The big ideaMany kinds of work share the same skills, and skills grow with practice.
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.
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Six kinds of work.How a skill grows.
Example 1: 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.
Example 2: 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.
Example 3: Nico the florist
A customer says her gran is sad.
Nico listens and picks yellow flowers.
Listening is his secret, but he counts, reads and makes as well.
Example 4: Mina practicing
Mina counts the coins in her jar and reads recipes.
She listens to her friends and folds paper boats.
All of that is practice, and skills grow with practice.
Words to know
skill
Something you do well because you practiced it.
practice
Doing something again and again so it grows.
secret skill
The skill a worker uses the most.
curious
Wanting to find out and keep learning.
Watch out
A worker has a secret skill, but uses all four skills in different amounts.
No job is best for everyone. A town needs bakers, builders, florists and teachers.
Pay differs from job to job, and a good job means more than coins.
Skills never stop growing. If counting is hard, start small, like counting the coins in a jar.
Try it
Nico listens to what a customer needs. Which skill is it?
How many of the four skills does each worker use?
Is one kind of work better than the others?
What is a small way to practice counting?
Answers: 1. Listening · 2. All four · 3. No · 4. Count the coins in a jar
Try at homeWith a grown-up, talk about their work. Which skills do they use: counting, reading, listening, making?
For grown-upsTalk about your own work: which of the four skills do you use most? There is no need for your child to choose a job today; the point is that skills are shared and grow with practice.
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