Community Helpers Sorting and Matching Mats Profession & Tools with Real Picture

Help young learners explore 22 real-life professions with this hands-on, visual matching activity! This Community Helpers Sorting Mats set includes real-photo mats + job-related tools to help students connect each occupation with its everyday items.

Perfect for your community unit, dramatic play, vocabulary building, or fine motor centers, this PDF is easy to prep and perfect for your classroom...

What’s Included:
📍  22 profession mats (one per helper)
📍 132 item cards (6 per profession)
📍 Professions include:
           ➤ Doctor, Teacher, Artist, Hair Stylist, Chef, Mechanic, Farmer, Electrician, Police                           Officer, Soldier, Photographer, and more!
📍 All images use real photos for realistic recognition
📍 Simple grid layout for sorting/matching
📍 PDF file for easy printing (cut, match, play!)

Skills Practiced:
🤝 Community awareness
📚 Vocabulary development
👁️ Object recognition
🧩 Sorting and categorizing
🧠 Fine motor skills

Perfect for:
🌱 Early childhood classrooms
🌱 Community helpers unit
🌱 Speech & language support
🌱 Matching and sorting centers
🌱 ESL/EFL vocabulary games

Let students explore the jobs around them in a fun, visual way — no prep required, just print and play!