Money Comes From Work

What your kid learns

• A job is work for pay

  A job is work people do. Workers earn money for it.

• Who pays the worker?

  The worker does the job. A boss or a customer pays.

• Other ways money comes

  Some grown-ups get money from a help program. Some worked for many years, then retired. They still get money from that work.

• Every job helps someone

  Bakers make food. Nurses help sick people. Drivers take us places.

The story: Work at the bakery

On a busy street, Maya pays a baker for a cake, and the baker pays Kayla, a worker who uses a wheelchair, for helping at the bakery.

1. Helper: Hi there! Let’s walk down the street.
2. Seller: I bake cakes. Baking is my job.
3. Maya: May I buy a cake, please?
4. Seller: Thank you! Here is your cake.
5. Kayla: I work at the bakery, too. I help the customers.
6. Seller: Thank you for working today, Kayla. Here is your pay.
7. Helper: Work earns money. That money is called pay.

The game: Helper Match

Meet each worker. Tap the picture of their work.

Games use pretend money and work with taps or a keyboard. Nothing is timed.

New words

job

work you get paid for

Also called: occupation

pay

money for work

Also called: wages, paycheck

retire

stop working after many years

Also called: retirement, pension

Questions at the end

• What is a job?
• Who pays the worker?
• Who helps sick people get well?

Remember this

Work earns money.

Talk about it

What job would you like to try someday, and who would it help?

Try it at home: Spot a worker in town

1. Look for someone doing a job in your town.
2. Name the job you saw. Say it, sign it or point.

This mission is free. No money or app needed.

School standards

• Grade K
• Texas TEKS K.9A
• Texas TEKS K.9C
• C3 Social Studies Framework, Economics D2.Eco.6.K-2
• Florida standards SS.K.E.1.1
• Florida standards SS.K.E.1.3
• National Standards for Personal Financial Education: Earning Income