Jamaica+Louise+James+Reinforcing+Activity

__Procedures:__ 1. Begin this activity by gathering students for a whole class discussion. 2. Explain to students “we will be talking about the meaning of community today and reading a book about a girl that makes a difference in her community.” 3. Ask students the following questions and discuss each: a. What is a community? b. What do you think communities need? Why do they need these things? c. In what ways can we contribute to our community? 4. Explain to students that a nursing home in their community would love to have our class come and brighten the days of its residents. 5. Explain to students that we are going to develop a readers’ theatre for Jamaica Louise James and perform our readers’ theatre to the residents at the local nursing home, eat lunch with them and then read them our favorite class books for the remainder of the afternoon. 6. Pass out pre-written scripts to students. And spend the next three days in language arts, learning and rehearsing the readers’ theatre.
 * Jamaica Louise James Extension Activity:**
 * Lesson Title: How do we become a part of our community?**