Beginner
30 mins
Teacher/Student led
+70 XP
Teacher-led from the board — pupils need no device

Helpers All Around Us

Children explore everyday objects that help with daily tasks such as eating and getting ready. They act out jobs these helpers perform and discuss how inventors create new tools. The lesson introduces that technology helps us do jobs more easily.

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    1 - Getting Started ~3 mins

    The hidden object under the cloth, to open the lesson with curiosityLook! Something is hiding under this cloth. What job might this little thing help us do?

    2 - What Is a Helper? ~4 mins

    The first named helper, a spoon, shown plainly and closeToday's word is helper. A spoon is a helper. It helps us eat.

    3 - Explore the Helper Tray ~10 mins

    The whole helper tray the class will handle in this activitySome friends will visit the helper tray. Watch carefully. When they show a helper, say its job with us and copy the mime.

    4 - Sort the Helpers by Job ~6 mins

    How each tray helper is grouped by the job it helps withTwo hoops. One is helpers that help us eat or get ready. One is helpers that help us with school jobs. Which hoop for this helper?

    5 - Show the Job and Talk About Inventors ~5 mins

    Watch your friends show a helper. Copy the job with your body. People who think of new helpers are called inventors. What new helper would you invent for tidy-up time or for rainy playtime?

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