About the
Community Helpers
Lesson
Summary
Introduction to the various types of community helpers and the importance of the work they do.
Lesson Objectives
• Student will be able to name several community helpers and describe the work they do and why it is important.
Suggested Grades
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Lesson Excerpt
Everywhere you look, you can see people doing jobs that help others. We call those people community helpers. Let’s take a walk through a town and meet some of the people who work hard to help us every day.
First, we pass a police station. Police officers are community helpers because they keep us safe. They drive in cars with sirens. They protect people. Police officers make sure everyone follows the law.
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