Helpers

in Our
Community
Preschool Writing, Social Studies 55 minutes

by Alexandra Parlamas August 23, 2015

In this lesson, students will have the chance to discuss community helpers! They will explore
people who help them everyday and then complete an expressive activity.

Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify at least 3 community helpers. Students will be able to identify the
role and importance of community helpers. Students will be able to identify initial sounds and
write the corresponding letter.

Materials and Preparation

Books about community helpers, such as Career Day by Anne Rockwell , Helpers
in My Community by Bobbie Kalman, and Delivering Your Mail: A Book About Mail
Carriers by Ann Owen
Dramatic play hats of community helpers (firefighter hats, police officer hats, mail
carrier hats, etc., 1 per student)
Lined writing paper with space for a picture on top (1 per student)
Whose Hat is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper
Help the Garbage Truck Driver worksheet
What Does the Police Officer Wear worksheet

Key Terms: Attachments
community helper
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Garbage the Police
Truck Driver Officer Wear

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Lesson
Introduction (5 minutes)
Ask students if anyone knows what a community helper is. Ask if they think a teacher is a
community helper.
Explain that a community helper is anyone who helps others by providing a service.
Ask students to list people who help others. Examples include police officers, firefighters,
mail carrier, etc.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher Modeling (15 minutes)

Then, read the story Whose Hat is This? Identify how each hat belongs to someone who
helps others.
Next, have students go through the classroom library or selected books picked out about
community helpers.
Invite them to explore these books and see how many they can find!
Have students select which community helper they would like to be when they grow up.

Guided Practice/Interactive Modeling (15 minutes)

Next, stand in front of the classroom and explain that a teacher is a community helper.
Say why you chose to be a community helper and what you do to help others.
Have the students take turns speaking about which community helper they chose as their
favorite.
Instruct them to wear the hats that match the community helpers they chose.
On the board, draw a picture of a teacher, and sound out the word teacher with the class.
See if any student can identify the initial sound for the word teacher.
Then, write the word teacher under the drawing.

Independent Working Time (10 minutes)

Give students the opportunity to complete an expressive drawing and writing activity.
Have each student spell and sound out the words of the community helper they would like
to be and that they spoke about.
Then, help them write that helper on the lined paper.
Instruct them to draw a picture of this person above the word.

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Extend
Differentiation
Enrichment: Have students select multiple community helpers to add to their writing
pieces. Give your students the worksheets to read.
Support: Have students find the books that match their favorite community helpers to help
assist them in finding the initial sound of that word.

Related Books and/or Media

GAME: Community Helpers Quiz

Review
Assessment (5 minutes)
As an assessment, have each student go around the room and identify the letters in the
word.

Review and Closing (5 minutes)

As a review, have the students take their writing pieces home to explain their choice of
community helpers to their guardians!

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