This 4-page 1st grade social studies sheet turns community helpers into riddles. Riddles 1 to 4 sit on page 1 and riddles 5 and 6 on page 2, each with three first-person clues and a line for the answer. A picture word bank lists firefighter, mail carrier, doctor, farmer, bus driver and librarian. Page 3 asks students to write two clues of their own and draw the helper. The key gives the six answers.
“Work out which community helper is described from three short clues.”
Riddles 1 to 6 each give three clues and a picture word bank to choose from.
“Write simple first-person clues about a community helper.”
Page 3 asks for two clues, the helper's name and a drawing.
A word bank with a small picture for each helper, then riddles 1 to 4. Examples are 'I use a hose to put out fires.' and 'I plant seeds and help food grow.'
Riddle 5 about a bus driver and riddle 6 about a librarian, three clues each, with a line for the answer.
Two clue lines that start with I, a line to finish 'I am a', and a box to draw the helper.
The six answers and a note on what to check in the student's riddle and drawing.
One clue at a time
Read only the first clue of a riddle and let students guess, then read the second. Riddle 3 suits this, since 'sick or hurt' fits more than one helper until the clue about the heartbeat.
Swap and guess
Have students swap page 3 with a partner and guess each other's helper before they read the 'I am a' line.
Riddle board
Post the finished riddles on a board with the drawing folded over the answer. Families can lift the flap.
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