Community Helpers Theme for Preschool

Community Helpers theme resources and learning activities for Preschool, Pre-K, or Kindergarten.

Books About Community Helpers

Health/Doctor/Nurse Books

(see also Dramatic Play Doctor’s Office)

Police Officer Books

Dentist Books

(See also the Dental Health page)

Postal Worker Books

(See also Dramatic Play Post Office)

Firefighter Books

(See also the Fire Safety page)

Veterinarian Books

(See also Dramatic Play Vet Clinic)

Community Helpers Literacy Activities

Community Helper Syllable Activity

Students will identify the number of syllables in each picture. This activity includes a black and white recording sheet and is available in the Community Helper Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Beginning Sounds

Students will identify the beginning sound of each picture and attach a clothespin with the correct letter to the corresponding picture. There is also a black and white recording sheet included with this activity. The beginning sounds activity is available in the Community Helper Literacy Packet in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Rhyming

A fun game that can be played in large group, this game is available in both black and white and color. Students take turns rolling the cube and finding the rhyming picture. This activity is available in the Community Helper Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helper Alphabet Game

This activity includes both upper and lower case versions in black and white or color. Students will take turns drawing a card, identifying the letter, and marking it on their recording sheet. This activity also includes two recording sheets, one for uppercase letters and one for lowercase letters and is available in the Community Helper Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Vocabulary Cards and Chart

The printable word chart and vocabulary cards are available in both black and white and color. Place the printable word cards in a pocket chart or on a word wall. These cards can be used to help develop vocabulary and can be found in the Community Helper Literacy Packet in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Pocket Chart Sentences

The predictable text in this pocket chart set will help your students learn concepts of print such as left to right directionality, return sweep, one-to-one correspondence, and more. The printable pocket chart sentences are available in the Community Helper Literacy Packet in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Emergent Reader

The predictable text in this book is designed to support your emergent readers. Use this book to reinforce concepts of print such as words are separated by spaces, left to right and top to bottom, written words match spoken words, common sight words, and more. This easy to assemble emergent reader is offered in both black and white and color in the Community Helper Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Read and Write around the Room

This fun read and write around the room activity is available in the Community Helper Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helper Math Activities

Community Helpers Graph

Provide your students with this fun data collection activity! Students will enjoy rolling the cube and recording their rolls on the recording sheet. This printable activity is available in the Community Helper Math Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Counting Book

This easy to assemble book helps reinforce number sense and counting; it is available in the Community Helper Math Packet located in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Patterns

Help your students develop logical thought and reasoning skills with this patterning activity available in the Community Helper Math Packet in the printables section below.

Community Helpers Races

Available in the Community Helper Math Packet located in the printables section below, the races game will help build number sense and one to one correspondence. Students will roll a die and move their playing piece towards the hospital.

Community Helpers Board Game

Can you help the police officer get to the station? This printable board game is located in the Community Helper Math Packet below.

Community Helpers Play Dough Counting Mats

Students will love loading trash bags on the garbage truck with this fun play dough counting activity! The Community Helper Play Dough Counting Mats are available in the Community Helper Math Packet located in the printable section below.

Community Helpers Number Identification Game

This game is available {in black and white or color} in the Community Helper Math Packet located in the printables section below. The Number Identification game can be played using numbers 0-10 or numbers 0-20 depending on your student’s ability levels. The playing cards are available in black and white and color for your convenience. Also included are two printable recording sheets in black and white, one for each version of the game.

Community Helpers Numeral Quantity Game

Students will identify the numeral on their wheel and match the cards with the correct quantity to the wheel. This game is available in the Community Helper Math Packet located in the printables section below.

Band-Aid Matching and Sorting
Materials: assorted “cute” style band-aids, index cards
Stick band-aids on index cards and laminate. Make sure that you have two of every type of band-aid to create a matching game. If you want them to sort the band-aids they can use many methods; character vs. non-character, neon vs. non-neon, big vs. little, etc. To gather enough band-aids ask parents for donations at the beginning of the year you can, add them to your “Giving Tree”, or put a request in your weekly newsletter.

What Do You Want to Be Graph?
Materials: Butcher paper, one marker, regular or manilla construction paper cut into 5×6 inch squares, glue sticks, crayons.
Using a marker, title your graph and draw lines on the butcher paper to create columns. Give each child a square of paper and have them draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up. If your program is more academic encourage them to add words under their picture. Have each student glue his or her picture in the appropriate column on the graph. Discuss the results with the class and analyze the data, then display the graph on your wall or in the hallway.

Fun Community Helpers Activities

Doctor Bag Craft

Materials: black construction paper, tongue depressors, band-aids, cotton balls, Q-Tips, scissors, glue or tape, white crayons, red masking tape.
Take a large sheet of black construction paper and fold in half hamburger style. Use your scissors to round the edges and create a “handle” in the top. Write “Dr. _____” in white crayon on the front of each bag. Children can use the white crayon to write their own name on the line. On the other side of the bag use the red masking tape to make a red cross (medical symbol). Use glue or tape to secure the tongue depressor, cotton ball and Q-Tip inside of the bag, the band-aid sticks by itself and the kids get a big kick out of opening it and placing it inside. For added fun use the “cute” types of band-aids that are now sold in stores and let the kids pick which one they want in their bag.

What We Want to Be Class Book

Materials: paper, crayons, camera and film.
Have each student draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up on 8 1/2 X 11 sheets of paper OR you can find a reproducible pattern of each community helper and have them color their favorite one. Next, take the pictures of the students, cut out just the faces and glue onto the pictures in the face area. Laminate the book and bind using binding combs, metal rings, or pipe cleaners etc. This makes a very interesting book that your students will go crazy for! For an extra twist, you can send the book home in a bag for the students to share with their families.

What I Want to Be Lift-the-Flap

Materials: construction paper, crayons, scissors.
Take your sheet of construction paper and fold hot dog style. Next, open the sheet and make three equally spaced cuts in the paper from the bottom to the middle fold. Close the paper again with the opening at the bottom and the three cuts you made will create 4 flaps that open. Now write “I want to be..” on the front of each flap and the students can draw pictures under each flap.

Community Helper Printables

Community Helper Math Packet

Free Community Helper Printables

Community Helper Resources

Community Helper Links
Prekinders

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