Community

Many kids live where there are other houses.
There are shops and schools.
They can catch a bus or train or tram.
There are playgrounds and parks.
Some kids live where there are not many people.

When people live in the same area, and use the same shops, schools, parks, library and other services, they are part of a community. Another word for community is neighbourhood.

In a community there are schools and kindergartens, doctors and nurses, shops and restaurants. In some communities there is a market. Often there is a swimming pool and a library, parks, playgrounds and sport grounds. There is a police station and a fire station that help protect that community. There are buses and perhaps trains and trams that connect that community to other communities. There are different kinds of churches in a community.

Some communities are large, some are small. Some communities are in a city or town, and others are in the country. Most communities have people from different countries who have come to live there, as well as people who have lived here for all their lives.

You live in a community. When you look out your window, what do you see? Some children will see fields full of cows and sheep, some will see the bush, some will see tall buildings and lots of traffic , some will see mountains or the sea. Make a list of the things you see when you look out from your house, and the sounds you hear.

Communities are all different, but some things will be the same. Your class is a kind of community. It is made up of people who look different and sound different but who do things together and who do many things the same

A community is made up of people. People who work and play, go to school, look after each other, people who help and people who need help.

Index	Schools	Churches	Dentists	Doctors and nurses	Firefighters	Groups
Houses	Shops	Sports	Natural features	Police	Food	Council