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Many Different Jobs

Jobs in Our Community

Day 161of 180
Week 33of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify at least 5 different community jobs

2

Understand that God gives people different talents and skills

3

Recognize how different jobs help people

📖 Scripture Connection

Colossians 3:23

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”

— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)

God values all work when done with a loving heart

📦 Materials Needed

  • Community helper pictures
  • Job dress-up items
  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and ask them to name jobs they've seen in their community

💭 Review Question: What jobs do you see people doing around us?
2Teaching (7 min)

Explain that God gives people different talents to help others through their work

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Everyone has special skills
  • Jobs help meet people's needs
  • We can honor God in any job
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What job helps people stay healthy?
  • Who helps us learn new things?
  • How do farmers help people?
3Activity: Community Job Dress-Up (6 min)
hands-on

Students take turns wearing dress-up items representing different jobs

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a job picture or costume
  2. Explain what the job does
  3. Tell how that job helps people
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use picture cards instead of costumes

Challenge: Act out a typical day in that job

4Closing (2 min)

Remind students that all jobs are important to God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What job did you learn about today?
  • How can that job help people?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for giving people special talents to help others. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how jobs help our community

💎 Memory Verse

Colossians 3:23

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”

— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out different jobs while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are beginning to understand different roles in society

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage positive discussions about work
  • Help child see value in all types of jobs
  • Avoid gender stereotypes in job discussions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might only know a few jobs they've seen directly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Curiosity about different types of work, ability to describe job functions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of a job you might want to do
  • Interview a family member about their job
  • Read books about community helpers

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