Our Class Works Together (1964)

[Music] what's happening in Mrs Barry's class today everyone seems quite busy either reading or writing they are learning about kinds of communities cities and towns and Villages writing and reading are things that we do by ourselves doing things by ourselves is one way of getting things done Mrs Barry is reminding the class that one of the things they've learned about communities is that people work together to get things done in class there are certain things that we can get done too by working together what projects might the class do by sharing the work well Bob is suggesting that they could all build a model of a small community Arthur thinks that they might make a large painting showing how the town gets its milk telling their ideas is part of planning together planning together is part of working together Anne has an idea she's collected quite a few pictures they show people working at different jobs perhaps the class might make an exhibit of such pictures it would show many kinds of workers in the community Bob is listening it helps to listen to the ideas of others an is usually quiet but now she is telling her idea quiet people often have good ideas if we take time to listen to them Barbara has something to say too she thinks that the class might write a report about communities Mrs Barry thinks that all their ideas are good ones which does the class like best Jack says that writing the report is a good idea but he thinks it's something we can do better by ourselves what about doing the painting Mrs Barry remembers that they worked on a painting last week how many are interested in doing another now only two what about the other ideas the model and the picture exhibit would they like to work on these all right that's what they'll do now they have to decide where they can work this part of the room seems like a good place these tables can be used for the model of the community this table for the workspace for the picture exhibit and this board for pinning up the pictures now the boys and girls will plan their work and decide what things they will need for the project Bob and Arthur are getting little cartons that will be used for the homes and the buildings of the model Nancy has colored paper that will be needed for water and grass and streets Ruth has the paints and brushes for painting the homes and buildings they'll need paste and scissors too here are cardboard and thumb TX for putting up the pictures an has her pictures and they'll find more on these old magazines so the work is started it's a few days later and the boys and girls have done a lot of work on their project Bob and Arthur are working on the downtown section of the model Jack and Ruth on the neighborhood Nancy is working on the park the work has been divided so that each boy and girl has about the same amount to do Jack is doing the streets and grass of the neighborhood while Bob has made the streets of the downtown section Arthur is working on the neighborhood houses he doesn't mind that the class didn't follow his suggestion to make a painting he is doing his best with this job next time maybe his suggestion will be used Ruth is putting the finishing touches on a house so by sharing the work and by sharing ideas the work is being done faster and better and it's more fun too but look the streets of the downtown area are one color and the streets of the neighborhood another when the different parts of the model are placed together that won't look right jack talks it over with Bob perhaps Mrs Barry can help solving problems together is part of working together Mrs Barry asks the boys what they think should be done Bob has made the dark streets and Jack has made the light colored streets but perhaps the dark color is more like streets really are together they decide that Jack is going to change the color of the neighborhood streets so that they will match the downtown streets let's see how the picture exhibit is coming along Anne and the others have been selecting more pictures of workers from the magazines and pinning them up oh Joan has brought an a picture that she found in a magazine at home Anne says she likes it better than the one she planned to use so she'll use Joan's picture an's found out that Tom can use scissors very well so he's been cutting out most of the pictures they'll need he's also collected quite a bit of waste paper he'd better get rid of it Frank has some spare time and we'll help him two can tidy up faster than one like Tom everyone is trying to do a good job after the pictures have been cut Frank mounts them but Frank's all out of paste can he borrow some Arthur is almost finished with his pasting perhaps Arthur can lend his Pace to Frank working together include sharing things Helen is putting up the pictures she's getting help too and is making sure that the pictures are lined up straight when we work together we combine our ideas and our efforts and we get more done the pictures and their exhibit show that many things in communities are also done by people working together the mailman is one community worker we depend on him for he delivers our mail the clerk helps us with our packages the bus driver takes us where we want to go the doctor helps us keep well the policeman keeps us safe yes people in communities do help one another and now the picture exhibit is almost completed and so is the model the boys and girls have done these things by working together everyone is proud of the work the different parts of the model fit together to form a whole [Music] Community everyone has had a share in the project there are some things we do alone but there are other things we do better if we work together when we work together we help others and others help [Music] us