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Community Helpers
Theme Unit

Community Maps

Community map activities and worksheets

Current Affairs Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board

Flip and Fold Community Workers

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Police Officers Protect Us (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     The Wheels on the Bus Need a Driver! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Construction Workers (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Doctors Help Us and Heal Us! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     They're Firefighters and Much More! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Short Readers
     Police Cadet (Short Reader; Grade 3 Readability)

Spanish
     Los oficiales de policía nos protegen (grades 2-4)
     ¡Las ruedas del autobús necesitan un conductor! (grades 2-4)
     ¡Los médicos nos ayudan y nos curan! (grades 3-5)
     Son bomberos ¡y mucho más! (grades 4-6)

Book Units
Room One (Grades 3-5)
Straydog (Grades 6-12)

Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     Carpentry (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Food Preparation (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Police Officer (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)
     Bus Drivers (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Merchant Mariner (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Sports-Related Careers (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Would You Like to Be a Nurse? (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)
     Animal Care Workers (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Announcer (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Behind the Camera (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Court Reporter (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Dancers (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Dental Hygienist (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Drafters (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Emergency Medical Technician (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Farmers and Ranchers (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Florist (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Licensed Practical Nurses (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Locomotive Engineer (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Photographer (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Singers (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Truck Driver (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)

Spanish
     Carpintería (grades 3-4)
     Preparación de alimentos (grades 3-4)
     Oficial de Policía (grades 3-4)
     Conductor de autobús (grades 3-5)
     Marino mercante (grades 3-5)
     ¿Te gustaría ser enfermero o enfermera? (grades 4-5)
     Relator judicial (grades 4-6)
     Bailarines (grades 4-6)
     Higienista dental (grades 4-6)
     Los dibujantes (grades 4-6)
     Técnico de Emergencias Médicas
     Granjeros y Rancheros (grades 4-6)
     Florista (grades 4-6)
     Enfermeros Prácticos con Licencia (grades 4-6)
     Ingeniería de Locomotoras (grades 4-6)
     Fotógrafo (grades 4-6)
     Los cantantes (grades 4-6)
     Conductor de camión (grades 4-6)

Funda-blanks
Fred the Fireman (grades 1-2)
The Garbage Man (grades 1-2)

Reading Comprehensions
     Teachers (Grades K-2)
     Trash Men (Grades K-2)
     Post Office Workers (Grades K-2)
     Paramedics (Grades K-2)
     Baker, Baker, Donut Maker (Grades K-2)
     Growers of Food (Grades K-2)
     Librarians (Grades K-3)
     Safe Crossings (Grades 1-2)
     Here Comes the Bus! (Grades 1-2)
     What's My Job? (Grades 1-3)
     Who Will Help Me? (Grades 2-3)
     Police (Grades 2-3)
     I Want to Be a Zoo Keeper (Grades 2-3)
     New Books to Read (Grades 2-3)
     Firefighters (Grades 3-4)

Spanish: Reading Comprehensions
     Los maestros (grades 1-2)
     Los recolectores de basura (grades 1-2)
     Los empleados de correos (grades 1-2)
     Los Paramédicos (grades 1-2)
     Panadero, panadero, pastelero (grades 1-2)
     Cultivadores de comida (grades 1-2)
     Los Bibliotecarios (grades 1-2)
     Cruces seguros (grades 1-2)
     ¡Aquí viene el autobús! (grades 1-2)
     ¿Cuál es mi trabajo? (grades 1-3)
     La policía (grades 2-3)
     Quiero ser un trabajador del zoológico (grades 2-3)
     Bomberos (grades 3-4)

Writing

Replying to Letters

Read and Color

A Bread Time Story

Community Helpers Read and Color (PDF file)

What is a Good Citizen? (PDF file)

My Daddy Is a Fireman

Finish the Story
The Big Fire (Grades 4-6)

Draw and Write

Community Helpers Draw and Writes

Careers Social Studies Review (multiple choice with writing questions)
     Careers first grade social studies questions
     Careers second grade social studies questions
     Careers third grade social studies questions
     Careers fourth grade social studies questions
     Careers fifth grade social studies questions
     Careers sixth grade social studies questions

Board Game

Community Helper Vocabulary Board Game

Hidden Objects

Community Helpers - Hidden Pictures (PDF file)

Art Projects
Make a single building or create a whole community. (PDF file)
Kids can make their own community helpers, using the templates (PDF file)

Community Helper Puzzles (with pictures)

     Unscramble names of community helpers words
     Fill-in missing letter (one missing letter)
     Fill-in missing letter (two missing letters)
     Circle names of community helpers words (correct spelling)
     Match names of community helpers with pictures
     Community helpers word search

     Community helpers with pictures puzzle book

Community Helper Picture Puzzles

Picture
Word Search

Cut and paste picture
and write the word

Circle letters
and write the word

Community Helpers Word Wall

Make a community helpers word wall

Dot to dots
Community Helpers: Dot to dots (booklets - PDF files)
Spelling
     Spelling (challenging)
Alphabet
     Alphabet (lowercase letters)
     Alphabet (CAPITALIZED letters)
Counting
     Mixed: Each page count by a different number
     Count by 1's (easier)
     Count by 1's
     Count by 2's
     Count by 3's
     Count by 4's
     Count by 5's
     Count by 6's
     Count by 7's
     Count by 8's
     Count by 9's
     Count by 10's
     Count by 25's
     Completed drawings (no dot to dots)

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