# Lesson 60: Reading about people who help us

📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🟡 C. Reading for Information

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## Objective

Read short informational texts about people who help us and tell who they are, what they do, and how they help in the community.

## Materials

- Pencil/paper for the activity
- The Sound Pad (bottom right corner) to hear letter and digraph sounds

## Letter & Sound Pad

Tap any button to hear its sound.

### Short vowels

### Long vowels

### Consonant sounds

### Digraphs

## Mini-lesson — People who help us in the community

In every town, there are people who help us and keep us safe, healthy, and learning.

These people are called community helpers. Some community helpers are:

- a doctor who helps us when we are sick or hurt
- a firefighter who helps put out fires and rescue people
- a teacher who helps children learn at school
- a police officer who helps keep people safe and follow rules

When you read about people who help us, you are often reading a nonfiction text. That means it gives you true information, not a made-up story.

Nonfiction texts about helpers might have:

- a title like “Firefighters” or “Nurses at Work”
- headings that tell what each part is about
- pictures that show helpers at work
- labels that name tools or places

Good readers use both the words and the pictures to understand:

- Who is helping?
- What do they do?
- Where do they work?
- How do they help people?

You can use these sentence frames:

“A _____ helps people by _____.”

“This helper works at a _____.”

Today, you will read about people who help us and practice telling what each helper does.

Picture strip: People who help us

## Guided Practice — Mini-book: People who help us

How to use this mini-book:

- Read each page slowly and look at the helper and what they do.
- Use the pictures in your mind to think where they work.
- Ask yourself: “How does this person help people?”

On your paper, choose one helper and write: “A _____ helps people by _____. They work at a _____.”

Useful helper words
doctor firefighter teacher police officer nurse helper community

Frames: “A ____ helps people by ____.” “This helper works at a ____.”

### Mini-Book: People who help us

1

Doctor at the clinic

A doctor helps people when they are sick or hurt.

At the clinic, the doctor checks hearts, listens to breathing, and gives medicine to help people feel better.

2

Firefighter at the station

A firefighter helps people when there is a fire or an emergency.

At the fire station, they keep their gear ready and ride the fire truck to help people stay safe.

3

Teacher at school

A teacher helps children learn to read, write, and solve problems.

At school, the teacher reads books, explains ideas, and helps students do their best work.

4

Police officer in the community

A police officer helps keep people safe and follow the rules.

In the community, they listen, give directions, and help people when there is trouble.

Who helps you in your life? How do they help?

## Reading Practice — Which helper is it?

Read each short text. Drag the helper or place that makes the best match into the box. Chips stay in their own question. Then press Check sentences.

This person listens to your heart, checks your temperature, and gives you medicine to help you feel better. This helper is a .

doctor firefighter teacher

This helper rides in a big red truck, wears a helmet, and sprays water on burning buildings. This helper is a .

firefighter doctor nurse

This helper reads stories to children, writes on the board, and helps students practice new skills. This helper is a .

teacher police officer mail carrier

This helper wears a uniform, directs traffic, and helps people when there is trouble. This helper is a .

police officer doctor teacher

This helper checks blood pressure, brings medicine, and helps people rest in the hospital. This helper is a .

nurse firefighter mail carrier

A firefighter keeps their gear ready, checks the truck, and waits for a call for help. This helper works at a .

fire station school post office

Students sit at desks, listen to lessons, and raise their hands to speak. This helper works at a .

school hospital fire station

This helper walks or drives from house to house, putting letters and boxes in mailboxes. This helper is a .

mail carrier doctor nurse

This helper holds up a stop sign and helps children cross the street near school. This helper is a .

crossing guard firefighter police officer

Which sentence best explains a helper? .

A teacher helps children learn at school A ball bounces on the ground The sun is bright in the sky

## Quick Check — Reading about people who help us

#### What is a “community helper”?

A person who only plays games A person who helps others in the town or city A person who never talks to anyone

#### You read: “A firefighter rides in a truck and puts out fires.” What question does this answer best?

Where does the firefighter live? How tall is the firefighter? What does the firefighter do?

#### Which text is most likely nonfiction about people who help us?

“Doctors at Work in the Hospital” “The Magic Dragon Who Ate the Moon” “The Talking Puppy Who Flew to Mars”

#### You see a picture of a person with a bag full of letters and the words “This helper brings mail.” Who is this?

Firefighter Mail carrier Teacher

#### What is a good way to explain a helper after reading about them?

“I do not remember anything.” “I only look at the pictures and guess.” “I tell who the helper is, what they do, and how they help people.”

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Can read or listen to a short text about a community helper and tell who the helper is Can say what the helper does and how they help people Uses simple frames such as “A ____ helps people by ____.” Understands that these texts give true information about real people who help us

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can read about people who help us and tell what they do 🙂 I need more practice reading about helpers 😅 It still feels tricky

#### I will practice…

Using the words “doctor,” “firefighter,” “teacher,” and other helper names Telling what a helper does after I read about them Using the frame “A ____ helps people by ____.”
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