Minds On
What’s my job?
Let’s explore different jobs and check how many you can recognize!
Throughout this activity, you can share your ideas on the computer, orally, or on paper.
Construction Worker
At this job it is important to wear a hard hat, a reflective vest, gloves, and sometimes goggles. We help to build houses, buildings, restaurants, and offices. We use cranes, trucks, and excavators.
Firefighter
We drive special trucks that have a hose to spray water. We wear helmets and protective pants and jackets while working. We help protect the community if there is a fire.
Sanitation Worker
We keep the streets clean from litter and garbage, and we drive a special truck which collects and presses down the garbage to make room for more.
Hairdresser
We cut and style hair. We might work in a salon, barber shop, or another location. We use scissors, combs, and brushes to help cut hair.
Grocery Store Clerk
We work at grocery stores and help people when it is time to pay for their groceries.
Action
Task 1: What is a role?
Description
This image shows four different roles. The first role is titled “Student”. There is a person sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper. The second role is titled “Grandchild”. There is a grandparent holding onto the shoulders of their grandchild. The third role is titled “Sister”. There is a big sister and little sister playing with each other. The last role is titled “Friend”. There are two friends looking at each other and smiling.
What is a role?
Share your ideas out loud or in writing.
When you are ready, press the 'Answer' button to learn what a role is.
In your family, you may have a role as someone’s child, grandchild, brother, or sister.
At school, your role is to be a student.
Your role can also be as someone’s friend.
So, you can be a friend, a student, a brother, a sister, or someone’s child, all at the same time.
Wow, you have a lot of roles!
Task 2: Share your role
What are some of the roles that you have?
Complete the My Different Roles Web in your notebook or use the following fillable and printable document. Draw a picture of yourself in the middle, and write the names of your different roles around it.
Task 3: Responsibilities
What is a responsibility?
Responsibilities are actions that go along with your role.
Here is a matching activity with some different roles. For each role, match the responsibility.
Task 4: When I grow up
We are going to imagine what we can be when we grow up!
Explore one of the following videos to learn more about a role that you think is interesting. You can press on the tabs to open the videos.
If you can, share what you have learned about that role and it responsibilities with someone else.
Now, let’s create a picture of what you might like to be when you grow up.
What are two responsibilities you will have in this job?
What are two questions you can ask about these responsibilities?
Does the video give you the answers?
Press the 'Questions' button to reveal some more questions.
Complete the When I Grow Up Chart in your notebook or use the following fillable and printable document. You can also complete this activity using a different method of your choice.
Consolidation
Task 1: Roles and responsibilities
Description
This is a three-panel image showcasing different responsibilities that a student may have. The first one shows them brushing their teeth. The second one shows them making their bed. The third one shows them siting at a table writing.
Choose two of the roles you shared in your web from the Action section. For each role, explain your responsibilities. You can do this by sharing, drawing or recording, or using words.
You can also complete the Roles and Responsibilities Chart in your notebook or by using the following fillable and printable document.
Press the Activity button to access the Roles and Responsibilities Chart.
Activity(Opens in a new tab)Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.
I feel...
Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.