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Read and Respond

What are some ways people can

help make change ?

Why is voting so important?

What is a problem in your

community that you can help fix?

Ben Nussbaum

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Jennifer M. Lopez, M.S.Ed., NBCT

Senior CoordinatorHistory/Social Studies

Norfolk Public Schools

Tina Ristau, M.A., SLMS

Teacher Librarian

Waterloo Community School District

iCivics Consultants

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Chief Education Officer

Taylor Davis, M.T.

Director of Curriculum and Content

Natacha Scott, MAT

Director of Educator Engagement

Publishing Credits

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Nussbaum, Ben, 1975- author.

Title: Changing our community / Ben Nussbaum.

Description: Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, [2021] |

Includes index. | Audience: Grades 2-3 | Summary: "Communities are

always changing. Streets get xed. Sidewalks get added. New schools get

built. But how does it all happen?"-- Provided by publisher.

Identiers: LCCN 2020043566 (print) | LCCN 2020043567 (ebook) | ISBN

9781087604985 (paperback) | ISBN 9781087620008 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Social change--Juvenile literature. | Political

participation--Juvenile literature. | Civic improvement--Juvenile literature.

Classication: LCC HM831 .N87 2021 (print) | LCC HM831 (ebook) | DDC

303.4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020043566

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020043567

This book may not be reproduced or distributed in any

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ISBN 978-1-0876-2

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Table of Contents

Changing All the Time ..............

Jump into Fiction:

Speaking Up ...........................

A Lot to Think About ..............

A Big Change ...........................

What Now? ..............................

Help Make Change ..................

Glossary ...................................

Index ........................................

Civics in Action ........................

Changing All the Time

Change is everywhere. It is in big cities. It

is in small towns. But it is not always easy.

Making changes to communities takes a lot

of work. It takes planning. Many people must

work together to figure out which changes

should be made. But how do these decisions

get made?

Many Communities

A community can be a group of people who

live in the same area. But it can also be a

group of people who share some beliefs or

do the same thing, such as playing a sport.

Jump into

Fiction

Speaking Up

Why do we need to spend money

to build a new school? Cant it just be

repaired? Amy heard someone ask.

A lot of people were at the town council

meeting. They wanted to give their

opinions on the new school.

Amy leaned over to her mom. Am I

allowed to say something?

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Of course! This is your school.

Let them know what you think, her

mom said.

Amy took a breath and stood up. It

is not enough just to do repairs. The

buildings are too small. There are so

many kids now. The new school could

have bigger rooms and better science

labs. Its important for us and for future

kids. People clapped as she sat down.

The next week, Mr. Wilson spoke to

the class.

I have some good news to share, he

said. A lot of you know that there has

been talk about building a new school.

Amy, I even heard you speak at the

meeting last week, he added.

Well, Im happy to share that the vote

is in. We are getting a new school!

Amy smiled. She was glad that she

spoke up and proud that she helped

others make this decision.

Back to

Nonfiction

A Lot to Think About

Sometimes, communities want to make

changes. Maybe a street needs to be paved.

Maybe an old building is falling apart and a

new one needs to be built.

Community workers

repave a street.

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