WHAT IS WORK?

Lesson One

GOALS

To understand that work fills needs for people and the community

To learn that people can do many different kinds of work

To show that being good at a job means using skills learned in school as well as your talents

To see that learning helps prepare people for work

LESSON OBJECTIVES

To identify various jobs within the community

To identify some basic skills that one job entails

To give specific examples of how work fills needs

To explain the main reasons that people work

To recognize connections between what people learn in school and the work they do

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT WORK

• What kinds of work do people do in a community?
• How does work fill people’s needs?
• Why do people work?
• What skills do they need to do these jobs?
• What do people need to learn in school to be able to do this type of work?

HOMEWORK

Take parent letter home to get signed

Complete “What is Work” handout

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY�WHAT’S MY LINE?

• Guess five things about my job
• Questions may only ask questions that have “yes” or “no” answers

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WRAP UP�

Some things that I learned in school that I use at my job

What work do you think you might like to do when you get older?

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