Community helpers are an important part of our lives. They help us in ways we can't even imagine. But do you know what their jobs are? There are so many community helpers that it's hard to keep track! That's why today, I'm going to introduce you to a few of them through some fun preschool songs. So get ready, because we're about to take a fun tour of the community!
Add this list of preschool songs to your community helpers unit! Kids engage quickly and easily with songs. Plus, songs add so much richness to a child's learning igniting a desire to want to learn more about a particular topic. Furthermore, music needs to be a part of a child's learning & development.
In other words, music, whether singing or playing instruments, or dancing, is far more than entertaining a child. For example, a child uses multiple senses, learns patterns, ignites storytelling, gets the body moving, and develops an understanding of rhythm. Finally, at the end of the day singing and dancing are just plain old fun and why not make learning fun?
Community Helpers: Preschool Songs
Songs about community helpers is a great example of making learning come alive.
Community Count by Jack Hartman
You have got to love this guy's enthusiasm. This song counts to 100 with movements like community helpers.
Lyrics:
Count by 1’s to 100 now
And move like people all around the town
Let’s have fun and do the Community Count right now
Farmer – Milk the cow
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10
Pizza Man – Spin
11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20
Firefighter – Climb the ladder
21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 25 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 30
Custodian – Sweep the Floor
31- 32 – 33 – 34 – 35 – 36 – 37 – 38 – 39 – 40
Car Cleaner – Wax on wax off
41 – 42 – 43 – 44 – 45 – 46 – 47 – 48 – 49 – 50
PE Teacher – Exercise
51 – 52 – 53 – 54 – 55 – 56 – 57 – 58 – 59 – 60
Gardener – Lawnmower pull
61 – 62 – 63 – 64 – 65 – 66 – 67 – 68 – 69 – 70
Fisherman – reel the fish
71 – 72 – 73 – 74 – 75 – 76 – 77 – 78 – 79 – 80
Barber – Scissor cut
81 – 82 – 83 – 84 – 85 – 86 – 87 – 88 – 89 – 90
Policeman – Flash the lights
91 – 92 – 93 – 94 – 95 – 96 – 97 – 98 – 99 – 100
Count by 1’s to 100 now
And move like the people all around the town
We had fun doing the Community Count
Community Helpers Rhyme
Job Song for Kids
This colorful animated video teaches kids about the various roles in our communities.
Lyrics
Hi Teacher, Hi mailman, Hi doctor, Hi nurse
Hi Truck driver, Hi cashier it’s nice to see you again!
In my neighborhood
so many people take care of me
In my neighborhood
It’s like we’re family
Hi policeman, hi Dentist, Hi waiter, Hi Zookeeper,
Hi plumber, Hi coach, it’s nice to see you again!
In my neighborhood
so many people take care of me
In my neighborhood
It’s like we’re a family!
Bridge
And when I grow up, oh the thing I could be
So many jobs make me happy
All of us together like a family
makes a great community!
Hi Fireman, Hi soldier, Hi farmer, Hi bus driver,
Hi lifeguard, Hi builder it’s nice to see you again!
It’s nice to see you again!
It’s nice to see you again!
Occupations by the Learning Station
VERSE: I want to be a nurse, want to be a dancer, want to be an astronaut.
I want to be a doctor, a lawyer or maybe even president.
CHORUS: I can be anything, I want to be.
VERSE: I want to be a daddy, I want to be a teacher, I want to be a rock star.
I want to be a farmer, want to be a firefighter, want to drive a race car.
CHORUS: I can be anything, I want to be.
I want to be a mommy, want to drive a school bus, I want to be an actress.
I want to join the Army, I want to be a pilot, want to be an engineer.
CHORUS: I can be anything, I want to be. I can be anything, I want to be. I can be anything, I want to be. I can be anything, I want to be.
“But for now, I think I’ll just be myself.”
Alphabet Occupations
This video is cute and gets kids thinking about what they want to be when they grow up.
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Suggestions for further community helper learning with songs:
- You sing the chorus and then have the children sing the chorus on their own
- Invite questions & encourage conversation about roles in the community, jobs, and careers.
- Ask children what they would like to be when they grow up.
- What other jobs would the children possibly add to the list?
- Create a drawing of the community helper.
- “Write” a story together about community helpers
- Invite family members into the classroom to share roles in the community with the children.
- Invite local community helpers and professionals to talk about training to become a community helper and what it is like day to day to do their job.
- Explore additional community helper activities