Notes for adults

Age 3 · 10 min · Easy

Match each community helper to something they use at work. Talk together about people in your community.

Learning objectives

• Match community helpers with things they may use at work.
• Name or point to the people and objects in the pictures.
• Draw lines between related pictures.

What you need

• Printed activity sheet
• Colored pencil or thick crayon

Safety notes

Supervise the use of pencils or crayons and remind your child not to put them in their mouth.

How to do it

1. Print the page and place it on a table with a colored pencil or crayon.
2. Look at the pictures together and name the people and objects.
3. Point to the firefighter and look for the fire hose together.
4. Draw a line from the firefighter to the hose to show how to match them.
5. Invite your child to match the other people to their objects, offering help as needed.
6. Talk about their choices and celebrate their effort.

Teaching suggestions

• Say, “A doctor can use a stethoscope to listen to your heart.”
• If choosing is difficult, cover some pictures and show just two options at a time.
• Let your child point or follow a line with a finger before using a pencil.
• In a group, give each child a page and invite anyone who wishes to share a discovery.

Variations

• Make it easier: Show two pairs at a time and help your child find the objects before drawing lines.
• Make it harder: Ask your child what each object is used for and what else each person might use.
• Extend the play: Pretend to be a community helper and imagine using their object.

Talk about it

• What do you notice in the pictures?
• How might a doctor use a stethoscope?
• What might a cook make in a pot?
• Which community helpers have you seen?

What to look for

• Notice whether your child matches people to their objects, with or without help.
• Notice whether your child points to or names some people and objects.
• Watch how your child follows or draws a line between two pictures.