How it works
A skill is something you do well because you practiced it. On Jobs Day in Maple Hill, Mina found four: counting, reading, listening and making.
Aunt Rosa the baker counts, Sam the shed builder reads, Nico the florist listens and Tess the teacher makes. But each one uses all four, in different amounts.
Work comes in many kinds: people make, grow, help, teach, move and sell things. No kind of work is better than another, because a town needs them all.
You do not need to choose a job today. Stay curious and keep learning: skills grow with practice, and people keep learning new ones as work changes.
Worked examples
Aunt Rosa the baker
- Eggs, cups and minutes all need counting.
- One slip means a flat loaf.
- She also reads recipes, listens and makes bread, so she uses all four.
Sam the shed builder
- Every shed starts with a plan.
- Sam reads the plan twice before cutting a plank.
- He also counts, listens and makes, so he uses all four too.
Nico the florist
- A customer says her gran is sad.
- Nico listens and picks yellow flowers.