Introduce kids to important jobs in their neighborhoods with these 5 best books about community helpers. For toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students.
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Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling
Focusing on what different community helpers wear to work, this book is fun and interactive. Look at the outfit on the clothesline and guess who wears it. And, on the following page, you’ll learn who wears the outfit and a little bit about the job.
The Berenstain Bears: Jobs Around Town by Stan and Jan Berenstain
I love the Berenstain Bears, and in this book, they go around town looking at the different career options they have for when they grow up. Peek into Bear Country and their jobs, including bus driver, firefighter, cop, etc.
Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry
I read an older version of this book as a child, and I remember devouring it. Every time you read it, you find something new! This book isn’t necessarily meant to be read aloud in one sitting. Instead, pick up facts and scan the pictures for lots of information on community helpers.
Whose Hands Are These?: A Community Helpers Guessing Book by Miranda Paul
Another interactive book, Whose Hands Are These? is great for preschoolers who are learning about community helpers. Look at the hands and what they’re doing – and then guess which community helper you see!
Career Day by Anne Rockwell
This is a wonderful book about the different jobs people do. Parents come into a preschool class and share a little bit about their jobs, so the kids can learn about different careers, and think about what they would like to do when they grow up.
And those are our 5 favorite books about community helpers! We chose books that cover a lot of community helpers in each book, but you can also introduce preschoolers to more detailed information with picture books about specific community helpers. Teachers, farmers, cops, firefighters, vets, mail carriers, construction workers, etc.