Nursery Community Helpers Unit

Hello Families,

In this unit we talked about our community helpers and all of the very important roles each helper plays. In our classroom we focused our class project of turning our dramatic area into a fire station. We dressed up as the firefighters with oxygen tanks,  and the 911 operators of the fire station. It was really fun to see the children's reactions when they obtained their titles. They took their rolls very seriously and ensured that each child in the class was well taken care of.

  
 In this unit we really developed our appreciation for literacy and math! We did lots of activities using special tools and creating our own look alike materials!  

The children learned so much about themselves as we really started to ask what they wanted to be when they grow up, we got a lot of insight and learned new little traits about the children and saw their skills grow as they role played the different community helper jobs. 

Please enjoy some of these highlights from our Community Helpers Unit.

Fire Fighters

4.9 Reasoning Logically
4.5 Observing
4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information
4.1 Self-regulation
2.6 Positive Attitudes towards Learning

4.3 Representation 

4.4 Questioning

 4.7 Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions

4.8 Communicating Findings

 5.1 Increasing Levels of Activity, Endurance, and Variation in Types of Activity and Skills

Construction Workers

4.9 Reasoning Logically
4.5 Observing
4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information
4.1 Self-regulation
2.6 Positive Attitudes towards Learning

4.3 Representation 

4.4 Questioning

 4.7 Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions

4.8 Communicating Findings

 5.1 Increasing Levels of Activity, Endurance, and Variation in Types of Activity and Skills

Mail Delivery Agents

4.9 Reasoning Logically
4.5 Observing
4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information
4.1 Self-regulation
2.6 Positive Attitudes towards Learning

4.3 Representation 
4.4 Questioning
 4.7 Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions
4.8 Communicating Findings
 5.1 Increasing Levels of Activity, Endurance, and Variation in Types of Activity and Skills

My husband who works for Canada post came to school and showed us how our mail is delivered to our homes. The children and the Morahs got the chance to try on his gear.

Doctors

4.9 Reasoning Logically
4.5 Observing
4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information
4.1 Self-regulation
2.6 Positive Attitudes towards Learning

4.3 Representation 
4.4 Questioning
 4.7 Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions
4.8 Communicating Findings
 5.1 Increasing Levels of Activity, Endurance, and Variation in Types of Activity and Skills




Collaborative Art Project

4.9 Reasoning Logically
4.5 Observing
4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information
4.1 Self-regulation
2.6 Positive Attitudes towards Learning

4.4 Questioning
 4.7 Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions




We made community helpers booklets

3.3 Vocabulary

3.4 Conversing with Peers and Adults

4.1 Self-regulation

4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information

4.8 Communicating Findings

 3.12 Understanding of Orientation and Familiar Conventions of Print

3.11 Letter Recognition

 3.10 Phonological Awareness

3.6 Listening to Others

 3.5 Using Descriptive Language to Explain, Explore and Extend

We made X-rays of our hands

4.1 Self-regulation

4.8 Communicating Findings

 3.12 Understanding of Orientation and Familiar Conventions of Print

3.6 Listening to Others

 3.5 Using Descriptive Language to Explain, Explore and Extend

4.5 Observing
4.6 Collecting and Organizing Information
4.1 Self-regulation
2.6 Positive Attitudes towards Learning

4.3 Representation 

4.4 Questioning

 4.7 Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions

4.18 Identifying Patterns

5.3 Fine Motor Skills