Grades 1–2
Which Helper Do You Need?
8 everyday problems, from a toothache to a leaky sink: kids read each one and write the community helper who can fix it.
Social studies worksheet · Community helpers
Helpers Who Help Animals
Match 8 people who work with animals, from the zookeeper and park ranger to the dog groomer and animal shelter worker, to what they do.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 10 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
“Draw a line from each helper to the way they help animals.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Gives dogs baths and haircuts
- Studies and protects animals in the
- Feeds cows, pigs and chickens every day
- Feeds and cares for animals at the zoo
- Finds new homes for lost pets
- Checks pets and makes sick animals
- Teaches dogs to sit, stay and come
- Protects wild animals and their homes
Words on this sheet
HelperoceanPark rangerAnimal shelterworkerFarmerbetterMarine biologist
Teacher tip
Talk about the vet, zookeeper and shelter worker.
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.
- Read the sheet aloud for early readers and let them answer with drawings.
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
Grades K–2
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).
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.
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.
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