Community Helpers

Community helpers are important people whose job is to help others. Everyone who lives in a community can be a community helper. Some examples of community helpers are mail carriers, teachers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, and bakers.

Community workers are so much fun to learn about in Kindergarten & First Grade! Kids start thinking about what they want to be when they grow up and about the jobs of the people around them!

When we teach our kids about the workers in the community, they learn jobs and responsibilities. This is also a great time to talk about the entire community including Map Skills.

Let’s look at some resources that can help your students learn more about their community and the workers that live there and help others.

Community Helpers Paper Bag Puppets – Kids Love These

Link to Community Helpers Paper Bag Puppets with Can Have Are graphic organizers

There are two different sets available. So many teachers requested puppets with a boy and girl for each, I just had to get my friend Amy at Clip Art Corral to create some boys and girls for each job.

Jobs included for the Community Helpers:

Astronaut

Construction Worker

Dentist

Doctor

Fire Fighter

Mail Carrier

Military Personnel

Plumber

Police Officer

Lifeguard

Teacher

Baker

Coach

Crossing Guard

Nurse

Veterinarian

Businessperson

Farmer

Mechanic

Librarian

Sanitation Worker

Writing Activity Included with the Boy and Girl Set:
Discuss the job of the helpers you choose. Have students write a brief description and
how that job helps the community.

Community Helpers Digital Activities

Link to Community Helpers Google Slides Activity

Having Digital Community Workers Resources can be useful for extra practice during centers or even for morning work!

Boom Cards

In this set of 28 Community Helpers Boom Cards, your students will match the community helper with their job description.

They will listen to the description of how the community helper helps the community, then choose the correct one out of the three choices given.

Google Slides

With this Community Helpers Google Slides Activity, your students will match the community helper with their job.

Students will listen to the job description of how the community helper helps the community, then choose the correct helper out of the three choices given.