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Community
Helpers
by Marianne Lenihan

Comprehension
Genre
Skills and Strategy
Expository • Main Idea
nonfiction • Compare and
Contrast
• Text Structure

Scott Foresman Reading Street 2.5.1

ISBN 0-328-13292-6

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Reader Response
Community
1. What is the main idea in this book?

Helpers
2. What happens when firefighters get a
call about a fire in their community?
Make a graphic organizer like the one
below to write down events in order.
by Marianne
Start Lenihan
at the fire station.

3. Many community workers work in

special buildings. What are the names
of some buildings you read about in
this book?
4. Look at the illustrations on pages 6 and
7. What special clothes and tools do
firefighters use?

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 A community is a group of
people. Neighborhoods and towns
are made up of communities. People
in communities do things together.
What communities are you a part of?

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 Communities need helpers. A
town has many community helpers.
They are called service workers. Let’s
see how service workers help!
Police officers patrol their
communities using cars, bicycles, or
horses. They make sure everyone
is safe. Some police officers direct
traffic. Police officers help the people
in a community live together in peace
and safety.

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 Firefighters put out fires in their
communities. Fire trucks are tightly
packed with ladders, hoses, and
masks. Firefighters save people from
burning buildings.
When an alarm starts ringing in
the fire station, firefighters jump
into their fire trucks. The trucks roar
to the fire. Then the firefighters use
their hoses to put out the fire.

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 Teachers and coaches are also
community workers. Your teachers
help you learn. They may teach you
how to read and write. Coaches help
you learn how to play sports. Coaches
also teach you how to play fairly.
Doctors and nurses help people
stay healthy. When people are sick or
hurt, doctors and nurses help them
feel better. Doctors and nurses may
work in hospitals and clinics.

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 First-aid workers also help people
who are sick or hurt. They quickly
drive people to the hospital in their
ambulances. First-aid workers save
lives in our communities every day.
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Postal workers work at the post
office. They help their communities
by taking care of the mail. Mail
carriers carry mail to homes and work
places. Who brings your mail?
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 You may know a librarian at your
school or local library. Librarians help
people find information and books.
Communities are made up of
people who live together and help
each other. What other community
workers can you name?
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Reader Response
1. What is the main idea in this book?
2. What happens when firefighters get a
call about a fire in their community?
Make a graphic organizer like the one
below to write down events in order.
Start at the fire station.
3. Many community workers work in
special buildings. What are the names
of some buildings you read about in
this book?
4. Look at the illustrations on pages 6 and
7. What special clothes and tools do
firefighters use?