Grades K–2
Who Drives It?
Match 8 community helpers to their vehicles: fire truck, police car, mail truck, tractor, school bus, ambulance, garbage truck and airplane.
Social studies worksheet · Community helpers
Who Am I? Helper Riddles
8 riddles about community helpers (“I put out fires and climb tall ladders”): read the clue and write the helper from the word bank.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Community helpers
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Community helpers, Jobs and tools, Community and belonging
What kids do
“Read each riddle. Write the helper from the word bank.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. I put out fires and climb tall ladders.
- 2. I check your teeth and help you keep them clean.
- 3. I bring letters and packages to your house.
- 4. I grow food and take care of farm animals.
- 5. I help you find books and keep the library quiet.
- 6. I keep people safe and help when there is trouble.
- 7. I am a doctor for animals.
- 8. I drive kids to school and home again.
Words on this sheet
dentistmail carrierfarmerpolice officerbus driver
Teacher tip
Read the riddles aloud and let kids guess before they write.
How to use it
- Invite a community helper (or a parent with a helper job) to visit after the sheet.
- Act out helpers and their tools in a quick guessing game.
- Start with a quick question that connects the topic to kids’ own lives.
Watch for
Kids who think only some people can do some jobs. Show helpers of every gender and background.
Talk about it
- Who are the helpers at our school?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Set up a dramatic play corner with helper costumes and tools.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More community helpers worksheets
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Keeps Us Safe or Keeps Us Healthy?
Cut out 12 helper cards and sort them: the ones who keep us safe (firefighter, crossing guard, lifeguard) and the ones who keep us healthy (doctor, nurse, dentist).
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Helpers at School
Match 8 people who help at school, from the principal and custodian to the crossing guard and cafeteria worker, to what they do.
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Interview a Community Helper
Five interview questions for a classroom visitor or a helper at home: what they do, their tools, their favorite part and how they help people.
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