Community Helpers: Who Helps Us?

Community Helpers: Who Helps Us?

Learning Objective

Understand the roles of community helpers and their importance.

What do you already know about community helpers?

Who are Community Helpers?

Community helpers are people who have jobs that help others in the community, like doctors, firefighters, and teachers.

Doctor

Doctors help us stay healthy and take care of us when we are sick.

Firefighter

Firefighters help put out fires and keep us safe.

Teacher

Teachers help us learn and grow every day.

Police Officer

Police officers keep our community safe and help people in need.

Assessment: Matching Game

Match the community helper to their role or tool, such as a stethoscope for a doctor or a hose for a firefighter.

Review: Who Helps Us?

Discuss the different community helpers and their roles, emphasizing how they help our community.

Conclusion: Thanking Our Helpers

Talk about ways we can show appreciation for community helpers, like saying thank you and drawing them cards.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.