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Every job matters
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 10 She’s an engineer
GoalShow respect for people who do different jobs, boys and girls.
New words
respect · to be kind and polite to someonefarmer · grows our foodbuilder · builds housescook · makes our meals
Explanation
Every job is important. A farmer grows food. A builder builds houses. A cook makes meals. Boys and girls can do any job. We say: Thank you!
Worked examples
Marwan
Boys cannot be cooks.
Habiba
Yes, they can! My uncle is a cook. He makes yummy food.
Marwan
Oh! Then I can be a cook, too.
Habiba
And I can be a builder. Let us say thank you to every worker.
Thank you, farmer! Thank you, builder!
Now you. Say thank you to a worker you know. Write ‘Thank you’ on a card.
Class activity
Thank-you card. Make a card for a worker you see every day: a teacher, a cleaner, a driver or a shop worker. Draw them. Write: Thank you! Give it to them.
Practice
1
Listen. What do we say to a worker who helps us?
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Thank you.
2
A friend says: ‘Girls cannot be builders.’ What can you say?
Girls can be builders. Boys and girls can do any job.
3
Look. Who makes our meals? Say the word.
A cook.
4
Write the words ‘Thank you’ on paper.
The child copies the two words.
5
Say one job you respect. Say why.
For example: I respect farmers. They grow our food.