Performance Task Title: Kindergarten Community Helpers

Submitted By: Nicole Bartels

Date: 10/8/2008

Performance Task- GRASPS

Goal- You will teach a page of your Caring Community Helpers Book to our principal and Mrs. Smith’s Pre-K class. You will also dress as the community helper that you teach.

Role- You will be the teacher. You will teach the class about your favorite community helper.

Audience- You will be teaching our principal, Dr. Scott, and Mrs. Smith’s Pre-K class.

Situation- I was talking to our Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Smith, the other day. She said that her students were getting a little confused about what a community helper was. I explained to her that my wonderful class was experts on community helpers and that they would be happy to come and teach the class. Our principal, Dr. Scott, overheard our conversation and asked if she could come too!

Product/Performance- You will create your Caring Community Helpers book of the community helpers that you are an expert on throughout the unit. The community helpers in your book will be a police officer, fire fighter, mail carrier, teacher, baker, and doctor. Your presentation of teaching the class will be the final product.

Standard/Criteria- see rubric

Rubric:

I know what my community helper does.
I know where my community helper does his/her job.
I know what tools my community helper uses.
I was dressed as my community helper.
I was speaking loudly and looking at my audience during my presentation.