Awesome Ideas That Will Make Community Helpers Fun

The preschool years are a time to be filled with fun and wonder. They are just beginning to learn about the world around them and all the things that make our communities function. So there is no better time to plan some fun community helper activities than when they’re so excited to see a fire truck and love to play doctor and find your heartbeat.

Another benefit of the community helper theme is that so many activities and ideas can be incorporated because these people all have vastly different jobs that contribute to our community.

So have fun with these 23 community helper ideas and explore your community.

Community Helper Activities

Language Arts Ideas

Learning about community helpers can be so exciting for girls and boys! We can help them to not only learn about first responders but to honor and respect them too. These Every Day Hero Community Helper Writing Prompts for Elementary Students inspires them to write about what they would do if they were a police officer, firefighter, nurse, or doctor.

If your little one is beginning to learn to read, this Community Helpers Beginning Sound Matching Activity from Rainy Day Mum will help them work on their beginning sounds.
You can also learn new words about different careers with this Community Helper Vocabulary Printable from Schooling a Monkey.

If you’re looking for an activity for both your older and younger kids, these Community Workers Writing Activities from In All You Do will inspire all ages with their writing prompts and draw and write pages.

Add these Printable Photo Signs & Writing Prompts for When I Grow UP at Wise Owl Factory to get your kids thinking about all the jobs people do every day to help their community.

And you can get your older kids dreaming about what they will be when they grow up with this When I Grow Up Writing Assignment from Adventures in Mommydom.

Math and Science Activities

You can even incorporate math and science into your community helpers unit with these two fun ideas.

First, encourage children to dive into math with these cute Nurse Themed Roll and Count Printables from Life Over C’s.

Next, have some fun with this Bubbly Fires Science Experiment from The Preschool Toolbox.

Fun with Community Helpers

Activities for Playtime

Children are learning all of the time and play is one of the best teachers, so why not incorporate some play into your community helpers unit?

Let your kids play and learn all about different community helpers with these Community Helpers Centers from Teaching Ideas.

This Rainy Day Chalk City idea from Faith and Good Works is a great activity to include when learning about community helpers in your town.

Your kids can them pretend to be the road construction crew and build Imagination Soup’s Duct Tape City and have hours of fun.

Next, you can create this Let’s Pretend Police Station from Creative Fun Family to help you young kids learn about the different roles of a police officer.

Growing Book by Book shares how to Create a Library Dramatic Play Area not only to learn what a librarian does but for hours of play.

When it’s time for a “checkup,” you can have fun with this Doctor’s Visit Pretend Play Packet from Year Round Homeschooling.

Game-Based Activities

You can also incorporate some games and activities into your unit to have fun and work on logic and critical thinking skills.

Explore different community helpers jobs with these “When I Grow Up” Flashcards from Schooltime Snippets.

With pictures to color, drawing activities, and a word search, these Community Workers Activity Placemats from In All You Do will help your kids learn more about the services that community workers provide.

Teach young children who the helpers are in their community with this Community Helpers Matching Game for Preschoolers from Life Over C’s.

You can also work on your younger child’s matching skill with this Community Helper Domino Activity from Rainy Day Mum.

And you can’t go wrong with puzzles. Your preschooler will love learning about community helps with this Community Helpers Puzzle from Totschooling.

Perfect Printables

When you need a quiet activity or are looking to create something unique, you can certainly find a printable to meet those needs.

First, explore community helpers with your toddlers and preschoolers with these Community Helpers Coloring Pages from 123Homeschool4Me.

You can also create these adorable Community Helpers Printable Paper Hats from Totschooling to add to your dramatic play area for added fun.

These Community Helpers TP Roll Printables from Simple Every Day Mom could provide endless play will teaching about different occupations.

Finally, you can learn the names of construction vehicles and what they do with the Construction Vehicles 3-part Cards from Wise Owl Factory.

Community Helpers for Fun Learning

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Learning is always more natural if you’re having fun. Use some of these awesome ideas in your community helper unit, and your kids will be having a blast.

From language arts to science experiments, there is something for everyone.