COMMUNITY

HELPERS

Teacher Guidelines u pages 1 – 2

Instructional Pages pages 3 – 4

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Activity Pages u pages 5 – 6
Practice Page u pages 7
GRADE Homework Page
Answer Key
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 Classroom Procedure: Lesson Title: Community Helpers

1. Introduce the lesson by asking students what jobs we have Subject: Social Studies
in the classroom. Write the jobs on an anchor chart to use Approximate Grade Level: 1 – 2
later. Ask students to explain what happens if someone
doesn’t do their assigned job (e.g., cleaning lunchroom Objectives: Students will know what
community helpers are and learn about
tables). Explain to students that they will learn what a
their essential jobs. Students will have an
community is and how communities rely on helpers and opportunity to volunteer as a community
volunteers to do specific jobs. helper.
2. Distribute the Community Helpers pages. Assist students State Educational Standards*:
as you read with them to comprehend the content. Work NCSS.D2.CIV.2.K–2
with the students to answer the questions and clarify NCSS.D2.CIV.5.K–2
NCSS.D2.CIV.6.K–2
the main concepts of community, volunteerism, and
community helpers. Many students will know a community Class Sessions (45 minutes):
volunteer (e.g., coaches, church leaders, bus driver). 2 to 3 class sessions
This is an excellent opportunity to incorporate a student’s Teaching Materials/Worksheets:
experience into the discussion. Content Pages (2), Activity Pages (2), Practice
Page (1), Homework Page (1)
3. Distribute the Activity Page. The Activity Page is a quick
way to reinforce the types and roles of people working in Student Supplies:
community service activities, some voluntary and others Pencils, pens, markers, internet access
paid. Ask students to explain how the services these Prepare Ahead of Time:
people provide help the community. Compare these Copies of worksheets
answers to the responses on your anchor chart. Add to the Options for Lesson:
chart as necessary. One way to reinforce this lesson is to
introduce students to community volunteers.
4. Distribute the Practice Page. Teachers may want to assign For example, have some volunteers with local
jobs to students and have them track them for 15 days. charities or United Way come to the class
Or teachers can provide a list of activities and have the and explain why being a community helper or
students choose one to work on. Another option is to invite volunteer is important.
parents to provide a family volunteer activity. *Lessons are aligned to meet the education objectives and goals of
most states. For more information on your state objectives, contact
5. Distribute the Homework Page. The objective of the your local Board of Education or Department of Education in your state.

Homework Page is to have students interact on a deeper

personal level with community helpers and volunteers.
Then the students can compare their experience of the
Practice with those of the volunteers they are interviewing.
6. In closing, ask students: What is a community helper?
How does a volunteer differ from some community helpers
(volunteers are not paid)? How does it make you feel to
help someone? Why is it important to volunteer?

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 Teacher Notes
In this lesson, students will learn the power of helping others by volunteering. Students will learn about the
community and how communities rely on community helpers, volunteers, and paid employees to perform
critical services that support the betterment of the community. By the end of the lesson, students will
experience volunteerism through a hands-on experience.
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Community Helpers
Do you know a police officer?
Do you know a crossing guard?
How about a fireman?
Do you know what they do?
All of them help us! The people who help us are community helpers.
What is a community? Great question! A community is a group of
people. They live in the same area. They may
work together. Did you know your classroom is a
kind of community? You work together, and you
share lunch and recess.
Can you name other people who help you?
Write them here.

Community helpers help each other. They solve problems together. Do

you help others in your classroom? Do you help
the teacher? Then you are a community helper!
Community helpers volunteer to help. Volunteer
means you spend some of your time helping others.

What is the girl with the book doing?

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Community Helpers
What kinds of things in class do you
volunteer to do? Put a check mark Line leader
in the box next to each one on the
Door holder
clipboard.
Pencil sharpener
Can you think of some other ways
Paper passer
to volunteer in your classroom?
Class reader
Your church? Your community?
Write them here. Line monitor
Trash/Recycling
Manager

Chair stacker
Bathroom monitor

When you volunteer in your

community, you help others. It
makes you
feel good!

Community helpers keep you safe and healthy. They keep

neighborhoods clean. Many volunteer their time. If you are not a
community helper, here are some ways to become one!

• Volunteer your time at a homeless shelter.

• Raise money for a charity.
• If you belong to a church, find out where you can serve.
• Teach others about recycling and picking up litter.
• Help another students better understand their schoolwork.
• Help an elderly neighbor.

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 Activity Name _________________________ Date __________

COMMUNITY HELPERS MATCHING GAME

Instructions: Cut out the pictures. Match each picture to the
correct community helper on the next page.

Can you name some more community helpers?

Find or draw pictures in the space on the next page.

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 Activity Name _________________________ Date __________

Mail carrier Teacher Paramedic

Fireman Nurse Soldier

School bus driver Doctor Police Officer

(Picture you find) (Picture you find) (Picture you find)

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 Practice Name _________________________ Date __________

Instructions: Volunteer as a community helper.

• Choose a helper job you want to do. Write it in the chart.
• Do the job for 15 days.
• Put a check mark on every day you volunteer and an X on days that
you do not volunteer.
• Draw one of the faces to show how you felt at the end of the day.
My community helper job is ________________________________
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12

Day 13 Day 14 Day 15

HAPPY PROUD
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 Homework Name _________________________ Date __________

Instructions: Do you know any community helpers or volunteers?

• Ask a parent or someone you know if they have volunteered or have
been a community helper (examples: coaches, church teachers,
scout leaders).
• Complete the page.

What did they volunteer for? __________________________________

How long did they volunteer for? _______________________________

What was the hardest part of the job? ___________________________

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What did they enjoy the most? ________________________________

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Would they do it again? ______________________________________

Why did they think it was important to volunteer? __________________

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How did it make them feel to be a volunteer or community helper?

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 Practice Answer Key
Name _________________________ Date __________

Instructions: Volunteer as a community helper. (Sample Response)

• Choose a helper job you want to do. Write it in the chart.
• Do the job for 15 days.
• Put a check mark on every day you volunteer and an X on days that
you do not volunteer.
• Draw one of the faces to show how you felt at the end of the day.
put books away after reading time
My community helper job is ________________________________
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12

Day 13 Day 14 Day 15

HAPPY PROUD
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 Homework Answer Key
Name _________________________ Date __________

Instructions: Do you know any community helpers or volunteers?

• Ask a parent or someone you know if they have volunteered or have
been a community helper (examples: coaches, church teachers,
scout leaders).
• Complete the page. (Sample Response)

Coach for soccer team

What did they volunteer for? __________________________________

Three years
How long did they volunteer for? _______________________________

The hardest part was watching

What was the hardest part of the job? ___________________________

the kids' faces when they lost. Sometimes they were very sad.
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They loved watching how proud the

What did they enjoy the most? ________________________________

kids' parents were every game.

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Yes they would do it again.

Would they do it again? ______________________________________

They think it's

Why did they think it was important to volunteer? __________________

important because volunteering helps people.

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How did it make them feel to be a volunteer or community helper?

They really liked giving kids something to look forward to and

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that was really fun for them to do.

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