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Looking for something to supplement your social studies community curriculum? These 15 high-interest reading passages will engage your students in learning all about what these community helpers do to support our community and what it takes to become this community member. These close-reading passages with text-dependent questions are perfect for grades 1st through 3rd grade.
Engage your readers with:
* short, high-interest reading passages
* color-coded text-dependent reading comprehension questions
* introduce students to a variety of community workers
Included in these amazing passages are:
- dentist
- doctor
- farmer
- firefighter
- janitor
- mail carrier
- police officer
- repairman
- teacher
- trash collector
- veterinarian
- military
- nurse
- reporter
- builder
Community Helpers Worksheets with text dependent questions
$3.50
Grades: 1st – 3rd, Mostly used with 2nd
Subjects: Close Reading, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Format: PDF
Total Pages: 15
Teaching Duration: NA
Common Core Standards:
CCSSRI.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSSRI.2.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
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Chrissy Christian –
Great resource! Easy to use and saved me a lot of prep time. My students were engaged and loved the activity!
-My Touch Kreation
Chrissy Christian –
One of our first units is community helpers so this was great! They love reading about all the different workers and we were focusing on the 5ws so it was doubly useful
-Michelle S.
Chrissy Christian –
practical and easy to use resource, next day ready! readings are useful and questions provide great understanding. easy to use whole group and then for IEP comprehension goals .
-Taylor P.
Chrissy Christian –
This is a great social studies source for a quick lesson. Also, in second grade open court, our first unit is about communities. So this is a great resource to help have students read passages connected to the unit theme.
-Jessica P.
Chrissy Christian –
Great resource while teaching about occupations. The passages were perfect for young learners to read and answer questions pertaining to the text. My second grade students were able to work independently
-Elizabeth T.
Chrissy Christian –
This was a fantastic purchase! The quality of work/tasks are engaging and perfect for my students to complete independently. I used this for early finisher work and homework. Super easy to use, just print and go.
-Brenda P.