August 2003     Vol.4 Issue 8

Suggested lesson plan for "Helping you
get involved in your community"

This article is different from most articles in that it is a listing and description of features to be continued and new ones to be included in future issues. Give the young reader a choice of either reading it aloud to you or having you read it aloud to him or her. Point out that you will help out with any words if he or she chooses to read the article to you. But either way, questions will be asked afterward in order to stimulate a discussion of the young reader's reactions. If the child reads the article aloud, help out with any troublesome words in order to keep the reading as fluent as possible. Of course if you read, model fluent and expressive oral reading. Sample questions might be ones such as these.

1. Have you and your parents ever planned an activity based on information found in Young Saint Louis.com? If yes, describe.
2. Of the areas listed in this preview, what areas might be of most interest to you? Why?
3. Do you think it is important for kids to become involved in community activities? Why or why not?
4. Do you know of community activities for kids that you would like to see reported in Young Saint Louis.com?
5. Do you know how to use the Your Turn tab on Young Saint Louis.com to submit your ideas to the editors of the website newspaper?