2. Around the Town Unit 3 Lesson 4 “Out and About at City Hall” Created by Mrs. Perez-Vasquez 2 nd Grade

3. Vocabulary and Definitions Content Standard: Reading: Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.0 Learning Objective: Today, you will read the selection vocabulary and definitions.

4. “Out and About at City Hall” Story written by Nancy Garhan Attebury

5. Selection Vocabulary electcashierevents feeroutesneeds councilMayortaxes Basicservice manager transportation protection

6. Vocabulary Definitions The definition provides an explanation of the word. Carefully read the words and the definitions.

7. Definitions To find the definition of a word, a person may use a __________ or a ___________. The definition helps you understand the meaning of a word.

8. Mayor T he person who is the head d of a city or town government Definition: The mayor leads the city government.

9. Council People who make decisions as a group Definition: Each council member represent a different part of the city and it’s citizens.

10. Elect To chose by voting Definition: Adult citizens vote to elect the council members.

11. Cashier A person in charge of paying out or receiving money Definition: Citizen can pay for public utilities at the cashier window.

12. Events Plural of event: something that takes place. Definition: Mayor Perez attends many public event.

13. Fee Money paid for a service Definition: The bus system is an example of public transportation. Anybody may ride the bus for a fee.

14. Taxes Plural of tax: money that people or businesses must pay to support the government Definition: People who own homes and businesses pay for city services.

15. Transportation Something that carries or moves something from one place to another Definition: Public transportation, and road care are city services.

16. Routes Plural of route: a road or other course used for traveling Definition: At city hall, you might find maps of bus routes.

17. Needs Plural of need: something that is necessary, helpful, or wanted Definition: The city manager makes sure the citizens of Rushford have all the basic things they need.

18. Basic Very important Definition: I have all the basic things for school.

19. Service Work done by somebody for somebody else Definition: My bank is offering a new service.

20. Manager A person who is responsible for directing and controlling the work of a business Definition: My brother is the manager of a grocery store

21. Protection The keeping of someone or something from harm Definition: Police officers provide protection for the community.

22. Selection Vocabulary electcashierevents feeroutesneeds councilMayortaxes Basicservice manager transportation protection

23. Concept Vocabulary The concept word for this lesson is Election

24. Definition : Election An election is “the act of choosing by vote.”

25. Election An election can decide who will be mayor or president.

26. Think An election can decide how much money schools will receive. Have you ever had a class election? How did the election process work?

27. Concept Vocabulary The concept word for this lesson is Election