Community Helpers Cut & Paste Activity

Community helpers cut and paste activity for autism and special education. Match helpers with tools to build vocabulary and life skills.

This community helpers cut and paste activity is designed for autism, special education, and early years learners to build understanding of people in the community and the tools or vehicles they use.

Students match each community helper with the correct tool or vehicle, helping develop object function skills, vocabulary, and real-world connections in a structured and visual way.

The resource includes two levels of difficulty to support differentiation and progression:

Level 1: With visual support (main picture)
Level 2: Without visual support for increased independence

Each worksheet follows a simple, consistent format:

I am: (paste the community helper)
I use: (paste the tool or vehicle)

What’s Included
40 Community Helpers Worksheets
2 Levels (with and without picture support)
Cut-out pages:
Community Helpers
Tools and Vehicles
Realistic images (AI-generated and formatted with Canva Pro)
Print-ready US Letter PDF (CMYK for high-quality printing)

Skills Developed
Object Function (who uses what)
Vocabulary and language development
Matching and visual discrimination
Early sentence structure
Life skills and community awareness

How to Use
Print worksheets and cut pages
Students cut and paste the correct matches
Use in independent work, TEACCH tasks, or small groups
Encourage verbal responses:
“I am…”
“I use…”

Ideal For
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Special Education classrooms
Preschool and Kindergarten
Speech and language therapy
ESL / EAL learners