Fire Safety Matching Cards
It’s October so that means fire safety month. Kids love to learn about fire trucks and firefighters! Extend your theme with a game of matching…
Play Dough Factory
Along with all the more common community helpers we’ve been learning about, we also talked about factory workers. This simple Play Dough Factory idea was…
Play Dough Hair Styles
This month we’ve been exploring all types of jobs through Experience Early Learning’s (formerly Mother Goose Time). The hairdresser is one of those occupations that’s…
Preschool Dental Health Activities
Our first week of Community Helpers was Health and Safety themed – firefighters, doctors, police officers, dentists, and bus drivers. The rest of the month…
Learn about our Community Helpers – Firefighters
What does a firefighter do? Learning about community helpers in preschool is important so children understand they shouldn’t be afraid of a firefighter or a…
Mother Goose Time Community Helpers Theme
If you haven’t ordered it yet, now is the time! I can’t say enough about Mother Goose Time kits. They keep us busy, learning and…
Waiter, Waiter! Preschool Restaurant Dramatic Play
Perhaps this isn’t such the glamorous part of dining out, being the waiter. Children are very familiar with waiters though. I know waiters do not…
Phone Number Bracelets
As part of our police officer community helpers day we made phone number bracelets out of wood beads. We talked about the importance of asking…
Preschool Community Helpers Construction Worker
There are many fun ways to explore the role of a construction worker through play. Our preschool community helpers construction worker sensory bin – corn and…