Community+Helpers+-+Kindergarten



**A Kindergarten Community Helpers Unit Created By: Katie Collins, Stephanie Cotton, John Grijak, Chris Jackson, Monica Nance, & Mary Padgett**

**SSKE1 The student will describe the work that people do (police officer, fire fighter, soldier, mail carrier, baker, farmer, doctor, and teacher).** **//UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTION TO BE POSTED//: WHAT IS A COMMUNITY HELPER?** // (Presented by Katie Collins) // = = **__//Useful Resources//__** : Community Helpers Song: []
 * __** Introduction & Activating Hook **__

Markes, J. __Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping__. HarperCollins; 1 edition (December 28, 2004).

//(Presented by John Grijak)// Community Helpers BINGO Essential Question: Who are community helpers? // **__Useful Resources__** //: Community.cue.org. Easy excel activities for the classroom: Bingo and study helpers 2206 byol. Retrieved June 30, 2009 from []
 * __** Learning Center 1 **__:

//(Presented by Chris Jackson)// Community Helpers Vehicle Match Essential Question: How do special vehicles help community helpers? //** __Useful Resources__ **//:
 * **__ Learning Center 2 __**:

// (Presented by Katie Collins & Monica Nance) // Write a Letter to a Soldier Essential Question: What characteristics would a soldier have? // __**Useful Resources**__ //:
 * __** Learning Center 3 **__:

//(Presented by Stephanie Cotton)// Our Community Map Essential Question: Why is the person that you chose important to our community? //** __Useful Resources__ **:// Our Community Helper Map: []
 * **__Learning Center 4__**:



// (Presented by Mary Padgett) //
 * **__ Assessment __**

//(Designed by Stephanie Cotton)//
 * __** Wiki Page **__

**//__UNIT RESOURCE__//** : Georgia Department of Education. (2009). //Georgia Performance Standards//. Retrieved July 12, 2009 from [|http://www.georgiastandards.org/]