COMMUNITY

HELPERS
Kindergarten
Julia Addessi
South Carolina Standards and Objectives
■ K-2.3 Identify authority figures in the school and the community who
enforce rules and laws that keep people safe, including crossing guards,
bus drivers, firefighters, and police officers.

■ K-2.4 Explain how following rules and obeying authority figures reflect
qualities of good citizenship, including honesty, responsibility, respect,
fairness, and patriotism.

■ K-4.3 Recognize the ways that community businesses have provided

goods and services for families in the past and do so in the present.
 What is a Community?
■ A community is a group of people living in the same place or

having a particular characteristic in common.

■ Communities can be very small or very large.

■ Some may be small and made up of only a few houses and

buildings or larger, consisting of lots of houses and buildings.

■ People in communities help each other.

What is a Community Helper?

* A community helper is

someone that lives and works

in our communities
What are some examples of community
helpers?
■ Doctors  Bus Drivers
■ Nurses  Coaches
■ Chefs  Babysitters
■ Bakers  Police Officers
■ Astronauts
 Plumbers
■ Soldiers
 Firefighters
■ Teachers
 Farmers
■ Dentists
 Librarians
■ Mail Carriers
 Volunteers
Community Helpers Keep Us Safe
■ Helpers such as police officers, fire fighters,
doctors, and nurses work heard every day to ensure
the safety of the community!

■ When people break rules that can hurt others, police

officers will help to make sure everyone is safe.

■ Doctors and nurses work to make sure everyone is

healthy and safe!
Importance in Community
■ In a community it is very important to realize that

what you do may affect other around you.

■ Following rules in a community reflects qualities

of good citizenship.

■ It is important to be honest, responsible, respectful,

and fair in a community.

QUIZ Time!!
Which of these is

not considered a

community helper?
A librarian is a community helper.

TRUE
FALSE
Do community
helpers help
keep others safe?
 Drag the images to the correct place.
Community Helpers Non-Community Helpers
Community helpers live and work in the
same community.

TRUE FALSE
Are you and your family a part of a
community?

YES

NO
Do community helpers provide goods and
services for people?

YES
NO