Teaching Tips: Kids Care

The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) What information is important to include in a news report?

Focus (ELA) If you were to write a news report about the Kids Care Club, what would you want to include?

Follow-up (ELA) Discuss news reporting and newspaper writing. Are these types of reporting a service to the community? Why or why not? For example, how might a report about the Kids Care Club influence a community? How do reports about political candidates affect elections?

Frame (SS) What is a community service? What types of community services are you aware of?

Focus (SS) How does the Kids Care Club help its community?

Follow-up (SS) What other types of community services could a school group such as the Kids Care Club successfully implement? What type of service would you like to activate? How would it help society?