Links
People, Places and Things That Help Me
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/index.html
Sometimes you need help to stay healthy. Learn about the emergency room, read
what a dentist does, see why stitches are super, and more.
http://www.mackwestss.qld.edu.au/PeopleWhoHelpUs.htm
Detailed list of links to various community organisations.
Brigade Kids
http://www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/education/kids.htm
Join NSW Fire Brigade and Freddy Fire Engine at his station, visit the museum, get
bush wise with Koala Bill and play fun games.
What Do They Do?
http://www.whatdotheydo.com/
Learn about what people do at work and how they make our world a better place by clicking on the name of a job.
What Do I Do?
http://www.sunshine.co.nz/nz/29/action/k_action.html
Students match pictures with different workers in the community.
The Lost Dogs\' Home
http://www.dogshome.com/
Australian Non-Profit Animal Welfare Organisation.
Bob The Builder
http://www.hitentertainment.com/bobthebuilder/
Offers online entertainment based on the same pre-school TV programme.
PCYC NSW
http://www.pcycnsw.org/index.htm
Police and Community Youth Clubs are centres for opportunity, growth and development for young people in communities right across NSW.
The Fred Hollows Foundation
http://www.hollows.org
The Fred Hollows Foundation works with local blindness prevention agencies
in more than 29 countries to establish the mechanisms to treat and prevent avoidable blindness.
What Is My Job?
http://www.hud.gov/kids/whatsjob.html
Students have to match the job with the pictures.
Jobs in Our School
http://www.knockevin.com/People%20who%20help%20us%20in%20school/index.htm
Stories and images about a teacher, music-teacher, classroom-assistant, secretary, nurse, cook , bus-driver, cleaner and school caretaker.
People Who Help us in the Community
http://www.knockevin.com/Community/in_the_community.htm
Stories and images about rubbish collectors, shopkeepers, fire-fighters, and police.
Community Club
http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/
Students click on pictures to learn about different jobs.
Nina Loves To Name Things
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/index.htm
Students explore language related to various types of buildings such as schools, homes, shops, fire stations and restaurants.
Jobs For Kids Who Like...
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
Lists school subjects and jobs careers that are related to these school
subjects.
Community Scrambler
http://www.hud.gov/kids/scrambler/scrmbler.html
Unscramble the words to find the name of the job of each community worker.
Lessons
Webquest: People Who Help Us
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage1_Modules/helpers/people_who_he
lp_us.htm
Students choose a career and prepare a presentation about it.
Community Groups
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules/communities/community
_groups.htm
Students prepare a presentation about a welfare or other community group.
People Who Help Us: Health
http://www.abc.net.au/juniors/pages/people/health/work.htm
Learning experiences to support the ABC Video, People Who Help Us.
People Who Help Us Activity
http://placemark.tomsnyder.com/servlet/com.iteach.wpbsrv.Preview?Action=Onli
nePreview&Part=AllParts&NewsletterNo=19284&UU=1088257012361
Students complete this online quiz about workers in the community.
What Do You Want To Be?
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM207
Students learn about several types of jobs and have the opportunity to decide which of these you might want to be when you grow up.
What Do Other People Want To Be?
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM212
In this lesson, students graph job choices and identify what goods and services each job provides.
Woof! Woof! At Your Service
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM194
Students draw pictures of local businesses and then categorise them.
Dog Gone Job!
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM195
In this lesson, students watch a video of a business and talk about the types of jobs that they saw.
I Can Dream Anything!
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM279
Lesson where students dream about the job they would like to do when they grow up. Includes information on various types of jobs and a simple
definition of job specialisation.
Webquest: Community Helpers
http://ci.coe.uni.edu/uniquest/webquest/lewisl09/index.html
Students learn how each occupation is helpful and identify several characteristics for each community helper.
Webquest: Communities
http://webtech.pioneer.resa.k12.ga.us/cwilliams/webquest.htm
Students find out about their own community, discuss what needs to be in a
community, and design and draw a map of a new community.
Community Helpers
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studie
s/Civics/CIV0005.html
The purpose of this lesson is to help the children realize that it takes many, varied jobs for a city or town to work as a community.
Teacher Reference
Help Others
http://helpothers.org/pif/
Site that encourages random acts of kindness.
Career Education Links
http://www.kids.gov/k_careers.htm
Links to many sites related to different careers.
Bear Cottage
http://www.bearcottage.chw.edu.au/kids/things_to_do.html
Service provided to children at the the children's hospital Westmead, Sydney.