Groups That Help is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what nonprofit groups do for a community, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.6.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each group to the way it serves the community.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Park cleanup volunteers
Habitat for Humanity
American Red Cross
Special Olympics
A.Helps people after disasters and collects donated blood
B.Builds homes with volunteers and future homeowners
C.Pick up trash and plant trees in public parks
D.Holds sports events for people with intellectual disabilities
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Meals on Wheels
Volunteer fire company
Girl Scouts
A.Brings hot meals to older people at home
B.Pairs children with adult mentors
C.Helps girls learn skills through service projects and camping
D.Neighbors trained to fight fires in many small towns
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.6.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Groups That Help
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Park cleanup volunteers — C (Pick up trash and plant trees in public parks) 2. Habitat for Humanity — B (Builds homes with volunteers and future homeowners) 3. American Red Cross — A (Helps people after disasters and collects donated blood) 4. Special Olympics — D (Holds sports events for people with intellectual disabilities)
2.1. Big Brothers Big Sisters — B (Pairs children with adult mentors) 2. Meals on Wheels — A (Brings hot meals to older people at home) 3. Volunteer fire company — D (Neighbors trained to fight fires in many small towns) 4. Girl Scouts — C (Helps girls learn skills through service projects and camping)
Questions about Groups That Help
What does the Groups That Help worksheet cover?
It practices what nonprofit groups do for a community — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.6.3-5: Describe what people gain from working together, and what is hard about it. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each group to the way it serves the community”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Groups That Help practice?
D2.Civ.6.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Describe ways in which people benefit from and are challenged by working together, including through government, workplaces, voluntary organizations, and families.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Groups That Help is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.6.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Groups That Help come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Groups That Help can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Groups That Help free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Groups That Help, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.6.3-5
Describe what people gain from working together, and what is hard about it.