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Hello, everybody! Welcome to Wednesday. It’s me, Miss Lauren. Today, we’re going to talk about the best ways to help our planet Earth. We’ll visit Professor Squirrel and Nutley, watch a cartoon, meet a very important person to learn about their job, and of course, we’ll get our bodies moving!

This week, we’ve been discussing responsibility, and we’ve learned that when you’re responsible, you’re in charge of something and you take care of it. Let’s talk about all the ways you can be responsible at home. Some of you set the table for dinner, hang up your coat, or wake up on time. I’m sure you all have lots of ways you take responsibility at home, right? Yes, there are many different ways kids like you can help take care of your community beyond your home as well.

Up next, I have that cartoon I promised you. It’s about Mr. Little and his students going on a field trip to meet someone with a very responsible and important job. Let’s watch to find out who it is!

(Field trip excitement)

I can’t wait to meet the mayor! So, what exactly does the mayor do? That’s a good question! Look around—who do you see? Firefighters! They are important because they not only put out fires but also keep us safe in other ways. Who else do you see? A police officer! Aren’t we glad that we have police to protect everyone? And look, there’s Mr. Baba fixing the street. Keeping the streets and sidewalks repaired is important work too!

Everyone we’ve mentioned, including me, works to help our community. When we help others, we call that providing a service. All this service makes our town a nice place to live.

Hello, Mr. Grande! Hello, Mr. Barkley! Imagine if they didn’t help us by collecting our garbage and recyclables. Our town would become very stinky! So, to answer your question, a mayor is the leader of a town or city who works with other community leaders to make sure that everyone who lives there gets the services they need. That’s a lot to do! Mayors also work with other leaders to ensure we have parks, places to play, electricity, and clean water in our homes.

Wow, being a mayor is a big job! Are you ready to meet her students? This is Mayor Edwards!

Hello, Mayor Edwards! Would anyone like to ask me a question? Go ahead! Lacy, how did you become mayor? Well, kind of, Lacy. Every few years, our town has what’s called an election. That’s when grown-ups vote for who they want to be their leaders. Because I got the most votes, I got the job!

Are you in charge of the whole wide world? No, that job would be too big for me or anyone! I’m the mayor of this town only. I work with other leaders, like our state governor, to help make sure we all have the services we need. Every state has one governor, and just like mayors, governors are chosen by votes.

The governor’s job sounds like a lot of work too! Yes, they work with other state leaders to make their states a good place to live, with good schools for children and good jobs for grown-ups. They also decide how the state should spend its money.

Now that you know what mayors and governors do, who wants to be one when they grow up? It seems like Mayor Edwards is doing a great job taking care of her town. She’s responsible for working with others and making sure that everyone has what they need to live safely.

Of course, that was a cartoon town, and Mayor Edwards was a cartoon beaver in a town full of animals. Since she wasn’t a real mayor, let’s find out what a real mayor does!

Hi everyone! It’s me, Yonas, and today I’m interviewing Mayor John Pike. Thanks for meeting with me to answer some questions kids have about what it’s like to be a mayor. What town are you mayor of? I’m actually the mayor of St. George, Utah.

What does a mayor do? A mayor does a lot of things! A mayor is involved in planning and setting the direction of the city. What’s your favorite part about being a mayor? My favorite part is getting to go to events in our community, meeting with people, listening to their concerns, and celebrating the good things happening in our city.

Did you want to be a mayor when you were a kid? I never really dreamed of being a mayor, but I enjoyed being part of things. When I was in first grade, I was on the student council, and in sixth grade, I was the vice president of our student body. So, in a way, I was preparing for this even when I was your age.

Do you still have to do the dishes? Yes, I do! I take turns with my wife and daughter, and sometimes my other children who come to visit.

I had no idea about all the different things mayors do, and I learned a lot. Thanks again for letting me interview you today, Mayor John Pike!

Wow, a real mayor has so many responsibilities! Did you enjoy listening to Yonas ask Mayor John questions about their job? Yes! It’s important to know who’s taking care of the places where we live and keeping them safe and enjoyable for all of us.

Mayors have lots of responsibilities, but they always take care of the people in their town. We have been learning a lot about mayors, but do you have any idea how old you have to be to become one? Here’s my classroom helper, Armand, with a fast fact about one of the youngest mayors in the United States.

How old do you think you need to be to become a mayor? 30? 40? Maybe 50 years old? Well, in 2014, Celvin Green was elected mayor of Archer City, Texas. He was only 18 years old and still in high school! This shows you can never be too young to make a difference in your community.

Now it’s time to get ready to dance! Come on, let’s move!

(Exciting dance segment)

Wow, you sure know how to move! See you next time!

Sometimes we make a difference without even realizing it. Making a difference can be a small thing, like returning something that someone has lost or pointing out to a friend that their shoelace is untied.

Now let’s think back to Monday. Do you remember what Professor Squirrel and Nutley taught us? Yes! They taught us about ways we can act responsibly and care for the planet. You could take shorter showers to save water and recycle things like plastic and paper.

Let’s check in with Professor Squirrel and Nutley again. They’re going to show us other ways we can be responsible for our planet!

You certainly seem to be enjoying that shower, Nutley! But Nutley, not only did you take a very long shower, you didn’t turn off the water. That’s okay; with all the rain we’ve had, we’ve got plenty.

What’s to learn? Not about bathing, Nutley, but about the things that are important for our daily living that come from nature. These are called natural resources, like the water you just used for your shower. We need that to keep us fresh and clean, right?

Yes, but more importantly, all living things need clean water to survive. Can you think of another natural resource we all need? Clean air is another natural resource we all need to survive.

Oh, so are those the only ones? Hardly! Let’s look at some others. Trees are another valuable natural resource. They put oxygen into the air that we all need to breathe, and we use wood from trees to build houses.

Yes, and so is the soil they grow in, which is also another natural resource. Plain old dirt is a natural resource? It certainly is! We use soil to farm, and on those farms, we grow food.

The Earth gives us a lot of resources, and our survival depends on them. We should use them carefully so that we don’t run out. That wouldn’t be good, right? Exactly!

So what does conserve mean? Conserve means to protect something and not waste it. There are lots of ways we can do just that, like recycling, which reduces the amount of natural resources we use and the amount of trash we put into landfills.

Keeping our air and water clean makes perfect sense! The animals and plants that live in the wild are another important natural resource. That’s why we have national parks where they are protected.

I think I’d like to visit one of those national parks! Oh, they’re very special places! But remember, when you go, the only thing you should leave are footprints.

I get it—don’t leave any trash! Exactly! We had two big questions answered today: who’s responsible for the communities we live in, and how can I be responsible for the planet?

Isn’t it great that there are so many people whose job it is to be responsible for the places where we live? Yes! We also met a real mayor and learned about his duties. We learned about young people making a difference in their communities, and Professor Squirrel and Nutley gave us the inside information about how each of us can be responsible for our planet.

Remember, you’re in charge of your communities, your world, and taking care of yourself. It’s your way of helping make the world a better place. Now it’s time to practice all these great things you’ve learned with a few activities. Tomorrow, we’ll be back to learn more through cartoons, videos, and more. Until next time, take care and goodbye!

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