughout the day. Some natural resources I work with are water and fire. Some cultural resources I work with are trucks, hoses, axes, ladders, ropes, pike poles, prybars, and oxygen tanks. i need to buy gas and oil for the fire trucks. I also need to buy oxygen tanks and masks for myself and the other fire fighters.

In my career I teach school children about fire fighting and fire prevention. I save people by rescuing them from the burning building and help people in accidents.

My career benefits the community in many ways. It teaches many school children and adults about fire fighting and fire prevention. It saves people's and animal's lives, it saves properties, e.g. houses, big buildings and parks. It also helps people in accidents. It shows people teamwork is very important.

Football Coach by Jason S.

When I grow up I want to be a football coach because football is my favorite sport. I also like to teach other people things I know. As a football coach I work at a football field which is great because I love to be outside. I spend most of my time in a recreational area because that is where there are lots of grassy areas to play games and to practice. The recreation department gives us a field to play on.

As a football coach I work with natural and cultural resources. Some of the natural resources are the kids I coach, the referees, the assistant coach and the grass we play on.

Some of the cultural resources are a football, a headphone, uniforms and cones. I also need to buy goods to perform my job but Gaithersburg Recreation Department buys them for me. The goods are footballs, uniforms, cones, a headphone, end zone posts and a kick off tee. I would use them to teach the kids how to kick, pass, follow directions and to stay in bounds. As a football coach I don't sell goods. I provide a service which teaches kids how to play football, get along with others and respect authority.

This career benefits the community by training future football stars and it gives kids something to do after school. It also teaches kids how to be good sports and that hard work pays off.

My Park Ranger by Joseph F.

I want to be a park ranger because I like nature and the outdoors. To learn more about park rangers, I checked out a book from the library and went to Seneca Creek State Park to interview Park Ranger Dorothy Kengla. I learned that park rangers do more than I thought. They can work in forests, at beaches or at memorials. Parks are recreational areas because you can boat, fish, hike, camp, ride horses, bike, and play.

As a park ranger, I would work with both natural and cultural resources. The natural resources include trees, leaves, lakes, ponds, streams, beaches, caves, and many different kinds of animals. Seneca Creek State Park has deer, squirrels, fish, birds and raccoons. I saw two deer near the road and my Dad and I took their picture. The cultural resources include historic houses, tools, equipment, jeeps, trucks, boats, docks, and totem poles. In their jobs, park rangers need to buy lumber, signs, tools, and car and truck parts for repairs. They use rakes, shovels, and pruning shears to remove dead trees and limbs and to keep the trails clear. Ranger Kengla's main job is to work on the trails.

Park rangers also sell things to people who visit the park. They sell food, drinks, and gift shop items at the Visitor's Center. they also rent boats for fishing and fun. Parks provide many services. These services include picnic areas, hiking and bike trails, guided nature tours and boat rentals. Park rangers also give directions to visitors who get lost. I learned that park rangers are law enforcement officers, too. They carry guns to keep our parks safe.

Park rangers do many things to help the community. They teach people about nature, animals and history. Parks are important because they provide open green space and places for recreation.

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	Ice Skating Teacher by Lindsay B. When I become an adult, I want to pursue a career as an ice skating teacher because I want to teach children how to ice skate. As an ice skating teacher, I can be found teaching people in an ice skating rink. The ice skating rink that I work in is a recreational area because it is a fun place to be. I work with many resources throughout the day. One natural resource is ice. Two cultural resources are people and their ice skates. I buy ice skates in order to skate and teach. I teach ice skating lessons every day as a service in my career. My career makes a contribution to the community by allowing me to teach adults and children how to ice skate and have a lot of fun!

	Fire Fighter by Mark A. When I become an adult I want to pursue a career in fire fighting because I want to save people's lives. My career allows me to work in one or more places. I can be found working in a fire station or putting out fires in a house, grocery store or offices. Most of the time I can be found in a residential area because I will be fighting fires in the residentail community.
I work with many resources throughout the day. Some natural resources I work with are water and fire. Some cultural resources I work with are trucks, hoses, axes, ladders, ropes, pike poles, prybars, and oxygen tanks. i need to buy gas and oil for the fire trucks. I also need to buy oxygen tanks and masks for myself and the other fire fighters.	In my career I teach school children about fire fighting and fire prevention. I save people by rescuing them from the burning building and help people in accidents. My career benefits the community in many ways. It teaches many school children and adults about fire fighting and fire prevention. It saves people's and animal's lives, it saves properties, e.g. houses, big buildings and parks. It also helps people in accidents. It shows people teamwork is very important.





Football Coach by Jason S. When I grow up I want to be a football coach because football is my favorite sport. I also like to teach other people things I know. As a football coach I work at a football field which is great because I love to be outside. I spend most of my time in a recreational area because that is where there are lots of grassy areas to play games and to practice. The recreation department gives us a field to play on. As a football coach I work with natural and cultural resources. Some of the natural resources are the kids I coach, the referees, the assistant coach and the grass we play on.	Some of the cultural resources are a football, a headphone, uniforms and cones. I also need to buy goods to perform my job but Gaithersburg Recreation Department buys them for me. The goods are footballs, uniforms, cones, a headphone, end zone posts and a kick off tee. I would use them to teach the kids how to kick, pass, follow directions and to stay in bounds. As a football coach I don't sell goods. I provide a service which teaches kids how to play football, get along with others and respect authority. This career benefits the community by training future football stars and it gives kids something to do after school. It also teaches kids how to be good sports and that hard work pays off.

	My Park Ranger by Joseph F. I want to be a park ranger because I like nature and the outdoors. To learn more about park rangers, I checked out a book from the library and went to Seneca Creek State Park to interview Park Ranger Dorothy Kengla. I learned that park rangers do more than I thought. They can work in forests, at beaches or at memorials. Parks are recreational areas because you can boat, fish, hike, camp, ride horses, bike, and play.
As a park ranger, I would work with both natural and cultural resources. The natural resources include trees, leaves, lakes, ponds, streams, beaches, caves, and many different kinds of animals. Seneca Creek State Park has deer, squirrels, fish, birds and raccoons. I saw two deer near the road and my Dad and I took their picture. The cultural resources include historic houses, tools, equipment, jeeps, trucks, boats, docks, and totem poles. In their jobs, park rangers need to buy lumber, signs, tools, and car and truck parts for repairs. They use rakes, shovels, and pruning shears to remove dead trees and limbs and to keep the trails clear. Ranger Kengla's main job is to work on the trails.	Park rangers also sell things to people who visit the park. They sell food, drinks, and gift shop items at the Visitor's Center. they also rent boats for fishing and fun. Parks provide many services. These services include picnic areas, hiking and bike trails, guided nature tours and boat rentals. Park rangers also give directions to visitors who get lost. I learned that park rangers are law enforcement officers, too. They carry guns to keep our parks safe. Park rangers do many things to help the community. They teach people about nature, animals and history. Parks are important because they provide open green space and places for recreation.