2. Book
Title: Jobs People Do
Author:Christopher Maynard
Summary: This book is a great
tool to bring in visual concepts of
Community Helpers to the
classroom. Students will be engaged
in the story as the characters are
young students just like them. This
book also includes descriptions of
the tools different workers use,
which will help with one of our
sunshine state standards.
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3. Book
Title: Whose Hat is This?
Author: Katz Cooper
Summary: This is a great book
that could be used to start the
activity on identifying different
Community Workers by what
they wear. This book includes
vivid pictures that will engage
your students.
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Bonus: There are two other books by the
same author available called Whose tools
are These? and Whose Vehicle is This?
4. Book
Title: Career Day
Author: Anne Rockwell
Summary: This book explores
several Community Helpers and
describes what they do to help
others. This pictures are fun and
detailed.
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5. Web
Brain Pop jr.
This website allows students to
play interactive games while
learning about Community
Helpers. The site caters to
younger students which is a
bonus! This site does require a
subscription but there is a free
trial available that you can use
for a limited time.
6. Web
Pre-Kinders
This website has countless
resources for teachers to use that
relate to Community Helpers.
There are Books separated by
career, there are rhymes, songs,
activities, and printables to
choose from.
7. Web
Kinderplans
This website has a variety of
songs that can be fun for young
students to sing and have good
information in them that
students will remember. Just
scroll down to the Community
Helpers section and you can
choose from a variety of songs.
8. Web
Hud.gov
This website is a kid friendly
game that allows students to
match job descriptions with
pictures of the Community
Helpers.
9. Curious George
This website has a fun and
interactive game that allows
students to help match tools
with different Community
Helpers. Curious George is also a
fun and familiar face that
students will enjoy.
10. Web
Ben’s Guide
This website allows students to
navigate through a town, each
building is labeled and the
students can click on them to
show who works there. This
allows students to learn to
recognize where certain
Community Helpers work.