Description

Teach your kindergarten students all about Teachers as Community Helpers with this engaging, low-prep unit filled with real-photo teaching slides, literacy activities, a printable hat, vocabulary practice, writing pages, math printables, and more!

Students will learn what this community helper does, where they work, the tools they use, what their day looks like, and the important skills they need. The included teaching slides feature real photographs, helping young learners connect new vocabulary and concepts to the real world.  The printables will follow up with a reader, cut-and-glue printables, no-prep worksheets, a printable crown, and so much more!

Perfect for Kindergarten, Pre-K, and 1st Grade community helpers units, social studies lessons, whole-group instruction, centers, and so much more!

With teaching slides, differentiated activities, a printable reader, writing pages, math practice, and hands-on activities all included, you’ll have everything you need to teach a complete teacher-themed community helpers unit, without spending hours planning.

What’s Included In This Set?

Teaching Slides with Real Photos:  Use the included teaching slides to introduce the unit, build background knowledge, support vocabulary development, and encourage classroom discussions.

• What they do in their job
• How to become that kind of community helper
• What they wear & their tools
• Where they work
• Interesting facts

Community Helper Printable Activities: A full activity set with a reader, spinner, hat, cut and glue activities, color-by-code, and so much more!

• Reader in color and black and white
• Single-page informational passage
• Printable hat or crown to wear
• Cut and glue sorting and sequencing activities
• Color by code activity
• Graphic organizers and writing pages
• Vocabulary activities
• Cover page to put it into packet if desired

Skills Covered

• Community Helpers
• Social Studies Vocabulary
• Building Background Knowledge
• Vocabulary Development
• Informational Text
• Beginning Writing
• Sequencing
• Fine Motor Skills
• Alphabet Practice
• Addition and Subtraction
• Number Recognition
• Kindergarten Literacy and Math Skills

Perfect For

• Kindergarten Community Helpers Units
• Pre-K and First Grade Social Studies
• Whole-Group Lessons
• Literacy Centers and Stations
• Writing Centers
• Community Helpers Theme Days
• ESL/EFL Vocabulary Support

Ways to Use This Resource

1. Begin with the real-photo teaching slides to introduce teachers as community helpers and lead whole-class discussions.
2. Then reinforce learning with the printable reader. 
3. Build vocabulary with the Community Helper Wheel.
4. Cut and glue the tools the helper uses and sequence the steps to become that helper.
5. Work on literacy and math with the themed printables.
6. Create the printable hat to wear home during centers.

Use the complete unit over several days, or select individual activities to complement your existing community helpers lessons.

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Love this resource? CLICK HERE to get the complete Community Helpers Bundle, filled with multiple community helper units, real-photo teaching slides, printable readers, vocabulary activities, printable crowns, writing pages, literacy practice, math printables, crafts, and more!

The bundle gives you everything you need to teach an engaging, year-long community helpers theme while saving money and planning time.

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Jennifer Kadar – Simply Kinder – Kindergarten – First Grade – Preschool
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