Community Helpers Unit Plan

Lesson#1- Introduction to Community Helpers:

In this lesson, the students will begin to learn about Community Helpers.
They will learn what a Community helper is and what jobs they do around
their neighborhoods. The community helpers that they will learn about are
Librarians, Crossing Guards, Teachers, Police Officers, and Firefighters. They
will take a field trip to the Library and have a Guest Firefighter come to the
classroom at the end of the unit.
Lesson #2- Librarian:
This lesson is about Librarians and the Library. The students will about what a
librarian does and about the library system. They will learn the process of
finding books and how a librarian can help you in your process. They will also
write a letter to the Librarians at the Library for allowing them to visit and
teach them about their public library.
Lesson #3- Crossing Guard:
This lesson will be about the Crossing Guard that the students see outside of
the school. They will learn about her job and will interact with her at the end
of the day. They can ask her any questions they have about her job and can
see her in action.
Lesson #4- Teacher:
This lesson will be about the teacher. The students will learn what goes into
being a teacher and what it takes to be successful. The students will also
welcome the Principal into the room and hear about his experience as a
teacher before he became the Principal.

Karlee Yanantuono
Esposito
EDU 521
2016
Grade: K
Social Studies

Professor
November 29,
Topic: Community Helpers

Area:

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE(S) (LESSON OBJECTIVE(S)*)

After reading Lucky Him: Hes the Fireman! as a class, students will identify
the jobs and uniform pieces of a firefighter, as well as, learn how to Stop,
Drop and Roll. This will be done with 90% accuracy.
CCLS/NYS STANDARDS AND INDICATORS
ELA & Literacy Standard (CCS) K.RL.1. With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
Indicator: This will be evident when students answer the questions about the
story and design their firefighters.
ELA & Literacy Standard (CCS) K.SL.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud
or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering
questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not
understood.
Indicator: This will be evident when students answer the questions asked
about the text and also ask any questions they have to clarify what they do
not understand.

MOTIVATION (ENGAGING THE LEARNER(S)*)

The teacher will show the students a YouTube clip titled, Firefighter Gear with
Sparky the Fire Dog. This will engage all learners and get them ready to learn
about firefighters. The students will then view a word cloud using the
vocabulary from the lesson.
MATERIALS

Smartboard
Computer

Lucky Him: Hes the Fireman!

Stop, Drop, and Roll (SDR) activity kit
Firefighter outline
Crayons
Markers
Scissors
Glue Sticks

STRATEGIES (LEARNING STRATEGIES*)

Direct Instruction: This will be evident when the students are actively
listening to their teacher describe what they need to do for the learning
period, as well as, introducing the task, explaining directions, and watching
the teacher demonstrate the Stop, Drop, and Roll activity.

Activating Prior Knowledge: This will be evident when the students recall the
prior lessons on community helpers and what other helpers the class has
learned about.

Independent Work: This will be evident when students create their own
firefighters using the stencils. The students will color all of the pieces and put
them together in the correct way. This will be part of the Formal Assessment.

ADAPTATIONS (EXCEPTIONALITY*)
For the student that has ADHD, they will receive preferential seating and will
receive a checklist to keep them on task during the firefighter designing
activity.
DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION
The students will be differentiated by proficiency level. The low performing
students will complete the Stop, Drop, and Roll activity. The students that are

performing at grade level will complete the activity as instructed. The high
performing students will complete the activity as instructed and label the
parts of the uniform.
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES

The teacher will activate the students prior knowledge with review of
previous lessons. (What are Community Helpers? Who have we learned
about? Who else in the neighborhood is a community helper?)
The students will sit in the reading area and listen to the teacher read
Lucky Him! Hes the Fireman! The observations the students make will
not only be from the actually story, but also by what they see in the
pictures. (What does he wear? What tools does he carry? What does he
do? Who does he help?)
Once the book is over, the teacher will go over the importance and
steps of Stop, Drop and Roll. (Why do we do this? Have you learned
this at home?)
The students will put on the SDR t-shirt and roll around on the special
carpet. (The t-shirt has fake flames that will stick to the special carpet
and be removed from the shirt.)
The students will then return to their seats and begin to work on their
firefighters. (Is your firefighter a girl or a boy? What color are they
going to wear?)
At the end of the lesson, the students will tell each other about their
firefighters. (What is his or her name? How old are they?)
ASSESSMENT (ARTIFACTS* AND ASSESSMENT [FORMAL AND
INFORMAL]*

The students will successfully Stop, Drop and Roll and complete the
firefighter activity with 90% accuracy.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Students will draw a picture for a firefighter that will attend the classroom at
the end of the week. The picture can include anything a part of the lesson
and what they like most about firefighters.
FOLLOW UP: DIRECT TEACHER INTERVENTION
For the students that struggled with putting the firefighters together, the
teacher will work them to work on the skills to cut out the pieces and put

them together. The teacher will also make sure that they understand where
each piece goes and review the entire uniform.
FOLLOW UP: ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
For the students that excelled with the lesson, they will read a story about a
Police Officer and work on the same activity but with a police officers
uniform.

TEACHER REFERENCES
[City of Carmel, Indiana]. 2011, August 16. Fire Fighter Gear with Sparky the
Fire Dog.
[Video File]. Retreived from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ6oHVjQx8w
Pfundstein, V., & Fischer, J. (2015). Lucky him: He's the fireman! Deer Park,
NY: Pfun-Omenal Stories Llc.
English Language Arts Standards. Retrieved from:
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/.

Lesson #6- Guest Firefighter:

This day will be the last day of the unit. A firefighter will come to the school
with a firetruck and he/she will teach the students about their daily routine.
They will learn more about their uniform, about their fire truck and about the
tools they use to do their job. They can ask any question they have. All
parents are welcome to the classroom this day so they can experience the
excitement that their children are feeling.