Community Helpers and Our Town

This bundle is all about the community and the community helpers in your town. Explore through writing how wonderful your town and the community helpers are.

Community Helpers - People in our Community

This pack is all about showing and recording what we know about people in our community. Explore who in your community helps you. It is USA, CCSS aligned and Aus Curriculum aligned.

Occupations included in this pack are

• Crossing Guard
• Baker
• Dentist
• Doctor
• Fireman
• Farmer
• Garbage Collector
• Hair Stylist
• Life Guard
• Mailman
• Nurse
• Police
• Reporter
• Soldier
• Teacher
• Vet

Word Wall

• Use this to record words for the topic.
• Brainstorm with the children and add words they suggest.
• Display so children can see them.
• Children can then use the words in their writing.

Memory Game

• Each color is a set and play with a partner.
• Deal out all the cards between the two players.
• There are save ink versions too! Snap - Take it in turns to flip one over at a time.
• If the same picture is seen in row, whoever snaps it with the correct occupation name wins.
• They take all the cards and the winner is the one who ends up with the most cards.

Snap

• Place all cards (from one set) face down. Take it in turns to turn two over.
• If you get a pair you keep them.
• The winner is the one who has the most pairs at the end.

Jigsaws

• Set One – two pieces per set, match the person to the occupation.
• Set Two – four pieces per set. Match the person, occupation and two descriptions.

Thinking Tools

• Alphabet Key, record names of occupations and add to over time.
• Question Matrix – Who, what, where, when, why and how…… one page for each occupation.
• Venn Diagrams – compare the similarities and differences of occupations.
• Spider Map – Use the pictures (color or b/w) in the middle and then record facts around the outside.
• PMI – use pictures and record – plus, minus and interesting facts/ideas for each occupation.
• DeBono’s Hats – record red, black, yellow, white, green, blue and white ideas for occupations.

Writing

• Three tasks - Choose an occupation and write about why you would like to do this job
• can-is-has
• If I were a --- for a day
• I would ----

Interactive Notebook Pages

• Four piece – record who they are and what they do: color and b/w.
• Two rectangles – record what they do and some facts.
• Four strips – choose an occupation and define it, list positives and negatives what you
• do every day. This is a template and can be used for any occupation.
• Four Triangles - Color the picture first, cut out the tabs (cutting across the
• person). There is a color copy provided. Glue tabs in your book and then record
• under each tab your responses to – Where do they work? Describe their workplace and clothes. What do they need to do their job? What do they do? There is one for each occupation as well as spare template for other occupations.

MY TOWN

This pack contains 20 writing tasks and an 8 page reader about your town. Motivate your students to think about what your town has, what makes it special, unique and a great place to be.

This is what is included -

1. Word Wall

2. KWHL

3. Make a list of what is in your town

4. Interactive Note pages for each building in your town – Fire Station, Doctors, Movie theatre, Restaurant, Hospital, Police Station, Post Office, Law Court, Garage, Ambulance, Library, Supermarket, Mall, Church plus a blank page to create your own

5. List and draw road signs and the functions they have

6. Adjectives and verbs for the park

7. Venn Diagram for City and Country

8. Transport in my town – draw and describe

9. Research street names

10. My town is best because…..

11. A day in my town

12. Choose one part of your town and list three main facts

13. Interactive Notebook Page for my Favorite/Favourite Place in my town

14. DeBono’s Hats – My town

15. Jigsaw pieces for places in our town – a reading task. Two sets one in b/w for use as an Interactive Notebook and the second for use as a Learning Center

16. Goods and Services – brainstorm list

17. Customers – why do they come?

18. Draw a map of your town

19. Changes I have seen – draw before and after and then use as a writing prompt

20. My town is unique because

Plus a reader in black and white (8 pages) photocopy and then staple, then cut in half to make two books.

Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.

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