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Preschool People Who Help Us Worksheet

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People Who Help Us

Preschool - Social Studies - On Level

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  1. Who works where the trucks are kept? Point to them.

    Read aloud: One building in town keeps the big red trucks and the long hoses ready day and night. Point to the helper who works there.

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

  2. A long hose and a helmet. Point to whose they are.

    Read aloud: Somebody carries a long hose and wears a hard helmet into places that are far too hot for anybody else. Point to that helper.

    A child follows two floor arrows toward the far end of a room.A child follows two floor arrows toward the far end of a room.

  3. A tooth is aching badly. Point to the helper.

    Read aloud: Leo has a tooth that has ached for two days. Point to the helper his family takes him to.

    A child holds a pear beside an open bag with shoulder straps.A child holds a pear beside an open bag with shoulder straps.

  4. A grown-up smells smoke. Point to who comes.

    Read aloud: A grown-up smells smoke in the building and calls for help. Point to the helper who comes.

    Two panels: a child checks the first arrow, then arrives where it leads.Two panels: a child checks the first arrow, then arrives where it leads.

  5. Who brings the letters? Point to where they go.

    Read aloud: Somebody walks the whole street every morning bringing the letters. Point to the place at each home where they leave them.

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

  6. The school lunch needs cooking. Point to the helper.

    Read aloud: Two hundred school lunches have to be cooked by twelve o'clock. Point to the helper who does that work.

    A child puts one apple and one lidded drink into an open bag with straps.A child puts one apple and one lidded drink into an open bag with straps.
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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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