Community Helpers Theme with Crafts, Activities, Free Printables, & Books

We have tons of fun, creative Community Helpers Crafts and plenty of community helpers activities for a week-long Community Helpers Theme! Use these community helpers preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grader for a theme on helpers in the community like doctors, nurses, firefighters, mail carriers, dentsts, teachers, and more!  We’ve included fun community helpers science activities plus Try some of our community helper science, community helpers themed math activities, or make it a community helpers preschool theme. No matter what you choose – this is sure to engage kids .

Community Helpers Theme

Children of all ages will have fun learning about community helpers with these fun, educational community helper activities and community helper crafts. We have lots of ideas and resources to help kids learn about those in our cities with whom we couldn’t live without – from doctors, nurses, firefighters, police officers, construction workers, veterinarians, farmers, plumbers, electricians, handymen, grocery store workers, truck drivers, garbage collectors, scientists, teachers, and more! You will love having a weeks worth of educational activities to make learning fun with a community helpers preschool theme.

Community Helpers Crafts

This community helpers for kids unit is filled with not only educational ideas, but super cute community helpers crafts and activities too so you will have a well rounded community helpers preschool, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade lesson plan.

Community Helpers Activities

Start your community helpers unit study by working on these fun language arts activities.

• Community Helpers Write and Color the Room
  This is a great addition to your literacy activities while teaching about people in our community.
• Simple Community Helper Coloring Pages
  These adorable coloring pages are a great way to explore community
  helpers.
• Community Helpers Activities for Kindergarten Featuring Firemen
  Use this printable set to learn the ‘Five Little Firefighters’ song.
• Free Community Helper 3 Parts Classified Cards.
  These 3 Parts Classified Cards are great for learning vocabulary.
• Community Helpers Printable Book.
  Kids will have fun learning about community helpers as they make their Community Helpers Book.
• Community Signs Worksheets.
  These Free Printable Community Signs Worksheets are a fun, hands on way for students to familiarize themselves with common community signs.
• Printable Community Helper Writing Prompts
  Kids will enjoy writing with these free Community Helper writing prompts for K-4th grade.
• Detective Themed Worksheets
  This huge printable pack looks like so much fun for little sleuths in training.
• Farm Themed Worksheets
  Learn all about the farm with this great set of printables.
• Construction Themed Worksheets
  This bumper printables pack is a great way to introduce children to different construction workers, vehicles, and tools
• Fire Safety Worksheets
  These super cute fire safety Worksheets are perfect for learning about firefighters.
• Construction Phonics Game
  Kids will love this super cute printable construction phonics game for preschooler and kindergartners.
• Construction Sight Words Game
  This printable construction sight word game is such a fun way to practice sight words.
• Farm Sequencing Worksheets
  Have fun learning about how things go from farm field to table with these free farm sequencing worksheets.
• I Spy Farm Animals
  The kids will love searching for all the different farm animals and items in these printable I spy sheets.
• Construction Worksheets
  The kids will love this large pack of free learning activities for prek / k.
• Doctor Contraction Matching Game
  Older kids will love practicing contractions with this fun printable matching game.
• Community Workers Pre-Writing Worksheet
  Practice pre-writing skills with this fun community worker themed printable.
• When I Grow Up Preschool Emergent Reader Printable.
  This free printable is fun activity and a great way to discuss different occupations with your preschooler
• Community Helper Prewriting Practice
  Develop fine motor skills and practice pre-writing with this fun printable set.
• Community Helpers Bingo
  Playing this bingo game is a fun way to build vocabulary and understanding about community helpers.

Community Helpers Math

Work on math skills with these fabulous community helper themed activities.

• Detective Themed Math Mysteries.
  Become a detective with these fun printable math worksheets.
• Community Helper Vehicles Count & Clip Cards
  These community helper vehicles count and clip cards are the perfect addition to a community helpers theme.
• Community Helper Vehicle Counting Puzzles
  These printable puzzles are editable so you can use them to work on whatever number sequence or pattern you like.
• Fire Safety Worksheets
  Practice number skills with these cute fire fighter worksheets.
• Community Heroes Lego Challenge
  This is a great way to learn about and to honor those community heroes who do so much for all of us.
• Mailbox Math
  This math game has a version with shapes and a version with numbers, great for some post office themed play.
• Spin the Wheel – Community Helpers Printable
  Have fun learning about community helpers with this matching activity.
• Construction Counting Mat.
  There are lots of ways you can use this free printable counting mat.
• Community Helper Graphing Game
  This graphing game is so much fun the kids won’t notice they are learning.
• Community Helper Pattern Block Mats
  Work on shapes, counting, number recognition and adding with these pattern block mats.
• Community Helper Mazes.
  Help the community workers find their way with these fun maze worksheets.
• Community Helpers Count and Clip Cards: The Emergency Services.
  This set of counting cards is themed to work with units and topics around People Who Help Us or Community Helpers.
• Printable Mail Number Matching.
  This printable mail number matching activity is the perfect way to add in a little early math practice.

Community Helper Crafts

We have lots of ideas to help children enjoy learning about community helpers including lots of community helpers preschool crafts.

• Free Firefighter Coloring Sheets
  Learn about community helpers and work on fine motor control with these simple, FREE firefighter coloring sheets.
• Community Helper Puppets
  Your kids will love making these cute paper bag puppets.
• Preschool Fire Truck Craft Handprint Art
  Turn a handprint into cute firetruck art.
• DIY Pretend Play X-Rays
  Learn about doctors and how they use xrays with this fun crafty idea.
• Fire Truck Craft with Flame Painting for Kids
  This fun painting activity has great results.
• Cardboard Box Police Car
  Make a police car to ride around in!
• Cereal Box Fireman’s Hat
  Use these step by step instructions and a free template to make this adorable firefighter’s helmet!
• Policeman Paper Doll Free Printable.
  Use this free printable to draw and color your own paper dolls.
• Garbage Truck Printable Craft
  Use this printable template to make a fun garbage truck craft.
• Community Helpers Printable Paper Hats
  Make a whole set of fun community helper hats!
• Painting With Toy Trucks.
  This would be a super fun art activity to do as part of a construction worker theme.
• Paper Plate Handprint Police Car
  You could make a whole squad of these cute police cars.
• Community Helper Stick Puppets
  Make these easy puppets for a theme or lesson on community helpers or people’s jobs.
• Brush Your Teeth! Preschool Craft
  Try this fun process art activity while you are learning about
  dentists.
• Fire (No Mess) Sensory Bag
  This no-mess sensory and painting activity is perfect for a preschool community helpers unit.
• Popsicle Stick Firetruck.
  Use popsicle sticks to make these cute fire engine craft.
• Fire Truck Craft with Easy Shapes.
  This fire truck craft is easy for little fingers to build.
• Band Aid Art
  The kids will love this art activity and it’s perfect for a doctor themed preschool unit.
• Syringe Squirt Art Community Helpers Craft
  You’re definitely going to want to add this quick & easy activity to
  your next Community Helpers preschool monthly theme!
• Skeleton Bones Ripped Paper Craft for Kids
  This craft is great for working on fine motor skills and is perfect for
  learning about doctors and nurses.
• How to Help Kids Thank Essential Workers
  Use these printable coloring pages to help kids thank essential workers like our nurses, doctors, mail carriers, and grocery workers.

Community Helpers Science Activities

Scientists are important community helpers in our society! So spend time exploring the work a scientist does by trying out these community helpers science activity. These Community helper science experiments will help kids be able to take on the role of a scientist!

• I Want to Be… STEM Coloring Pages
  Kids will enjoy imagining what they life will be like when they’re grown up while using these fun STEM Coloring Pages.
• Simple Chemical Reaction Experiment
  This easy chemical reaction experiment allows kids to learn about what chemists do in a fun hands on way.
• Homemade Butter Science Experiment
  This food science activity is a great inclusion in a community helpers theme.
• Capillary Action Science Experiment
  Your kids are going to be blown away by this fun, colorful science experiment
• Pop Rock Science Experiment
  This is a really cool science experiment that all kids will LOVE.
• Let’s Learn About Our Brain
  Be a brain surgeon and learn all about your brain!
• Save Lives with this Simple Fire Safety Experiment.
  Be a firefighter and learn valuable lesson that could save lives with this simple fire safety experiment.
• Farm Animals and their Homes Flip Book
  Learn all about life on the farm with these free printable books.
• DIY Stethoscope Science Experiment
  Learn how a stethoscope works with this fun doctor themed experiment.
• Bubbles Fire Science Activity.
  Try this simple bubbly science experiment.

Which of these community helpers science activities for kids will you try first?

Community helpers preschool

Role playing and dramatic play is a great way for kids to explore and learn about all kinds of community works. Try one of these community helpers preschool activities ideas with your kids.

• Workshop Dramatic Play.
  Pretend to be construction workers, carpenters, craftsmen, or other types of builders.
• Dentist Play Dough Pretend Play
  Let’s pretend to be a dentist!
• Doctor Pretend Play Printables
  Kids will love becoming doctors with these super cute free doctor pretend play printables
• DIY Firefighter Costume for Kids!
  Your kids will love dressing up in this quick and easy DIY firefighter costume
• How Kids Can Play Doctor
  Have fun roleplaying a doctor.
• Printable Post Office Play Set.
  These are great printables for setting up a post office at home or school.
• Pretend Play Veterinarian’s Office
  The kids will love caring for their favorite stuffed animals in this
  pretend play veterinarian’s office
• DIY X-Ray Machine Dramatic Play.
  Make this super cool pretend x-ray machine!
• DIY Fire Extinguishers
  This is a super fun way to role play being a firefighter.
• Road Work Small World
  Set up this simple small world play scene for lots of road work and construction worker role play.
• DIY Toy Stethoscopes.
  Make a stethoscope for your little doctor.
• Playing Doctor- Doctor Play Set For Kids
  Make a doctor play set for your kids.

Community Helpers Activities

Turn this into a community helpers activities for kindergarten or make it more simple for a community helpers art activities for toddlers with just the right activity for your kiddos!

• Who are the People in Your Neighborhood? Preschool Class
  Lots of ideas for having community helpers come speak with your kids in this article.
• Fire Safety Activities for Kids: Printables, Skills, & Books to Teach
  Try these fun activities for kids to learn about fire safety.
• Teaching about Community Helpers to Kids- Printable 3-Part Cards
  Use these printable matching cards to learn about lots of community helpers.
• Slime Construction Activity
  Kids will have a blast digging, mixing, and dumpling this amazing, 2 ingredient Construction Slime Recipe
• Exploring careers with the Game of Life
  Elementary age kids will have a blast exploring careers as they play The Game of Life game with new career cards.
• Band-Aids & Books: Talking to Kids About First Aid & Doctors
  These activities and book suggestions are perfect for learning all about hospitals and doctors.
• Stop, Drop, and Roll Your Way to Fire Safety
  Learn about fire safety and what firefighters do with these fun ideas.
• Community Helpers Roll and Cover Game.
  Try this fun printable game for Pre-K kids.
• Fun ‘When I Grow Up’ Flashcards and Activities
  There are lots of fun ideas for using these printable ‘When I grow up’ flashcards.
• Community Helper Sorting Mats
  This printable activity is a great way to learn about community helpers.
• Community Helpers Recycling Sensory Bin
  What a fun way to explore ideas and learn about garbage collectors.

And remember to plan field trips to your local fire and police stations, or invite a postal worker, construction worker or vet to visit.

Community Helper Activities

There is so much more to your theme than just community helpers craft, add in these community helper printables for more educational learning!

• Community Helpers Crafts, Activities, Projects, Science Activities, and more
• Free Community Helpers Coloring Pages – over 20 simple coloring pages exploring jobs
• Community Helpers Worksheets for Kids
• Printable Community Helper Writing Prompt Worksheets
• Doctor Pretend Play Printables
• Free Printables for Zoo Dramatic Play
• Community Helpers Printables Wheel

• Handy Community Signs Worksheets
• HUGE Pack of Firefighter Worksheet to practice a variety of skills with kids 3-8
• Free Printable Community Helpers Matching Game
• Doctor Worksheets for kids to learn about hospital workers while practicing math and literacy skills
• Hands-on Community Helpers STEM Activities
• See lots of community helpers preschool theme ideas
• Construction Activities and Printables for Kids
• Farm Activities and Printables for Kids
• Where do I Live – free printable project and fun idea for explaining how you live in a house, on a block, in a city, in a state, etc.
• All About Me Kindergarten (Expanding horizons social studies unit to teach kids about themselves, My Family, My Neighborhood, My Community Unit with lots of ideas & resources
• Lego All About Me Worksheet

Community Helper Books for Kids

You can read a different book each day of the week, Monday through  Friday or read your favorite book (s) every day of the week. Kids love repetition, so don’t worry about boring them!

• Helpers in My Community
  This beginner reader introduces kids to important people who make our communities cleaner, safer, and better.
• The Berenstain Bears: Jobs Around Town.
  Classic favorites, the Berenstain Bear siblings learn to celebrate the many jobs and talents of others and begin to imagine where their own God-given gifts will take them.
• Community Helpers from A to Z.
  This alphabet book shares community helpers, including emergency workers, medical workers, and the service industry.
• Whose Hands Are These?: A Community Helper Guessing Book
  Can you guess all the jobs in this book based on the actions of the busy hands? This is a fun book celebrating all kinds of community workers.
• Whose Hat Is This?: A Look at Hats Workers Wear.
  Can you guess whose hat is whose? This is another great guessing game book all about the different hats worn by construction workers, police officers, firefighters, and more.
• Let’s Meet a Doctor
  This fun book is part of a great series of books where kids can meet a new community helper in each book.
• Emergency!.
  Learn about all kinds of community workers as they rush to help during a variety of emergencies.
• Trashy Town.
  This rhyming book is all about the essential work of garbage collection.
• National Geographic Readers: Helpers in Your Neighborhood.
  This book is all about the importance of cooperation and the people who lead the way in our communities.
• Delivering Your Mail
  This nonfiction picture book describes what a mail carrier is, how their mail truck works, and how the mail must get delivered no matter what the situation.
• Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?
  Go on a fun visit to Busytown and find out how everyone spends their days.
• Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
  This fun rhyming book will keep the kids busy guessing who belongs to the clothes hanging on the clothesline.

Grab one or all of these excellent community helper books to study with your kids.

Weekly Themes

Whether you use these themed learning ideas for your lower elementary age students or as preschool weekly themes, we’ve got lots of fun themed eductational activities to make your lesson plan:

• Explore the fascinating world of insects in this bugs themes
• Head out to the great outdoors without leaving your homes with this fun camping themes
• Teach kids about community helpers with these fun math, literacy, and community helpers crafts and activities
• Ready for some prehistoric fun learning in this dinosaur themes
• Explore the season of autumn with these fun fall unit study
• Old McDonald had a farm EIEIO; kids will have fun learning about farm animals and tasks with this farm theme
• Kids will bloom with knowledge as they learn valuable skills and create projects in this flower theme
• Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you can’t sneak in some learning with this fun, engaging 4th of july theme
• This September, you’ve got to try these fun apple themed activities for Johnny Appleseed Day Activities
• Dive in and learn about animals under the sea with this oceans theme
• For a week that’s out of this world, check out the ideas in this space theme
• Get ready for St Patty’s day in March with these creative St Patrick’s Day Theme
• Learn about the pilgrims in this creative Thanksgiving Unit Study
• Celebrate Earth day in April with this Tree Theme perfect for spring
• Roses are red, violets are blue, learning is fun, with Valentines Day themes
• Rain, snow, sleet, and hail – discover fascinating facts in this weather theme
• Bird watching is lots of fun with this bird theme
• It may be COLD outside, but inside it is warm and toasty as kids learn with this winter theme
• Discover some amazing animals in this fun zoo theme with hundreds of fun and clever activities
• Find all our weekly themes here or explore our preschool weekly themes for 50 more exciting weekly unit studies.

Community helpers crafts and activities

With over 100 clever community helpers preschool crafts and printables galore, I’m sure you found exactly what you were looking for!