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The Helper Letter at Juniper Towers

A letter from a city neighborhood introduces firefighters, crossing guards, nurses and police officers and the work they do.

KindergartenSocial StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toCIV.K.2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Kindergarten
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Multiple choice, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students name firefighters, crossing guards, nurses and police officers as community helpers.
  • Students identify how community helpers keep people safe and healthy.

How to use

Read the letter aloud and point out each helper's job. Help children connect each new situation to a helper from the letter.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

CIV.K.2

Name community helpers who keep us safe and healthy, such as firefighters, crossing guards, nurses and police officers.

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The Helper Letter at Juniper Towers

Learn how neighborhood helpers keep people safe and healthy.

Listen to the letter

Listen as your teacher reads the letter. Then answer the questions.

A Letter for the Lobby Board

Dear neighbors, Our Juniper Towers neighborhood has helpers in many places. At Engine House 8, firefighter Ms. Rivera checks hoses and trucks. At the clinic, nurse Amina helps a person with a sore knee. On 8th Avenue, crossing guard Mr. Chen holds up a stop sign while children cross. Near the subway entrance, police officer Mr. Brooks helps people stay safe. I drew four helper badges for our lobby board. Love, Tessa.

1.
What is Tessa's letter mostly about?
  • A. Places to visit in a city neighborhood
  • B. Ways to make a lobby board
  • C. Four helpers and the work they do
  • D. How to ride a subway safely
2.
A child has a sore knee. Which helper from the letter could help?
  • A. A police officer
  • B. A nurse
  • C. A firefighter
  • D. A crossing guard
3.
Smoke is coming from a building. Which helper would be ready to help?
  • A. A crossing guard
  • B. A nurse
  • C. A police officer
  • D. A firefighter
4.
Which helper from the letter works on 8th Avenue while children cross?
  • A. The crossing guard
  • B. The nurse
  • C. The firefighter
  • D. The police officer
5.
Someone feels unsafe near the subway entrance. Which helper from the letter works near that place?
  • A. The firefighter
  • B. The crossing guard
  • C. The police officer
  • D. The nurse

Think about the helpers

Think about what each helper does. Then answer.

6.
Why does Mr. Chen hold up a stop sign?
  • A. To check a person's sore knee
  • B. To help children cross safely
  • C. To check hoses and trucks
  • D. To care for someone at the clinic
7.
How are Nurse Amina and Ms. Rivera's jobs different?
  • A. Amina helps with a sore knee, and Rivera checks fire equipment.
  • B. Amina holds a stop sign, and Rivera helps near the subway.
  • C. Amina works on 8th Avenue, and Rivera works at the clinic.
  • D. Amina checks trucks, and Rivera helps with a sore knee.
8.
What do all four helpers in Tessa's letter have in common?
  • A. They all work at the clinic.
  • B. They all hold stop signs.
  • C. They all ride the subway.
  • D. They all help people in the neighborhood.
9.
Which helper and place belong together?
  • A. Nurse Amina — the clinic
  • B. Ms. Rivera — the subway entrance
  • C. Mr. Chen — Engine House 8
  • D. Mr. Brooks — 8th Avenue
10.
Tessa visits the clinic and then goes to 8th Avenue. Name the helper at each place and tell one job each helper does.

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