Ages 4+ · Money · Earning and jobs
Jobs people do
🧑🍳baker👷builder🧑🌾gardener🪙coins
Jobs people do.The big ideaPeople work at jobs. Workers get coins for their work.
How it works
A job is work that people do.
The baker bakes bread, the builder builds houses, and the gardener grows flowers and food.
Workers get coins for their work.
Example 1: The baker
- The baker wears a tall white hat.
- The baker knows how to make bread.
- The baker gets coins for the work.
Example 2: The builder
- The builder wears a yellow hard hat to stay safe.
- Brick by brick, the builder makes a wall for a new house.
- A family will live there, so the work helps them.
👷builder🧱bricks🏠a house
The builder.Example 3: The gardener
- The gardener wears a straw hat and uses a watering can.
- The gardener grows flowers, and carrots and beans and peas too.
- The gardener gets coins for the work.
Words to know
- job
- Work that people do.
- baker
- Someone who bakes bread.
- builder
- Someone who builds houses.
- gardener
- Someone who grows flowers and food.
Watch out
- Sleeping, playing with toys and riding a bike are not jobs. A job is work.
- A dog is a pet, not a worker.
- Everyone's work helps someone.
Try it
- Who bakes the bread?
- What do workers get for their work?
- Is sleeping a job?
- Name one job.
Answers: 1. the baker · 2. coins · 3. no · 4. baker, builder, gardener, teacher or nurse
Try at homeAsk a grown-up what their job is and what they do all day.
For grown-upsTell your child about your own job, what you do all day and who it helps, and ask them to tell you about the jobs they see around them.