Town Navigators Slides Life Skills Academy
Social Studies
Town Navigators
Learning how to find, visit, and use key businesses in our community.
Local Community | Unit 1: Out & About
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Community Basics
What is a Business?
A place where people buy goods (things like food or stamps).
A place where people get services (help with saving money or sending mail).
Each business has a special sign, logo, and job.
Vocabulary
Community Hubs
These stores and offices keep our towns running and help us with our daily needs.
We use these places almost every week!
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Business Stop #1
Stop #1
The Grocery Store
What we do: Buy fresh food, snacks, drinks, and home supplies.Key tools: Shopping carts, shopping lists, and grocery bags.Paying: We pay the cashier at the register or use self-checkout.
Grocery Store
Look for signs that say "Market", "Supermarket", or "Foods"!
Tip: Use a shopping list to remember what items you need to buy.
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Business Stop #2
Stop #2
The Bank
What we do: Keep our money safe, make deposits, and withdraw cash.Key tools: Debit cards, deposit slips, checks, and savings accounts.Who helps: The teller at the counter or the safe ATM machine.
The Bank
Look for signs with words like "Bank", "Credit Union", or "Savings"!
Security: Never share your secret debit card PIN number with anyone!
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Business Stop #3
Stop #3
The Post Office
What we do: Mail letters, ship packages, and buy postal stamps.Key tools: Envelopes, stamps, address labels, and shipping boxes.How it works: We put a stamp on the top-right corner of the envelope.
The Post Office
Look for blue collection boxes and the USPS eagle emblem!
Address Guide: Top-left is your return address; center is who you are mailing it to!
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Class Quiz (Questions)
Where Do I Go?
Let's Help Our Neighbors!
1
"My fridge is completely empty. I have no milk or bread."
Answer: Think... ❓
2
"I have a paper check from work. I need to save it."
Answer: Think... ❓
3
"I wrote a birthday card for my grandma who lives far away."
Answer: Think... ❓
Guess as a class, then press Next Slide to reveal!
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Class Quiz (Answers Revealed!)
Answers!
Awesome Navigating!
1
"My fridge is completely empty. I have no milk or bread."
Answer: Grocery Store
2
"I have a paper check from work. I need to save it."
Answer: The Bank
3
"I wrote a birthday card for my grandma who lives far away."
Answer: Post Office
You've got it! You are ready to start our matching game.
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Activity Prep
What's Next?
We are going to play the Town Matchup Game !
1 Match visual logos to the correct community building.
2 Practice real-world tasks using role-play actor cards.
Ready to Play?
Listen to your teacher for the card deck distribution!
Team up with a partner and navigate the town!
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Town Matchup Game Town Matchup Game
Part 1: Scenario Role-Play Cards
Group Activity
Teacher & Facilitator Guide
Cut out the 6 role-play cards below along the dashed lines. Distribute cards to student pairs. Have one student play the Customer and the other play the Employee (Cashier, Teller, or Postal Worker) using the simple scripts!
Grocery
1. Paying for Food
Scenario: You have a carton of eggs and bread.
🗣️ Customer: "Hello, I would like to buy these, please."
🗣️ Cashier: "That will be five dollars. Cash or debit card?"
✂️ Cut along lines
Grocery
2. Finding Items
Scenario: You cannot find the boxes of cereal.
🗣️ Customer: "Excuse me, where is the breakfast cereal?"
🗣️ Clerk: "It is in Aisle 4! Right next to the oatmeal."
✂️ Cut along lines
Bank
3. Saving Cash
Scenario: You want to save a ten-dollar bill.
🗣️ Customer: "I want to deposit this ten dollars into savings."
🗣️ Teller: "Great! May I see your savings slip and ID?"
✂️ Cut along lines
Bank
4. Using the ATM
Scenario: A friend helps you safely check your balance.
🗣️ Customer: "I need to look at my balance. I will cover my PIN."
🗣️ Friend: "Good job keeping your card numbers private!"
✂️ Cut along lines
Post Office
5. Mailing a Letter
Scenario: You need to send a letter but have no stamp.
🗣️ Customer: "Can I buy one forever stamp for this envelope?"
🗣️ Clerk: "Yes, that is seventy-three cents. I will apply it."
✂️ Cut along lines
Post Office
6. Shipping a Box
Scenario: Sending a heavy present to a cousin.
🗣️ Customer: "Please weigh this box. How soon will it arrive?"
🗣️ Clerk: "It weighs three pounds. It will arrive in three days."
✂️ Cut along lines
Town Navigators Lesson Series Page 1 of 2
Town Matchup Game
Part 2: Visual Matching Cards
Matching Grid
Matching Objective
Town Explorer Worksheets Town Navigators
Level 1 Worksheets
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ____________
Part A: Trace the Words
Carefully trace the name of each community business below.
Grocery Store
G R O C E R Y
Savings Bank
B A N K
Post Office
P O S T
Part B: Mixed-Up Match
Draw a line connecting the building on the left to its correct tool on the right!
Grocery Store
Stamp
The Bank
Shopping Cart
Post Office
Debit Card
Part C: My Community
Draw a checkmark ✓ next to any of these places you have visited!
A Food Store
A Money Bank
A Post Office
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Level 2 Worksheets
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ____________
Part A: Multiple Choice Questions
Circle the correct community business. All choice shapes look identical!
1. Where do you go to buy fresh fruit and vegetables?
Post Office Savings Bank Grocery Store
2. Where do you go to safely save checks or paper dollar bills?
Savings Bank Grocery Store Post Office
Part B: Shopping Sort Game
Look at the items below. Circle the 3 items that go into a Grocery Cart. Draw an 'X' over the 2 items that go to the Post Office.
Fresh Apple
Letter Mail
Loaf Bread
Stamp Pack
Cold Soda
Part C: Tool Associations
Circle the matching community building word for the tool pictured.
Object: Grocery Cart
Grocery Bank
Object: Debit Card
Post Office Bank
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Level 3 Worksheets
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ____________
🗂️ Word Bank
Bank Grocery Post Office Stamp Card
Part A: Fill in the Blank
1. I need to buy fresh apples and healthy cereal. I will walk to the ____________________ store.
2. To mail a birthday letter, I must buy a postage ____________________ to stick on the envelope.
