# Lesson 173: Jobs people do

🟡 SOCIAL STUDIES (40 Lessons) • 🔵 B. My School and Community

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## Objective

I can name different jobs people do and say how these jobs help others.

## Materials

- Paper for drawing simple job scenes
- Crayons, pencils, or markers
- Optional picture cards of jobs (for example, teach, cook, drive, fix)
- Small sticky notes to label jobs with short words like nurse, guard, clean

## Mini-lesson — What is a job?

A job is work that a person does. Many jobs help other people.

Some jobs in a community

- A teacher helps children learn.
- A nurse helps people who are sick or hurt.
- A cook makes food for others.
- A driver takes people or things to places.
- A guard helps keep a place safe.
- A cleaner keeps places tidy.
- A builder helps make homes and roads.

Important notes

- Some jobs are done inside, some are done outside.
- Some jobs use a uniform. Some do not.
- Some jobs are in the day. Some are at night.

All jobs matter

- We do not say one job is better than all others.
- We can say, "This job helps people in this way."
- We show respect for all people who work.

When we talk about jobs, we use kind words and remember that every job can help in some way.

Picture strip: Jobs on one street

## Guided Practice — Jobs that help

You will draw and talk about three jobs that help people in your community.

1. Think of three jobs you know (for example, teach, cook, drive, fix, guard).
2. On your page, draw three small boxes in a row.
3. In each box, draw a simple picture of a person doing that job.
4. Under each box, write: "A _____ helps _____ ." (for example, "A cook helps with food.").
5. With an adult, read your sentences aloud. Use a clear voice.
6. Talk about how each job helps others. Do not say that one job is better than all the others.

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## Practice — Who helps in this way?

Use kind words to match jobs and how they help. There is more than one good job in real life, but choose one simple match for each line.

1. With an adult, read a simple "help" sentence, such as "This person helps sick people."
2. Point to a short job word that could fit, such as nurse or doctor.
3. Say a full sentence: "A nurse helps sick people."
4. Try more ideas. For example:
   - "This person helps us learn." → teach
   - "This person keeps a place safe." → guard
   - "This person makes food." → cook
   - "This person fixes things." → fix
5. At the end, say one sentence you like, such as "Many jobs help people."

## Quick Check — Jobs people do

Answer each question about jobs, helping others, and respect. These questions do not judge which job is best. They help you think about how jobs help.

1) What is a job?

Work that a person does, often to help others. Only games we play at home. A toy you keep in a box.
Jobs are kinds of work, not toys or games.

2) Which sentence is a kind way to talk about jobs?

"My job idea is better than yours." "Many jobs help people in different ways." "Only one job is good."
We respect all kinds of jobs.

3) Which job sentence shows how someone helps?

"A cook likes hats." "A guard has shoes." "A nurse helps sick people."
The sentence tells how the job helps others.

4) Which short word can be a job?

cook pillow window
"Cook" is a job word.

5) A child says, "My parent cleans at a school." What is a kind reply?

"That job is not important." "That helps a lot. Clean places are great." "Only teachers help."
We respect all jobs that help, including cleaning.

6) Which job helps us move from place to place?

cook nurse driver
A driver takes people or things to places.

7) Two friends say, "We want different jobs when we grow up." What is a kind thought?

It is okay. People can choose different jobs. Only one of them is right. They must pick the same job.
People can have different job dreams.

8) Which sentence shows respect for workers?

"We only thank one kind of worker." "We can say thank you to many workers who help." "Some helpers do not matter."
We can thank many people for their work.

9) If you are not sure what someone's job is, what can you do?

Guess and laugh. Say their job is not real. Ask politely or listen when an adult explains.
We can learn about jobs in a kind way.

10) Why is it good to learn about jobs people do?

To decide whose job is the best. To see how many people help us in different ways. To tell others their job is wrong.
Learning about jobs shows how many people help our community.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say that a job is work that a person does. Student can name at least three different jobs in the community. Student can say simple sentences that show how jobs help others. Student uses kind, respectful language when talking about jobs. Student understands that many different jobs are important.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can name jobs and say how they help people. 🙂 I can name some jobs, but I want more practice. 😅 Talking about jobs still feels a bit tricky.

#### Next time I will practise…

Using short job words in sentences Saying how jobs help others Showing respect for all kinds of jobs
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