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Preschool People Who Help Us Worksheet

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People Who Help Us

Preschool - Social Studies - Challenge Me

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  1. The library is shut. Point to who can still help.

    Read aloud: The library is shut for the week but Ada still needs to find out about frogs. Point to the helper at school who can help.

    A grown-up sorts a striped bag onto a wooden shelf.A grown-up sorts a striped bag onto a wooden shelf.

  2. Two helpers could do it. Point to the better one.

    Read aloud: The class wants to find out exactly how tall each plant grew and write it down. Point to the helper whose job that is.

    A child tips a watering can over a small herb with one new stem tip.A child tips a watering can over a small herb with one new stem tip.

  3. The field flooded. Point to who is affected first.

    Read aloud: Heavy rain has flooded the field where the food is growing. Point to the helper whose work is stopped by it.

    A child opens one green umbrella as rain falls on hard ground.A child opens one green umbrella as rain falls on hard ground.

  4. A small cut, not an emergency. Point to who helps.

    Read aloud: Ben has a small cut on his knee. It hurts, but it is not an emergency. Point to the person who helps with that.

    A child follows five floor arrows toward a round rug.A child follows five floor arrows toward a round rug.

  5. The letters cannot be delivered. Point to what is wrong.

    Read aloud: The letters keep coming back because nobody can tell which home is which. Point to the thing that is missing from the houses.

    A small picture map with two buildings and a path between them, and no words.A map showing , , .homehome

  6. Which helper does the town not have? Point to it.

    Read aloud: This little town has a school, a shop and homes, but nobody to lend books out. Point to the helper the town still needs.

    A small picture map with two buildings and a path between them, and no words.A map showing , , .schoolstore
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About this worksheet

Community helpers are the people whose work meets a need that lots of families share: teaching, growing food, putting out fires, mending people, keeping a road safe to cross. Preschoolers usually recognize the uniform or the truck long before they connect it to the service, and they will happily pick the fire engine for a lost library book because the fire engine is the more memorable picture. Every question here starts from the need and asks who does that work, or starts from a tool or a building and asks whose it is. One group is about emergencies, and it draws the line a young child actually needs: your job is to go and get a grown-up, and the grown-up makes the phone call. Any person can do any of these jobs, and the pictures are deliberately mixed. Extend the page by naming helpers your child actually sees, and by saying exactly what work each one does, which is the part that sticks.

What your child will learn

  • Match a helper to the building they work in
  • Match a helper to the tool of their trade
  • Choose the right helper for an everyday need
  • Know to fetch a grown-up when something is an emergency

Worked example

Read aloud: the class is learning to write their names and somebody has to show them how. Point to the helper who does that work. The child hears learning and points to the teacher rather than the baker. Start from the job, not from the uniform.

Common mistake

Choosing the helper with the most exciting vehicle. Ask what work has to be done first, then look for the person who is trained to do it.

Helpful hint

Say what job needs doing, then find the person who does that job.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with people who help us?
Choosing the helper with the most exciting vehicle. Ask what work has to be done first, then look for the person who is trained to do it.
How can I help my child with people who help us?
Say what job needs doing, then find the person who does that job.
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