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Community Contribution Sorting Cards

A neighbourhood group is planning a day to make the local area welcoming and safe for everyone. Read each scenario and decide whether the action is Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances. For “Depends”, explain what extra information would help you decide.

Sort the community cards

Choose one category for each action. Helpful actions support people or shared places; Not helpful actions cause avoidable harm or disregard others; some actions depend on permission, safety, fairness or local needs.

1.A group invites neighbours to pick up rubbish in the local park. They bring gloves and check with the council about safely disposing of sharp or hazardous waste. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

2.A resident asks the council to remove all playground equipment because noise bothers them. They do not ask other park users about possible solutions. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

3.Young people offer to paint a mural on the outside wall of the local library. They have not yet asked the library or council for permission. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

4.A group of students offers to show new students where to find the library, office and playground, and checks that each new student wants a buddy. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

5.Neighbours want to grow vegetables on an empty block and share the harvest. They have not checked who owns the land or whether gardening is allowed there. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

6.A student wants to sell homemade biscuits at a school event to raise money for an animal shelter. Before making plans, they check the school's food safety rules and ask an adult to supervise. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

7.A neighbourhood group collects clean, good-condition coats for people who need them, but accepts only expensive designer brands. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances?

Helpful
Not helpful
Depends on the circumstances

8.A young person notices an older neighbour struggling with shopping bags. They offer help, but the neighbour says they would rather manage alone. What should the young person do?

9.A student sees a small child alone near a busy road and tells a trusted adult straight away. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances? Give one reason.

10.A family plays music during a park picnic. People nearby are trying to talk, and the family has not checked whether there are local rules about amplified sound. Is this Helpful, Not helpful, or Depends on the circumstances? Name one detail that could change your decision.

11.Invent one realistic action that could improve a shared place or help people in your community. Write what someone would do and explain how it could help while respecting other people's needs.