(updated 10/2023)
This week we are focusing on community helpers. I have rented over 20 books from the library to have on our shelves this week and I am ready for my kids to want to do lots of dress up and imaginative play after learning about all of the different members in a community.
Some of our favorite books for community helpers include: Last Stop on Market Street – Matt de la Pena; Whose Hat is This – Sharon Katz Cooper; Tinyville Town Gets to Work – Ryan Biggs
Here is what my lesson plan looks like for this week. I linked where I got each idea/resource from too so you could check it out.
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**Another idea would be to do some ‘dramatic play’. I made a DIY mail carrier set for my girls, you can see the whole tutorial here. You can download the letter and stamp template freebie here. (The settings my be off in the online version, but once you download it to your computer and open in Word it should be correct and ready for printing).**
| M | T | W | Th | F | |
| Religion | Creation day 6* | Creation day 7* | Adam &Eve coloring page | Adam & Eve Bad apple craft | Adam & Eve – make playdoh apples & snakes |
| Language (2) | Write last name on board & show it – D dot letter | Police tracing & W miniatures* | Y miniatures* | E miniatures * | R miniatures * |
| Language (4) | Review N-Q & Dot letters | Review R-U | Review V-Z; A-Z maze | Focus on weak letters Uppercase to lowercase muffin top matching | Focus on weak letters Letter game from language bin |
| Math (2) | Intro 1 | Five Little Ducks – put 0&1 in order | Look at 1 picture flashcards | Put 1 sticker on Apple Tree | 2 part puzzles |
| Math (4) | Practice writing weak numbers | I Spy | 1-12 maze | Race to ‘school’ game 4x | Community Helper Math Sheet w/ math beads |
| Art/Sensory | Play doctor & put bandaids on dolls – fine motor | Wash windows | Lima bean sensory bin with career figurines & transportation puzzle pieces | Play dough x-rays | Make thank you notes for community helpers |
| Science Geography History | Locate your community on a map then drive around to show what’s in it | Make a map of your community | Community Sorting Mats | Learn about x rays | Bake treats (and talk about the science) for community helpers & deliver |
Creation day 6 – Color the people page and add animal print outs, stickers or drawings to it
Creation day 7 – Explain rest with a blank sheet of paper
Miniatures refers to the mini objects that I have that I have sorted by first letter sound. I show them in my homeschool/playroom room tour and well as my homeschool organization video.
2023 Community Helpers Theme Plan
Religion Focus – Learning the Hail Mary
2YR Options – 2-piece puzzles, Dot letters, Sorting Mats
| Language | Review weak name letters with community helper Dot letters & Community helper tracing sheets | Match name letter case cupcakes – which community helper makes cupcakes? | First name hammer letters* | Glue strips of paper with name letters written on them onto an envelope. Then play mail man! |
| Math | Introduce #6 – sandpaper, math beads, unifix | Doctor counting cards | Base 10 blocks of appropriate numbers (p64) | Race to school Game |
| Art/Sensory | Lima bean sensory bin – community helper figurines & vehicles | Window washing around the house | Play doctor with stuffed animals/dolls & use band-aids for fine motor practice | Garbage sensory bin – black beans, torn tissue paper, tweezers, trash bin/truck (pick up trash and put in bin) |
| S/G/H | Community Helper sorting mats | Community helper sorting mats | Make a map of your community (draw or build with blocks) | Bake treats to deliver to community helpers in your area |
Hammer Letters – Write letters of name on a thick piece of cardboard (not in order) and have them say the sound of the letter as they hammer golf tees into the cardboard.
Hope this helps give you some ideas for community helpers theme and saves you a little time in the researching department 🙂