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We Can Earn Money (or) Working Hard for a Living
Have you ever heard the words “working hard for a living”? Most people get the money they need to live by earning it. They get paid for making goods or providing a service. These people are called workers. People are paid for all kinds of work. They might sell shoes, write a book, fix cars or cook food. You can tell what some workers do by the hats and other clothes they wear.
You will identify workers who earn money. You will also choose a job you might do to earn money.
ACTIVITY 1:
Click here to match some workers with their hats.
1. Why do the workers in the activity wear hats?
2. Do these workers wear any other special clothes?
3. Which workers do you think have the hardest jobs?
4. Which jobs do you think would be the most fun or interesting?
5. In your family, who works to earn money? What do they do?
6. Do they have a hat or other special clothing that they wear while working?
ACTIVITY 2:
Some children also get paid for doing work. Look over the jobs in the worksheet and decide which job you would choose to earn money. Be ready to tell why you chose the job you did.
1. Are all of these jobs available where you live?
2. What job did you choose?
3. Did the pay you would earn help you make your choice?
4. Do some jobs require more time or effort?
5. What jobs do you think would be more fun or interesting?
6. Are there any jobs you wouldn't be allowed to do at your home?
7. Each job requires special knowledge, skills or abilities. For the jobs we have discussed, what are these human resources?
8. If you don't know how to do a job you are interested in, what might you do?
9. Have any of you changed your mind about what job you would choose? Why?
10. What other jobs could you do to earn money?
Workers provide goods and services to earn money. Based on the different things that made you chose the job you wanted to do, the work people do to earn money is influenced by many things. We can improve our chances of getting the job we want by searching and finding ways to get the human resources needed.
After you have completed Activities 1and 2, you can now do the interactive activity Who is Earning Money. Drop and drag the dollar bills in this activity to the people who are making money.
