Community

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjem0vm8geo

What do you see here? who do you think this is? what is their jo? There are clues in the picture to show what job they have. They are holding two things; one is about their job, the other is about the story here - which is which?

This is Matt Smith, he is a butcher living in Clapham, London.

What is a butcher, what does a butcher do? Which objects in the photo tells us Matt is a butcher?

Why do you think Matt is holding a toy elephant?

The elephant belongs to a three year old boy and it is his pride and joy.

What does "his pride and joy" mean "?

The boy dropped the elephant on a zebra crossing and didn't realise he had lost it till he got home.

The boy's mum, Catherine, went out to search for the elephant but not find it. She posted a picture of the elephant online to ask if anyone has seen it.

Matt had already found the elephant on the zebra crossing earlier that day and he put it in his shop window.

Why didn't Matt leave the toy in the road? 
Why put it in his shop window do you think Matt wanted to sell it?

Catherine, the boy's mum, thought they would never see the elephant again and lost hope. Her little boy went to bed in tears that night.
But people shared the photo of the elephant online asking if anyone had see it... what do you think happened next?

A customer in Matt's butcher shop had seen the photo online and recognised the elephant  in Matt's shop window. She showed Matt the photo and Matt contacted Catherine online to say he had the elephant and she cold come and get it.

How do you think Catherine felt? (any other words than happy?)

Matt says, "It's a close knit community round here."
Catherine added, "For me, I'm, all about community, it's why we moved here... This situation would never happen anywhere else- it's a testament to Clapham and the people here."

What is a community?
What does 'close knit community' mean?
"This situation would never happen anywhere else," Do you agree, or disagree with Catherine? Could this story only happen in Clapham?
Could this story happen here we live? Do we have a  community here? Can anyone think of an example of community in or around our school?
In a community is everyone the same or is everyone different?
How are people different in our community?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?

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No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat  (scheme of work for primary schools) 

 

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