Community Community HelpersHelpers By: Lisa StrickerBy: Lisa StrickerSharon MaloneySharon MaloneyAngie MetzgerAngie Metzger

Holly ErfordHolly ErfordJim GrombacherJim Grombacher

ED 417-01ED 417-01

Community Helpers Learning Community Helpers Learning CenterCenter

Grade level 2 Grade level 2 Lessons: Fire Fighters, Bus Drivers, Lessons: Fire Fighters, Bus Drivers,

Librarians, Police Officers, and Mail Librarians, Police Officers, and Mail Carriers Carriers

Objectives Objectives

After a class discussion of Community After a class discussion of Community Helpers, our second grade students will Helpers, our second grade students will visit the learning center. After visiting the visit the learning center. After visiting the center our students will:center our students will: Identify various community helpers and the Identify various community helpers and the

jobs they perform. jobs they perform. Explain the differences and similarities among Explain the differences and similarities among

the five community helpers. the five community helpers. Use technology to explore community helpers Use technology to explore community helpers

and their responsibilities to the community. and their responsibilities to the community.

Web Sites NeededWeb Sites Needed Bus DriversBus Drivers http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-schl.htm#tohttp://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-schl.htm#to

pp http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-jigs.htmhttp://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-jigs.htm LibrariansLibrarians http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/librariahttp://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/libraria

n/index.htmn/index.htm Fire FightersFire Fighters http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/

firefighter/index.htm firefighter/index.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/

firefighter/index.htmfirefighter/index.htm

Wed Sites Needed (cont.)Wed Sites Needed (cont.) Police OfficersPolice Officers http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/

formats/webquests/summer99/formats/webquests/summer99/northside/police/default.htmlnorthside/police/default.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/officer/index.htmofficer/index.htm

Letter CarriersLetter Carriers http://www.first-school.ws/t/http://www.first-school.ws/t/

cp_comhelper/mail_carrier_1.htmcp_comhelper/mail_carrier_1.htm

Materials Needed Materials Needed

Computers with internet accessibilityComputers with internet accessibility Headphones Headphones Paper and pencilPaper and pencil PowerPoint PowerPoint Printer Printer GlueGlue Scissors Scissors

Please start slide show for students with the Please start slide show for students with the following slide. following slide.

Rules For Learning CenterRules For Learning Center

1.1. You may work with one friend while at You may work with one friend while at this center.this center.

2.2. You may need a pencil and your writing You may need a pencil and your writing logs. logs.

3.3. You may be in the learning center for no You may be in the learning center for no more than 30 minutes at a time. more than 30 minutes at a time.

4.4. You may revisit this center more than You may revisit this center more than once this week. once this week.

5.5. Please use your inside voices while at the Please use your inside voices while at the center. center.

Bus DriversBus Drivers

One of the most important One of the most important responsibilities of the bus responsibilities of the bus driver is to keep you safe.driver is to keep you safe.

Go to the following web site and read Go to the following web site and read the following information on bus the following information on bus safety. Write down 3 safety tips that safety. Write down 3 safety tips that you find on this site.you find on this site.

http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-schttp://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-schl.htm#tophl.htm#top

Click on the puzzle Click on the puzzle piece to print out jigsaw piece to print out jigsaw puzzle. puzzle.

Take back to desk and Take back to desk and cut out the pieces to cut out the pieces to the puzzle and glue the puzzle and glue together on a separate together on a separate sheet of paper. sheet of paper.

LibrariansLibrarians

Click on the arrow to find out about Click on the arrow to find out about one librarian. You may take notes if one librarian. You may take notes if you’d like.you’d like.

After reading the story, answer the After reading the story, answer the questions.questions.

In your writing log, In your writing log, list 3 things list 3 things librarians do that librarians do that help us.help us.

Fire FightersFire Fighters

Fire Fighters Fire Fighters sometimes look sometimes look scary, but they are scary, but they are there to help you. there to help you. You can read about You can read about one Fire Fighter if you one Fire Fighter if you click on the picture.click on the picture.

After reading the After reading the story, see if you can story, see if you can answer the questions answer the questions at the end.at the end.

Click on the picture and print out the Click on the picture and print out the safety checklist. safety checklist.

Take it home and fill it out with your Take it home and fill it out with your family. family.

Police OfficersPolice Officers

Learn how police officers keep Learn how police officers keep you safe.you safe.

Go to the site by clicking on the police Go to the site by clicking on the police officer down below and click on the officer down below and click on the button to hear about police officers.button to hear about police officers.

Be sure to list on a separate sheet of paper Be sure to list on a separate sheet of paper 3 ways police officers help the community.3 ways police officers help the community.

Learn about other jobs done by Learn about other jobs done by police officers.police officers.

Read the story about Nadine Jojola to Read the story about Nadine Jojola to find out what else police officers do. find out what else police officers do. Click on the to go to the next Click on the to go to the next page.page.

Take the quiz at the end to see how Take the quiz at the end to see how much you have learned.much you have learned.

Click on the picture to go to the site.Click on the picture to go to the site.

Letter CarriersLetter Carriers

Print off a picture of a letter Print off a picture of a letter carrier.carrier.

Click on the picture of the letter carrier and Click on the picture of the letter carrier and print off the coloring worksheet.print off the coloring worksheet.

Use the back of this sheet to write what Use the back of this sheet to write what you already know about letter carriers, and you already know about letter carriers, and what you would like to learn about them.what you would like to learn about them.

Write a thank you letter to Write a thank you letter to your favorite community your favorite community

helper.helper. Choose a community helper that you Choose a community helper that you

have learned about and write a thank have learned about and write a thank you letter to him or her.you letter to him or her.

Be sure to include a heading, a Be sure to include a heading, a greeting, and a closing in your letter.greeting, and a closing in your letter.

We will be mailing these letters with We will be mailing these letters with the help of our letter carrier the help of our letter carrier community helpers.community helpers.

Congratulations! You Congratulations! You have completed the have completed the

learning center! Talk learning center! Talk with your buddy about with your buddy about what you have learned.what you have learned.