Pathfinder
Jobs in the Community
Social Studies, K
Mrs. Cheek
Librarian
Kim Mega
Librarian
Kim Mega


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1 - We will learn about Research


2 - Then We can Find Ways to learn about jobs
Resource: Databases
Read-To-Me information on
21 career types.
Social Studies > Jobs in the Community
(subscription database)
5 videos with various jobs in each.
Basic Search = community helpers;
starts at 3rd video
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Resource: Internet
14 videos about 10 jobs.. Search filter = Pre-K. 1st is collection called You, Me, & Community.
9 videos about 8 jobs.
Drop down = Kids -> Meet the Helpers, halfway down page.
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Resource: E-Books

Little Brown Bear Won’t Go To School
by: Jane Dyer, 2003.
Fiction book with audio through https://openlibrary.org/ of Internet Archive https://archive.org/ (You’ll need to sign up; it is free.)
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by: Kathryn Heling Nonfiction e-book on TumbleBooks
Dewey: 331.702
My Father Runs an Excavator... and so do I! Brandi Chase, 2012. Nonfiction
e-book on Starfall. Lexile: 80-450
Helpers
by: Jasmine Gibson, n.d.
Nonfiction e-book on education.com. Level B
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Resource: Print Books
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Career Day
by: Anne Rockwell, 2014. Nonfiction book found in Dewey Decimal Level E

What Do People Do All Day?
by: Richard Scarry, 2015. Fiction book,
Lexile Level at about 511L

The Berenstain Bears: Jobs Around Town,
by: Jan and Stan Berenstain, 2011.
Fiction book, Lexile Level
500-790 L
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Resource: Videos
Sesame Street (YouTube): Lists various jobs; 1st video covers income as “why we work”
Brain Pop Jr (or YouTube):
Lists several jobs
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(or With an account)
Learning Time Fun: List of 32 jobs, visual clues on what workers wear/use.
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