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“Look for the Helpers” Mister Rogers Word Art Freebie

April 8, 2021 By Deb Chitwood 3 Comments

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Tragedies are difficult for everyone, but they’re especially difficult for young children to understand. While most of us try to protect young children from hearing about tragedies, sometimes children will still see or hear about a tragedy in the news. Especially when tragedies seem to happen so often.

Fortunately, Mister Rogers can help. He has a wonderful quote:

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” Fred Rogers

I created a word art freebie for parents and teachers based on that quote.

“Look for the Helpers” Mister Rogers Word Art Freebie

To print for home or classroom use, feel free to download the word art freebie without watermark. If you’d like to share the image online, use the image with the watermark and link to my post and/or Facebook page. :)

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'" Mister Rogers

To download, click here and then click on the file image in the upper right corner of the PDF to save to your computer (just choose where you want it saved).

Note: I wanted community helper images that were gender neutral and multicultural. I was happy that Dancing into First had a pack with the images I needed.

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Fred Rogers Books for Kids

Look for the Helpers (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood) focuses on the aftereffects of a storm, but it’s a great resource for helping young children understand the concept of looking for the helpers. While it isn’t a Montessori-style book, I love that it uses the social-emotional teachings of Mister Rogers to help young children cope with scary situations. My 3-year-old grandchildren love it!

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD | Find the Helpers | PBS KIDS

Look for the Helpers (Song) | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | PBS KIDS

2022 Update: The Fred Rogers Institute also has a free printable about talking with children about difficult things in the news. In addition, they shared these ideas on the Fred Rogers Institute Facebook page:

“- Limit children’s news intake as much as you can, and protect yourself as you take in news.
– Before you share information, ask children what they have heard and what questions they have.
– Give children honest answers to their questions, but know it is appropriate to only share basic information and not offer detail beyond what they ask. With incredibly heavy news, young children especially may have very specific and personal questions that you can answer to help them feel safe.
– Sharing your own feelings can help children understand that their feelings are okay, and that they are not alone in the hard feelings.
– Remind children often that you and the other loving adults in their life are there to keep them safe, and always there when they are feeling sad or afraid.”
 
You’ll find lots of quotes and wisdom from Mister Rogers in this post.

Related Posts at LivingMontessoriNow.com

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I hope this will make difficult topics easier for your children and/or students.

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Community Helper Clip Art from Dancing into First.

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  1. Hil says

    September 12, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    My daughter is three and is starting to notice things too. A lot more sensitive to disasters and people getting hurt. I try to teach her this as well. Mister Rogers is brilliant!

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    • Deb Chitwood says

      September 27, 2016 at 10:39 pm

      Disasters are so difficult for young children to understand, aren’t they? Actually, they’re difficult for all of us. Mister Rogers definitely is brilliant! I find his insights helpful for any age. 🙂 Deb

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  2. Deeksha says

    September 14, 2016 at 10:40 am

    brilliant work! thanks for the printable freebies! 🙂

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