Lesson · Grade 1 · Career Education
Jobs People Do in a Community
- Grade 1
- Career Education
- 49 s
- British Columbia
- BC1-CA-05
A simple town street opens the video, then six workers appear one at a time beside the things they work with: a baker, a bus driver, a nurse, a firefighter, a teacher and a builder, each with a short line about how they help. The workers are a mix of skin tones and hairstyles so no job looks tied to one kind of person, and the video ends by telling viewers they could do a job like these one day and that many jobs help our community.
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
This is our community, where people live and work.
Who works here? Let's meet six people.
Transcript
What the lesson says
This is our community, where people live and work.
Who works here? Let's meet six people.
A baker makes bread for us to eat.
A bus driver drives people all around town.
A nurse cares for people who are sick.
A firefighter puts out fires and keeps us safe.
A teacher helps children learn new things.
A builder builds homes for people to live in.
Each job here helps other people.
One day, you could do a job like these!
Many people do many jobs to help our community.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 1
Career Education, Career education: jobs in the local communityBC1-CA-05
- British Columbia, Grade 2
Career Education, Career education: jobs in the local communityBC2-CA-05
Previous: Everyone Has Jobs: Helping at Home, at School and in the Community
This lesson is also listed in Grade 2.
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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