Importance of Community

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Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Happiness experts suggest having a third place outside of your home and workplace to belong to. Are some communities easier to crack than others? This lesson includes a reading, vocabulary review tasks, discussion questions, and a class survey. Start with the warm-up video in the digital tasks.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
community
social-emotional health
sharing information
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

community
necessary
involvement
tend to
run out of
count on
supportive
come in handy
retire
crack
welcoming
clique
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane