Third graders learn about community helpers — the firefighters, doctors, teachers, police officers, and many others whose jobs keep a community safe, healthy, and running smoothly.
Students will be able to…
Every day, people all around us do important jobs to keep our community working — keeping us safe, healthy, and learning. Who are these community helpers, and what do they do?
Project this and match each community helper to their job — tap a helper, then tap what they do.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
All around us, people do jobs to keep our community running — who are they?
Students investigate.
Students explain.
Students share.
Students conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 3 / Communities).
Describe the roles of people who help the community.
Explain how workers provide goods and services.
Describe how people work together in a community.
Use reasoning to take informed action.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students write a thank-you note or draw a picture for a community helper who makes their neighborhood better. A printable community-helpers sheet is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.