Community Helpers Kristina Stieger ED 417-02 Fall 2007.

Community HelpersCommunity HelpersKristina StiegerKristina Stieger

ED 417-02ED 417-02

Fall 2007Fall 2007

Unit: Community HelpersUnit: Community Helpers Grade: 1Grade: 1stst Lesson: To help students learn Lesson: To help students learn

about the different members of about the different members of their community and what roles their community and what roles they playthey play

ObjectivesObjectives

Students will learn about different Students will learn about different members of the community members of the community

Students will learn what different Students will learn what different members of our community do to members of our community do to help us help us

Students will learn what different Students will learn what different members of our community do to members of our community do to help our community functionhelp our community function

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

Park District Park District EmployeeEmployee– Provides activities Provides activities

at the local parksat the local parks– Keeps are parks Keeps are parks

cleanclean– Educational Educational

programmingprogramming

City WorkerCity Worker– Snow plow driverSnow plow driver– Leaf picker upperLeaf picker upper– Fixes our streetsFixes our streets– Maintains traffic Maintains traffic

lightslights– Keeps our city Keeps our city

beautifulbeautiful

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

Librarian:Librarian:– Educational Educational

programmingprogramming– Helps students Helps students

find booksfind books– Keeps the library Keeps the library

in orderin order

PrincipalPrincipal– Runs the schoolRuns the school– Plans school eventsPlans school events– Works with parentsWorks with parents– Works with the Works with the

communitycommunity– Works with Works with

teachersteachers– Works with Works with

studentsstudents

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

Police OfficerPolice Officer– Keeps us safeKeeps us safe– Fights CrimeFights Crime– Teaches crime Teaches crime

preventionprevention

Fire FighterFire Fighter– Fights firesFights fires– Teaches fire Teaches fire

preventionprevention– Performs first aidPerforms first aid– Responds to Responds to

accidentsaccidents

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

Mail CarrierMail Carrier– Collects the mailCollects the mail– Sorts the mailSorts the mail– Delivers the mailDelivers the mail

BakerBaker– Makes bread, Makes bread,

cookies, cakes, cookies, cakes, and other dessertsand other desserts

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

DoctorDoctor– Helps you feel Helps you feel

better when better when you’re sickyou’re sick

DentistDentist– Helps keep your Helps keep your

teeth cleanteeth clean– Teaches us how to Teaches us how to

keep our teeth keep our teeth healthy and cleanhealthy and clean

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

VeterinarianVeterinarian– Helps keep our Helps keep our

pets healthypets healthy

NurseNurse– Helps you feel Helps you feel

better when better when you’re sickyou’re sick

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

Serviceman/Serviceman/womanwoman– Fights for freedomFights for freedom

TeacherTeacher– Helps you learn!Helps you learn!

Possible Community Possible Community Helpers:Helpers:

Bus DriverBus Driver– Helps you get to Helps you get to

schoolschool– Helps you get Helps you get

homehome

ParamedicsParamedics– Drives an Drives an

ambulanceambulance– Comes to you Comes to you

when you are hurtwhen you are hurt– Takes you to the Takes you to the

hospitalhospital

Student ActivitiesStudent Activities

Trip to the Fire StationTrip to the Fire Station

Take a field trip to Take a field trip to the local fire the local fire stationstation

If possible, make If possible, make this a walking this a walking field tripfield trip

Make “Fire Truck Make “Fire Truck Snacks” as a Snacks” as a thank youthank you

Materials:Materials:

Permission SlipsPermission Slips Weather Weather

appropriate attireappropriate attire Parent Parent

Volunteer(s) to Volunteer(s) to help supervisehelp supervise

““Fire Truck Fire Truck Snack” Snack” Ingredients: Ingredients: – http://www.enchahttp://www.encha

ntedlearning.com/ntedlearning.com/crafts/edible/firetrcrafts/edible/firetruck/uck/

Trip to the Police StationTrip to the Police Station

Take a trip to the Take a trip to the local police local police stationstation

MaterialsMaterials– Permission SlipsPermission Slips– Parent Parent

Volunteer(s) to Volunteer(s) to help supervisehelp supervise

– TransportationTransportation

Trip to Local LibraryTrip to Local Library

Take a trip to the Take a trip to the local library. local library. – Have the Librarian Have the Librarian

talk about their jobtalk about their job– Show the students Show the students

around the library around the library

Materials:Materials:– Permission SlipsPermission Slips– Parent Volunteer(s) to Parent Volunteer(s) to

help supervisehelp supervise– TransportationTransportation

Principal InterviewPrincipal Interview

Have the Principal Have the Principal come in for a come in for a student led student led “interview”“interview”

Materials:Materials:– Student generated Student generated

questionsquestions– Schedule the Schedule the

interview with the interview with the principalprincipal

Visit from the Bus DriverVisit from the Bus Driver

Invite a school bus Invite a school bus driver to come to driver to come to the school and talk the school and talk with the studentswith the students– Discuss bus safetyDiscuss bus safety– Practice a bus Practice a bus

evacuationevacuation– Show the students Show the students

around the bus around the bus (i.e.: the area (i.e.: the area around the driver around the driver seat)seat)

Visit from a BakerVisit from a Baker

Have a local Have a local baker come in a baker come in a speak with the speak with the classclass

Make cookies Make cookies togethertogether

Materials:Materials:– Schedule a visitSchedule a visit– Cookie suppliesCookie supplies– Student generated Student generated

questionsquestions

Visit from Visit from Serviceman/womanServiceman/woman

Invite several Invite several servicemen/women servicemen/women from different from different branches to come in branches to come in and speak with the and speak with the class.class.– Try to find relatives of Try to find relatives of

your students your students Materials:Materials:

– Schedule a visitSchedule a visit– Student generated Student generated

questionsquestions

Book Connections:Book Connections:

Police Officer:Police Officer:– Officer Buckle and GloriaOfficer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathmann, by Peggy Rathmann– A Day in the Life of a Police Officer, by Heather A Day in the Life of a Police Officer, by Heather

Adamson Adamson Librarian:Librarian:

– A Day in the Life of a Librarian , by Judy MonroeA Day in the Life of a Librarian , by Judy Monroe Community helpers from A to Z, by Bobbie KalmanCommunity helpers from A to Z, by Bobbie Kalman Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning About Community Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning About Community

WorkersWorkers, By Kathy Ross, By Kathy Ross Everyone Makes a Difference : a Story About Everyone Makes a Difference : a Story About

Community, by Cindy LeaneyCommunity, by Cindy Leaney

WebsitesWebsites Scholastic Community ClubScholastic Community Club

– http://http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclubteacher.scholastic.com/commclub// People, Occupations, and Community at Enchanted People, Occupations, and Community at Enchanted

LearningLearning– http://http://

www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/communityhelpers.shwww.enchantedlearning.com/themes/communityhelpers.shtmltml

Our Community HelpersOur Community Helpers– http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~rstewart/k2001/Themes/cohttp://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~rstewart/k2001/Themes/co

mmunity/helpers.htmmmunity/helpers.htm HUD Kids Next DoorHUD Kids Next Door

– http://http://www.hud.gov/kids/people.htmlwww.hud.gov/kids/people.html Teachnology, the Online Teacher ResourceTeachnology, the Online Teacher Resource

– http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/social/commhttp://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/social/comm// Ben’s Guide to the US Government for Kids, Your Ben’s Guide to the US Government for Kids, Your

NeighborhoodNeighborhood– http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.htmlhttp://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.html