Community Helpers Read and Write the Room

Use it in a community helpers unit, at a center, with a small group or as a take-home page. Children match helper pictures to printed names, copy helper words from cards and name 12 community helpers.

A cover and 3 pages: one recording sheet with 12 small pictures, such as a police hat, stethoscope and toothbrush, each with handwriting lines, and two pages of picture word cards to cut out and post around the room. The cards name a police officer, firefighter, doctor, teacher, mail carrier, farmer, chef, dentist, librarian, bus driver, coach and nurse. Children copy each name from its card. The directions on the page read: Find each picture card around the room. Write the helper's name next to its picture.

Yes. We made it for Preschool to 1st Grade community helpers, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

Pick one setting, such as the fire station, post office or doctor's office, print its signs, labels and cutouts, and add a few real props. The badges and the job application form let children choose a role and take turns.

The Community Helper Counting to 10 Clip Cards, the Label the Fire Truck page, the police counting cut and paste and the two dot-to-dots have an answer key. The rest are open activities, signs and crafts.