Social Studies Skillsteks

Third Grade

Social Studies

Unit: 12 Lesson: 02

Lesson Synopsis:

In this lesson, students learn about jobs in the classroom and how they contribute to the classroom and school community as they help meet the needs of the entire class in moving to achieve the goals of the class – to ensure a safe and appropriate environment that will allow all students to learn.

TEKS:

K.7 / Economics. The student understands the value of jobs. The student is expected to:
K.7A / Identify jobs in the home, school, and community.
K.7B / Explain why people have jobs.

Social Studies SkillsTEKS:

K.15 / Social Studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to:
K.15A / Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences.
Getting Ready for Instruction
Performance Indicator(s):

Identify classroom jobs and explain their purpose. (K.7A, K.7B; K.15A)

2E; 3D

Key Understandings and Guiding Questions:

Los trabajos de las personas contribuyen a la comunidad del salón de clases.

—¿Qué trabajos tienen las personas en la escuela?

—¿Por qué las personas tienen trabajos?

—¿Qué pasa si las personas no realizan sus trabajos?

Vocabulary of Instruction:

Grade/Course

Social Studies

Unit: Lesson:

trabajo
necesidades
comunidad
trabajador
responsabilidad

Grade/Course

Social Studies

Unit: Lesson:

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 01 Lesson: 01

Materials:

Refer to the Notes for Teacher section for materials.

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

Attachments:

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

Teacher Resource: Checklist for Classroom Jobs

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

Resources and References:

None identified

Advance Preparation:

Become familiar with content and procedures for the lesson, including the idea community, contributions by individuals to community, and responsibility.
Refer to the Instructional Focus Document for specific content to include in the lesson.
Select appropriate books, sections of the textbook, and other classroom materials that support the learning for this lesson.
Preview materials and websites according to district guidelines.
Prepare materials and handouts as needed.

Create a list of jobs that need to be accomplished in the classroom in order for it to function smoothly.
Use the Classroom Jobs Chart(teacher created) to adjust the evaluation checklist (Teacher Resource: Checklist for Classroom Jobs).
Prepare additional cards to add jobs and names to the job chart.

Background Information:

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

The content of this lesson lays the foundation for understanding a variety of economics and government concepts. People in a society (community) have jobs that contribute to that community. Their jobs help the community operate efficiently, and they provide income that allows the people to purchase materials to meet their needs. People belong to communities, from which they garner benefit, and the people have responsibilities to that community.

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

Getting Ready for Instruction Supplemental Planning Document

Instructors are encouraged to supplement and substitute resources, materials, and activities to differentiate instruction to address the needs of learners. The Exemplar Lessons are one approach to teaching and reaching the Performance Indicators and Specificity in the Instructional Focus Document for this unit. Instructors are encouraged to create original lessons using the Content Creator in the Tools Tab located at the top of the page. All originally authored lessons can be saved in the “My CSCOPE” Tab within the “My Content” area.

Kindergarten

Social Studies

Unit: 02 Lesson: 04

Instructional Procedures
Instructional Procedures / Notes for Teacher
ENGAGE – Define the word: job. / NOTE: 1 Day = 30 minutes
Suggested Day 1 -5 minutes

To introduce this lesson, ask questions such as:

What is a job?(A task someone does to get something done. A job is a responsibility.)
Do you have any jobs at home? If so, what are your jobs at home?(Picking up toys, setting the table, feeding a pet.)
Why do you have to do jobs at home?(To help keep the house clean, to contribute to the family, to take care of the needs of pets.)
What would happen if you or your parents didn’t do the jobs at home?(Our family members would not be taken care of, we wouldn’t be safe, we might not have healthy food, pets might not get fed, etc.)

Show students the Classroom Jobs Chart.

Ask:

What classroom jobs do we have on our chart?(e.g.,Line leaders, calendar helper, materials helper, etc. Answers will depend on the helpers already assigned by the teacher.)
How do these jobs help us?(e.g.,by helping us walk in an orderly way, which helps us stay safe. By helping us know what day it is. By helping us distribute materials to the class.)

/ Materials:

Classroom Jobs Chart

Purpose:
Introduce the meaning of a job.
TEKS: K.7A, K.7B; K.15A
Instructional Note:
Some jobs were probably assigned on day one of the school year. It is not realistic to wait for this lesson to introduce all jobs, but the lessonprovides a good opportunity to add more jobs to the job chart.And now that students have experience with classroom jobs, it is a good time to revisit the idea of jobs, the purpose of jobs, and the idea of responsibility to the classroom community to help “[establish] the foundation for responsible citizenship in society.”
EXPLORE –Classroom jobs / Suggested Day 1 (cont’d)–5 minutes

Ask:

What other jobs do you think we might need in our classroom?

Allow students time to brainstormadditional jobs that might need to be done in order to improve the classroom. These might include: chair stacker, librarian, attendance helper, zoo keeper, energy saver, etc.

Facilitate a discussion to include all jobs necessary for the classroom to run smoothly.

At the end of the discussion, allow students to vote by a show of hands on the jobs needed in the classroom. Note: Jobs should be added to classroom job chart, but can be written on chart paper for the purpose of the lesson.

As jobs are added to the chart, ask:

Why is this job important?(To keep us safe, to organize our room at the end of the day so the custodians can clean it, to organize the book shelf so books are easy to find, to let the school attendance clerk know who is at school today, to keep pets fed and their cages clean, to save electricity.)

Add jobs until job chart is complete.

After each addition, prompt students to tell why the job is important to the function of the classroom.

Provide ample discussion time so students are given time to verbalize the need for these particular classroom jobs, encouraging students to verbalize the importance of each job.

/ Materials:

chart paper

Purpose:
To add jobs to the classroom jobs chart and help students understand the need for these jobs.
TEKS: K.7A, K.7B; K.15A
Instructional Note:
Some teachers have only a few classroom jobs, and others have many. Find what works best for your classroom with your particular group of students. Jobs can be added or deleted, depending on the need. Be open-minded when students are suggesting jobs. They may come up with an idea that will improve the efficiency of the classroom.
EXPLAIN – Purpose of jobs. / Suggested Day 1 (cont’d)- 10 minutes

Name the jobs, one at a time.

Student pairs talk to their partners about the job.

Call on a child to tell why each job is important and howclassroom needs are being met by the job.

Teacher scribes the importance of each job on chart paper.

/ Materials:

chart paper

Purpose:
To allow students an opportunity to explain how the needs of the classroom are met through all students working together.
TEKS: K.7A, K.7B; K.15A
ELABORATE –What happens if we don’t do our jobs? / Suggested Day 1(cont’d)- 5 minutes

Ask:

What would happen if we don’t act responsibly and perform our classroom jobs?(This should elicit many responses, which might include: our room would be messy, the bookshelf would not be organized, we wouldn’t have someone hold the door and someone might get hurt, pets couldn’t live without food or water, there might be too many people getting supplies and we could run into one another, electricity would be wasted, we might not get lunch.)

Prompt students to conclude that our classroom runs better and we are safer when all students fulfill the responsibilities of their classroom jobs.

/ Purpose:
To emphasize the importance of the responsibility of a job.
TEKS:K.7A, K.7B; K.15A
EVALUATE – Checking for understanding? / Suggested Day 1(cont’d) - 5 minutes

Identify classroom jobs and explain their purpose. (K.7A, K.7B; K.15A)

2E; 3D

Use the Teacher Resource: Checklist for Classroom Jobs and a rubricto evaluate student understanding of the concepts of the lesson.

Since this is an observation checklist,checking for mastery can begin during the lesson, but realistically will need to be completed using additional time, such as during free centers time, rest time, or a time when students are engaged in another activity.

/ Attachments:

Teacher Resource: Checklist for Classroom Jobs

Purpose:
To determine mastery.
TEKS: K.7A, K.7B; K.15A