Oh the Things I Can Be!

Imagining community roles builds identity, vocabulary, and understanding of careers.

• Framework: EYFS
• Unit: EYFS Community Helpers
• Learning area: Communication and Language
• Level: EYFS 3-4, Reception

Objectives

• Identify and describe different community helpers

Materials

• Dress-up props
• Career cards
• Drawing paper

Instructions

1. Introduce community helper roles (firefighter, doctor, chef).

2. Ask children to dress up or act out a role.

3. Let them draw themselves as a helper.

Educator tip

Use open-ended questions like 'What does a doctor help with?'

Assessment

Observe and note: ability to follow two-step instructions, use of new vocabulary in context, early problem-solving strategies, and sustained shared thinking episodes. Assess against Development Matters age-band expectations. Evaluate role knowledge and expressive language.

More from EYFS Community Helpers

• Animals at the Zoo
• Nature Walk
• One to One Correspondence
• Nursery Rhymes
• Technology
• Helper Faces
• Soft Helper Toys
• Helper Songs