Hint: Encourage students to interact with community helpers in the natural setting, as appropriate. Invite them to come to the classroom to discuss their jobs if it is not feasible to visit them where they work.ĭescribe a situation and ask the students which community service worker they would seek out for help. Interview or visit as many community helpers as possible. Have one person name a community helper and another person describe the helper’s job.Īct out the role of a community helper and have others guess who you are. Include some of the following:ĭiscuss which ones help us in emergencies, and which ones provide routine services. Discuss the ways in which these people help us. Invite them to talk about what they do.Īfter students are familiar with the immediate school community, ask them to name as many service providers as possible from the community at large. Visit these people in their work settings (e.g. Props and costumes of community helpers (fire fighter’s hat, doctor’s equipment)īegin by discussing the “helpers” in the immediate community of the school: Lessons include English Language Arts, Social Skills, and Independent Living Skills. This activity helps students develop community awareness by learning about the roles of helpers in the community. The second edition is available for purchase. This activity has been revised and was originally created by Charlotte Cushman and published in the Perkins Activity and Resource Guide (1st edition, 1992). Adding gross motor or movement to this theme can easily be done through yoga/movement cards or setting up movement stations.
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