Title of Unit: Economics Title of Lesson: Jobs Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: The students will discuss why jobs are important. They will read a book about the different jobs that some people do and write about a job they think they might like to do when they grow up. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 2nd Skill Level: All levels Grouping: o Whole group - discuss and graphic organizer o Individual group - writing about jobs

C. Materials: Book When Im Big illustrations by Nila Aye; text by Tim Drury. White board and markers Picture/Writing paper Pencils and crayons D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o E9.2.4 Discuss why people work.

Student-Friendly Standards I know why people work.

E. Procedure: 1. Opening question: Why do people need to work? 2. Make a bubble chart organizer on the board with the word Work at the center. 3. Draw 4 long lines out from each corner to write subtopics about the main topic of work. 4. Ask the students what are some reasons why people have to work? 5. Write the 4 main reasons on the lines: For example o o o
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To be able to buy things we need or want. To learn new things. Because we like to work.
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Title of Unit: Economics Title of Lesson: Jobs Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

Because something needs to be accomplished.

6. Discuss in more detail each idea and make smaller bubbles coming off of each line. 7. Ask the students if their parents work? 8. Ask the students why they think their parents work? Add any new items to chart on board. 9. Read the book When Im Big illustrations by Nila Aye; text by Tim Drury 10. Discuss the different jobs mentioned in the book. 11. List jobs on the board. 12. Ask the students what kind of job that they would like to do when they grow up? 13. Have the students write a few sentences and draw a picture of what job they would like to do when they grow up. 14. Have a few students share their picture and read about what job they would like to do when they grow up. 15. CLOSURE: Today we learned about why people work and what job we would like to do when we grow up. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? The students will understand why people work. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know that the students understand this concept through the class discussion and the students picture and sentences on what job they would like to do when they grow up. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think that reading the story to the students will be the easiest part to this lesson. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the bubble organizer will be the most challenging part of this lesson to teach the students. They will not have to make a bubble organizer themselves but they may not be familiar with them.
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Title of Unit: Economics Title of Lesson: Jobs Submitted By: Suzanne Garlick

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will follow up this lesson by teaching about consumers and producers and the many different businesses in our community. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I will spend extra time with those students. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I may need to provide the four reasons why people work instead of having the class come up with them. I can try and guide them with their thinking by asking questions. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of the lesson was trying to find a way to assess the students.

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