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Jobs That Help Us

Jobs in Our Community

Day 162of 180
Week 33of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how different jobs help people in the community

2

Recognize the importance of various occupations

3

Connect jobs to serving others

📖 Scripture Connection

Colossians 3:23

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

— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)

Showing that all work can be done to honor God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Career picture cards
  • Matching worksheet
  • Colored pencils
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and ask them to share one job they know about that helps people

💭 Review Question: What jobs do you see people doing in our community?
2Teaching (7 min)

Explain how different jobs help people meet their needs and make the community better

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Doctors help people stay healthy
  • Teachers help children learn
  • Farmers grow food for everyone
  • Builders create homes and schools
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How does a doctor help people?
  • Why are farmers important?
  • How do teachers help children?
3Activity: Community Helper Match-Up (6 min)
matching activity

Students match job pictures to the ways they help people

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each student a worksheet with job pictures
  2. Cut out pictures of different jobs
  3. Match each job to how it helps people
  4. Draw a line connecting the job to its helper description
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-draw lines for matching

Challenge: Write short sentences about each job

4Closing (2 min)

Discuss how we can thank people who help our community

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

Dear Jesus, thank you for giving people special jobs to help others. Help us appreciate the work people do.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll talk about jobs we might want to do when we grow up!

💎 Memory Verse

Colossians 3:23

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

— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Repeat verse while doing a simple hand motion

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are beginning to understand the concept of different jobs and how work serves others

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage positive discussions about various jobs
  • Help children see value in all types of work
  • Connect jobs to serving others
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have limited understanding of complex jobs

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to explain how a job helps people

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of a job you think helps people
  • Interview a family member about their job
  • Act out different community helper roles

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