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Home Helper Tools

Ages 5–7 About 10 minutesTools & what they do

Match familiar tools with the jobs they help people do.

Home Helper Tools activity illustration.

Choose your way to explore.

What’s included
20 questions to try at your own pace. 3 printable question sets; choose one at a time.
What you need
A screen for the game. For printables, use paper and a pencil or crayons.
Try a little challenge

Home Helper Tools

Look, read, or listen. Choose one answer, then see why it fits. Take your time.

Start the activity
A peek inside

Try one together.

Which item would help with the job shown in the picture?

step stool
Listen to the example
  • Storage Bin
  • Clothes Hanger
  • Step Stool
Show the answer and why

Step Stool

A step stool is used to help reach a low safe place with adult supervision.

This example uses a question from the activity. Open the game to try the rest at your own pace.

Guess Galaxy on YouTube

Watch. Think. Give it a try.

Play along with the video, then try the activity at your own pace.

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Choose a worksheet set.

Try one short set at a time. Each set lists its question range and where to find the separate answer guide.

Worksheet

Worksheet 1 of 3 · Questions 1–7

Set 1 of 3 · 7 questions · questions 1–7

6 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

7 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 6.

Worksheet

Worksheet 2 of 3 · Questions 8–14

Set 2 of 3 · 7 questions · questions 8–14

6 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

7 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 6.

Worksheet

Worksheet 3 of 3 · Questions 15–20

Set 3 of 3 · 6 questions · questions 15–20

4 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 4.

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Keep exploring off screen

Make it your own.

Choose a printable question set. Talk about how you found each answer, then make up one question together.