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Preschool People Who Help Us Worksheet

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People Who Help Us

Preschool - Social Studies - Building Confidence

Worksheet 1

  1. Who keeps the books in order? Point to that helper.

    Read aloud: Somebody sorts and lends out all the books so everybody can find one. Point to the helper who does that.

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

  2. Who bakes the bread? Point to that helper.

    Read aloud: Somebody gets up very early to bake the bread that the whole town eats. Point to the helper who does that.

    A grown-up in a tall white hat carries a warm loaf out of an oven.A grown-up in a tall white hat carries a warm loaf out of an oven.

  3. A ruler and a shell. Point to whose tools they are.

    Read aloud: Somebody measures things very carefully and writes down exactly what they find. Point to the helper who does that.

    A grown-up in a white coat measures a smooth shell with a ruler.A grown-up in a white coat measures a smooth shell with a ruler.

  4. Somebody is hurt. Point to who you go and get.

    Read aloud: A friend has fallen in the yard and is hurt. Point to the person you run and fetch first.

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

  5. Who grew the food in the shop? Point to that helper.

    Read aloud: All the food in this shop came out of a field somewhere. Point to the helper who grew it.

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

  6. The class needs a new shelf. Point to the helper.

    Read aloud: The class needs a new shelf built and fixed to the wall. Point to the helper who does that work.

    A child follows three floor arrows toward a corner filled with shelves.A child follows three floor arrows toward a corner filled with shelves.
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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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