Community Helpers Preschool Centers

Hi everyone! Here’s a sneak peek at what’s included in my Community Helpers Preschool Centers packet.

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Community Helpers Preschool Centers

The Community Helpers Preschool Centers packet contains a collection of printable activities for use with children in Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Prep).

Contents and Directions for Use

Following is an outline of the activities included in this unit and suggestions for preparation and use.

1. Community helper and vehicle write and wipe pre-writing tracing practice (3 pages)
To prepare the pre-writing tracing page for use, print and then laminate it for durability.
Using a white board (dry-erase) marker, children are required to trace the path on the page. Alternatively, you can glue some sand on the tracing path and have your kiddos trace along with their finger, or get them to place small beads along the path.

2. Firefighter upper and lower case letter match (3 pages)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the upper and lower case letters.

3. Library beginning sounds match (13 pages)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces. Attach clear 4 velcro dots to each bookcase and to the backs of each book.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the beginning sound pictures to the correct bookcase.

4. Community helper syllables (3 pages)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Provide children with some small clothes pegs.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the number of syllables for each picture and show their answer by clipping a peg on the corresponding number on the card.

5. Detective CVC word match (4 pages)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them out.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the CVC word on the detective’s hat to the magnifying glass with the correct picture.

6. Police car rhyming words match (4 pages)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them out.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the two parts of the police car that rhyme.

7. Teeth pre-primer sight words write and wipe (44 words)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
Using a white board (dry-erase) marker, children are required to write the word shown on each tooth and then, wipe off the word with a toothbrush.

8. Toolbox and tools colour match (R,O,Y,G,B,P,P, Black, Brown, Gray)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the colored tools to the correct toolbox.

9. Who uses this? community helper cards (6 pages)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to clip a peg to show which community helper uses the identified tool.

10. Community helpers shadow matching (7 pages)
To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the community helpers to their shadow cards.

11. Milk: cow to table 4-part sequencing cards
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to order the cards correctly to show the milk-to-table process.

12. Mail size sorting (small, medium, large)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the different letters to the correct mailbox.

13. Cupcake number sense (1-10)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the different number representation cupcakes to the correct cupcake stand.

14. Garbage truck and garbage bags shape match (4 pages)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. (Optional: print multiple copies of the trash bags.)
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the differently shaped garbage bags to correct garbage truck.

15. Sick teddy counting (1-10)
Print the teddy picture and bandaids on the following page. Laminate them for durability and then cut them out.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the number-band aid to the correct number of dots on the teddy bear.

16. Community helper patterns (AB)
To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Attach the pictures cut out from the bottom of the page to the end of a clothes peg using a hot glue gun.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the pattern on the cards and to clip the correct picture in the empty box to complete the pattern.

Happy Teaching 🙂