Grades K–2
Kids Can Be Helpers Too
Read 4 ways kids can volunteer (pick up litter, help a neighbor, donate toys, make cards), then plan and draw a helping project of your own.
Social studies worksheet · Community helpers
Inside or Outside?
Cut out 12 community helper cards and sort them by where they do most of their work: inside (librarian, dentist, cashier) or outside (farmer, crossing guard, park ranger).
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 20 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
“Some helpers work mostly inside. Some work mostly outside. Cut out the cards and sort them.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Works mostly inside
- Works mostly outside
- In a building, like a school or a store.
- Out in the sun, rain and snow.
Words on this sheet
DentistFarmerCrossing guardTeacherChefCashierMail carrierPark rangerRoad worker
Teacher tip
Some helpers work in both. Let kids explain.
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.
- Pair it with a picture book or a short video on the same topic.
Watch for
Kids who think only some people can do some jobs. Show helpers of every gender and background.
Talk about it
- How do helpers keep our community safe and healthy?
- What question would you ask an expert on this topic?
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
Grades K–2
Design a Helper Badge
Kids pick a community helper job, design a badge for it and fill in a job card: the job, where they work, their tools and how they help.
Grades K–2
Community Helper Hunt
A helper scavenger hunt: kids check off 12 community helpers they spot on a walk, in a book or at school, then draw and write about one.
Grades K–2
Who Uses This Tool?
Match 8 community helpers to the tools they use, from the firefighter’s hose to the doctor’s stethoscope.
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