Lesson 6 - Thanking Community Helpers 

Curriculum Area: ​Social Studies  Approximate Time: ​30-45 minutes 

Standard: 
Standard 2 ​(Citizenship): Students will recognize and practice civic responsibility in the 
community, state, and nation.  
Objective 2 - ​Identify individuals within the school community and how they contribute 
to the school's success. 
b. Demonstrate respect for the school and the school community.  

Essential Questions:  Objectives: 

● What is a community helper?  ● Students will show appreciation 
● Who are community helpers in our  and respect for community helpers 
schools?  within the school and community by 
● What do they do for our  writing thank you notes to them. 
community?  ● Students will understand the 
● How can we show appreciation and  importance of thanking community 
respect to community helpers?  helpers. 

Vocabulary: 
Community helpers 

Activities:  Materials:  
● Write thank you cards to  ● Colorful cardstock 
community helpers within Highland  ● Markers 
 
Park (custodian, lunch ladies, front 
desk secretaries, crossing guard, 
librarian, Mary Jane) 

Accommodations: 
● Graphic organizer to help students organize their thoughts and understand the 
structure of a thank you card. 
 
● Review with students and ask them “What community helpers do we have in our 
school?” and “How do they help our community/school?” 
○ Ms. Brenda Sherwood in the front office 
○ Ms. Barbara ​Pecoraro-Mcdonnell​ in the cafeteria 
○ Mr. Beau Bishop the head custodian 
○ Ms. Mary Jane Moore the school counselor 
○ Ms. Cluff the principal 
 ○ Ms. Clayton the librarian 
○ Crossing guards (Mike, Louise) 
● Write down how each person helps the school and contributes to the community. 
● Teach students how to write a thank you note. 
● Tell students to think of one person on the list to write a thank you note to.  
● Have students write a rough draft. 
● When the rough draft is checked off, have them write their “final draft” in their 
card.