Developed by:  Emily Brock

Level:  3-5

Community Helpers 

Standards
 
 


Learning Expectations

 This activity will help students acquire competencies which relate to the following standards:

     9.0     Acquire Personal Safety Skills
 
 

The student will:

     9.2     Identify resource people in the school and community and
               know how and when to seek help
     9.4     Recognize threats to personal safety

 

General Approach		 The general approach is that children will work a puzzle relating to community helpers.  This will be followed by a counselor led discussion.

Activity Steps		 Introduce the concept of community helpers by discussing people in the community whose job is one of helping others.  Have the class talk about what each of these helpers do in their jobs. 

Have the students connect to:
 http://www.mcgruff.org/10act8.htm

Have the students complete the crossword puzzle and print it out when completed.  When completed, talk to the class again about how each of these community helpers help people.  Present situations of children in need of help.  Ask the students to tell which community helper the child should go to for help.

Time Required		 This activity will take about 45 minutes:  10 minutes for the first class discussion, 20 minutes for the crossword puzzle, and 15 minutes for the follow-up discussion

Resources Needed		 For this activity, each student will need to have access to a computer with World Wide Web access.  The computers should be book marked to http://www.mcgruff.org/10act8.htm.

Performance Indicators		 Following this activity the students should be able to identify school and community helpers.  They should be able to identify what each helper does for a child in need of help.