1. Community Helpers Writing Project
Use the tree map and the sentence endings to create an informational map about community
helpers with the kids.
Then create stories using the tree map and sentences from the tree map.
Illustrate the story with community helpers they kids draw on their own.
Resources from the internet
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/ Use this to discuss all the different jobs.
http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources/thematicunits/communityhelpers.aspx ppt for community helper
careers
Compiled by: maggie from Pro Teacher Community Chat Board….
I do a community helper unit in first grade. We wrote community helper reports in groups of five. Each group first picked a career, and
then I gave them sentence strips with the following:1. I use ____and _____at my job. (They filled in with tools.)2. I work at a
____________. (place)3.My job is to ___________________.4.I wear a _________and __________.5.I am a
____________________.To practice the vocabulary of community helpers, I had pre-made cards that fit in the blanks. So sitting with
their groups, I would hold up a card. If it said airport, the the group discussing pilots would get that card and fill it in their sentence strips.
If the card said, "enforce the law" then the police officer group would get that card. Once all the cards have been passed out, they filled in
their sentence strips and then rewrite their report into a final draft. We posted these "reports" under pictures they made of their
community helper. Hope this makes sense! Have fun!

2. More resources from the internet
http://www.hummingbirded.com/community-helpers.html
COMMUNITY HELPERS RHYME
Recite each verse and have children take turns telling about each job and how doing it benefits others.
What Do You Do?

3. More resources from the internet
DID
YOU
EVER
SEE
A
WORKER
?
Did you ever see a builder, a builder , a builder
Did you ever see a builder saw this way and that?
Saw this way and that way, saw this way and that way
Did you ever see a builder saw this way and that
Did you ever see a painter A painter A painter
Did you ever see a painter brush this way and that
Brush this way and that way brush this way and that way
Did you ever see a painter brush this way and that
Did you ever see a farmer a farmer a farmer
Did you ever see a farmer Plow this way and that
Plow this way and that way plow this way and that way
Did you ever see a farmer plow this way and that
Did you ever see a miner a miner a miner
Did you ever see a miner dig this way and that
Dig this way and that way dig this way and that way
Did you ever see a miner dig this way and that
Did you ever see a teacher a teacher a teacher
Did you ever see a teacher write this way and that
Write this way and that way write this way and that way
Did you ever see a teacher write this way and that
Did you ever see a baker a baker a baker
Did you ever see a baker toss pizza like that
Toss this way and that way toss this way and that way
Did you ever see a baker toss pizza like that

4. With my Grade Ones I do a special writing project on Community helpers later in the year.
We take a piece of paper and divide it into quarters. In the centre of the paper is an oval for
the community helper's label. Then in each quarter we put a heading- where they work, what
they do, special tools they use and why are they important to us in the community. Then I
share lots of read alouds about the community helpers and the children then pick one helper
and fill in their pre-writing frames using words and/or pictures. After their plan is made, the
children begin their true writing using complete sentences and pictures. (A new page for each
heading) Then for those who are ready, we also make a table of contents and learn how to
number pages. What works out well for me is that some children do 2 topics ... some 3 some
4 ... differentiation is built right in. The final task is to do a title page ... once again we have
looked at the covers of the books from read aloud time and then created our criteria for what
we noticed as key features of a title page. Hope this helps! Jo-Ann Van Staalduinen through
firstgradeteachersintn yahoo group

5. Job:___________________________________ Job:___________________________________
Work at _______________________________ Work at _______________________________
what they do ___________________________ what they do ___________________________
______________________________________ ______________________________________
tools used____________________ tools used____________________
Community
Job:__________________________ Helpers
Job:_____________________________
Work at ________________________________
Work at _______________________________
what they do ____________________________
what they do ___________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
tools used_____________________________
tools used_____________________________

6. Community Helpers
are keep help
Community Helpers
are keep help

7. us safe. us take care of our
teeth.
our neighborhoods
clean and safe. important people who
live in our community
our bodies healthy. like…
policemen and firemen.
our minds engaged in
learning new things. doctors and nurses.
us follow the law. teachers and librarians.
construction workers.
us when we are hurt
veterinarians.

8. Community Helpers
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