People and Their Jobs
Aligned to C3.D2.Eco.1 — C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.
What this lesson teaches
A job is work that people do to help others and to earn money for things they need.
Worked example
A baker has a job making bread so people in town have food to eat.
Practice questions
- Name a job that a grown-up you know has.
- Tell one job you might like to do someday.
- How does a teacher's job help kids?
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Las Personas y Sus Trabajos
Un trabajo es la labor que hacen las personas para ayudar a otros y ganar dinero para las cosas que necesitan.
Ejemplo: Un panadero tiene el trabajo de hacer pan para que las personas del pueblo tengan comida.
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