# Lesson 170: School workers and helpers

🟡 SOCIAL STUDIES (40 Lessons) • 🔵 B. My School and Community

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## Objective

I can name some school workers and helpers and talk about how they help our school.

## Materials

- Paper for a simple "School helpers" chart
- Pencils, crayons, or markers
- Optional: pictures of school workers from your own school

## Mini-lesson — Who helps in our school?

Many people work in a school. They help us stay safe, clean, and ready to learn.

Some school workers and helpers

- Teacher — helps children learn and listen.
- Head teacher / principal — helps lead the school.
- Office staff — answers calls and helps families.
- Cleaner — keeps rooms and halls clean.
- Lunch helpers — help with food and lunch time.
- Playground helpers — watch the yard and help keep it safe.

Kind sentences we can use

- "Thank you for helping our school."
- "You help us stay safe and ready to learn."
- "Every job in school is important."

We do not say that one job is better than another. We show respect to all school workers.

Picture strip: School helpers icons

## Guided Practice — My school helpers chart

You will make a simple "School helpers" chart to show some workers in your school.

1. Fold your paper into four boxes or draw four squares.
2. At the top, write: "School helpers".
3. In each box, draw one person who helps in your school (for example, teacher, cleaner, office staff, lunch helper).
4. Under each picture, write or trace a short word such as "teach", "clean", "office", or "lunch".
5. Practise reading your chart aloud with an adult: "This person helps by ..."

Tracing Pad
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## Practice — Thank a school helper

Think about one person who helps in your school and practise kind words you could say.

1. Choose one school worker or helper from your chart.
2. Tell an adult one thing this person does that helps the school.
3. Practise a kind sentence you could say, such as "Thank you for helping us."
4. If it is safe and allowed, say your kind sentence to that person one day.
5. On your chart, draw a small heart or star beside that helper.

## Quick Check — School workers and helpers

Answer each question about school helpers, respect, and kind choices. These questions do not rank jobs. They talk about kind and fair ways to act.

1) What is true about all school workers?

Only some jobs matter. Every job helps the school in some way. Only the teacher helps.
Many people work together to make school work.

2) What does a cleaner help with?

Keeping rooms and halls clean. Flying the school bus. Grading your homework.
Cleaners help by keeping spaces clean and healthy.

3) The office staff helps families by...

Making messes in the halls. Hiding letters from home. Answering calls and sharing messages.
Office staff helps with messages and information.

4) How can you show respect to a lunch helper?

Shout and push in the line. Wait calmly and say "thank you". Drop food on the floor on purpose.
Kind words and calm bodies show respect.

5) A playground helper asks you to walk, not run. What is a good choice?

Listen and walk. Run faster and laugh. Push others to the side.
Following directions helps everyone stay safe.

6) Your class uses paint. Who might help keep the area safe and clean?

Someone who brings wild animals. No one, we leave the mess. The teacher and cleaner working together.
Workers can share jobs to keep spaces safe and clean.

7) A student says, "Only the principal matters." What is a kind thought?

Only one job matters. Many workers matter, not just one. Some jobs are not real work.
We remember that every school job is important.

8) How can you talk kindly to school helpers?

Use polite words like "please" and "thank you". Shout when you want something. Ignore them when they speak.
Polite words show respect and care.

9) A school worker is cleaning the hallway. What is a helpful choice?

Run through the wet floor. Make a bigger mess. Walk around carefully and stay off the wet area.
Careful walking keeps people safe and respects their work.

10) Why is it good to learn about school workers and helpers?

So we can decide who is best. So we can show respect and say "thank you". So we can laugh at some jobs.
Knowing how people help us makes it easier to choose kindness.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can name at least three school workers or helpers. Student can say one way each helper supports the school. Student uses kind, respectful language about school workers. Student understands that many people work together to make school safe and ready for learning.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can talk about school workers and helpers. 🙂 I know some helpers but want more practice. 😅 Talking about school workers still feels a bit tricky.

#### Next time I will practise…

Saying "thank you" to school helpers Naming what different helpers do Showing respect to all workers in school
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