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Contents Community Services All Around Look Closely at Your Community Safety and Savings Are Their Business Time to Learn Health Care for You and Your Pet Community Cleanliness Building and Fixing Things Getting Around Town Staying in Touch Are You Hungry Let’s Have Fun Looking Your Best Community Services Past and Future Glossary For More Information Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Community serviCes All Around A community is a place where people live work play and help each other A community whether large or small also provides services to meet the needs and wants of its members Needs are what people must have in order to survive a place to live food to eat and water to drink Wants are things that people would like to have but that are People of all ages live work play and help each other in their communities 4
not necessary for survival such as a new bike or car Goods and services satisfy people’s wants and needs Goods include such objects as apples cars and roads Services are things that people do for others Gymnastics lessons banking and dental care are all services Dental care is just one of many kinds of services provided in most communities Take a walk pedal a bike or ride in a car to explore Compare and Contrast What is the difference between a good and a service List five goods and five services found in your community a nearby community Businesses play areas shops and workers are ready to supply all kinds of community services 5
