Grade Level: Kindergarten / Grade 1 (Ages 5–7)
Duration: 1 week (5 days, 40–50 minutes per lesson)
Theme: School and Community Helpers
Language Focus: Naming school places and community professions; asking and answering “Who is this?” and “Where do we…?”
Key Vocabulary
- School places: classroom, playground, library, office, cafeteria, bathroom
- People: teacher, principal, nurse, janitor, doctor, police officer, firefighter, mail carrier Key Structures
- This is the ______.
- He/She is a _______.
- A firefighter helps us by _______.
- Who helps you at school? → The ______ helps me.
- Where do you read books? → In the library.
Weekly Overview
Day
Main Objective
Core Activities
Materials
1
Introduce school places
Tour + flashcards + “Where is…?” game
School map, flashcards
2
School helpers + labeling worksheet
Labeling school map + “Who helps here?”
Worksheets, crayons
3
Community helpers (focus: doctor, police, firefighter)
Role-play costumes + mini-dialogues
Dress-up clothes/hats, toy props
4
Read-aloud “Biscuit Visits the Doctor” + drawing
Story → Draw your favorite helper
Book, drawing paper
5
Assessment + “Thank You” card project
Oral quiz + make cards for real helpers
Cards, markers, stickers
Detailed Daily Plan
Day 1 – My School Places
Objectives
- Name 6 school places
- Use “This Crest is the…” and “We ___ in the…”
Activities
- Quick school tour (orior if not possible, photo walk on projector)
- Flashcard introduction + chanting
- Game: Teacher says “Where do we eat lunch?” → Children run and touch the picture of the cafeteria.
- Song: “This is our school, this is our school…” (to the tune of Frère Jacques)
Day 2 – People at My School
Objectives
- Recognize 4–5 school helpers
- Complete sentences: “The ______ works in the ______.”
Activities
- Show photos or drawings of real school staff (if possible).
- Worksheet: Label the school map (classroom → teacher, office → principal, etc.).
- Pair interview: A: “Who helps you when you are sick?” B: “The nurse helps me.”
Day 3 – Community Helpers Role-Play
Objectives
- Use “A firefighter helps us by putting out fires.”
- Ask and answer “What does a _____ do?”
Activities
- Dress-up station: firefighter hat, doctor coat, police badge, mail bag, etc.
- Role-play scenarios (5-minute scenes): → Fire in the classroom! → Someone is hurt on the playground! → A lost dog in the street!
- After each scene: “Who helped us? How?”
Day 4 – Story Time & Creative Response
Book: Biscuit Visits the Doctor by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (or any Biscuit book involving the vet/doctor)
Activities
- Interactive read-aloud (pause to predict, repeat phrases).
- Retell with puppets or finger puppets.
- Drawing: “My favorite helper” – children draw a helper and write or dictate one sentence. Example: “The doctor helps Biscuit. The doctor helps me too.”
Day 5 – Assessment & Celebration
Objectives
- Identify school places and community helpers orally
- Say 1–2 sentences about what helpers do
Assessment (Oral + Visual – very gentle) Teacher shows 8 pictures one by one (mixed school places & helpers). Child answers two questions for each:
- “Who is this?” OR “What place is this?”
- “How does he/she help us?” OR “What do we do here?”
Scoring (simple smiley system)
- 3 smiles = all answers correct and loud
- 2 smiles = most correct, a little help needed
- 1 smile = needs more practice
Final Project – “Thank You” Cards
- Children choose one real helper at school (teacher, nurse, janitor, etc.).
- Folded card: draw the person + write/copy: “Dear ______, Thank you for helping us. Love, ______.”
- Deliver cards at the end of the day (big smiles guaranteed!).