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Some
people in my family work.
People
work for a variety of reasons.
We can get
what we want with money, by trading, by making it, and by reusing things.
Limited
resources can be shared in different ways: waiting your turn, dividing,
using something together.
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Give examples
of different kinds of jobs that people do, including the work they do at
home.
Explain
why people work (e.g. to earn money in order to buy things they want)
Give
examples of the things that people buy with the money they earn.
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Assessments:
Learning Experiences/Activities:
Set up a
“town” where children shop, bank, eat, etc with children using play money to pay for
goods/services
Field Trips – see how people work,
provide services, and produce goods ie visit a bank
Raise
money for a trip, charity, etc. keeping track of money
Collect
goods (ioe books, coats, food, etc) for others
Discuss
how to share classroom materials
Discuss
gender stereotypes as they relate to family members roles and jobs people
have
Invite visitors
to talk about their jobs
Hold a
“Trade Day” children trade old books, toys, etc with each other
Explore
money checks, etc
Count
and discuss amounts of lunch and milk money
Literature
Girls A to Z eve Bunting
Roxaboxen Barbara Cooney
Something From Nothing Phoebe Gilman
A Chair for My Mother Vera B. Williams
The Money Tree Sarah Stewart
Corduroy Don Freeman
Joseph Had an Overcoat Simms Tabak
The Goat in the Rug Charles Blood
Feast for 10 Cathryn Falwell
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