Module 26: Jobs = Income- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to explain how money is earned to pay for needs and wants, make observations about the value of work, explain how work provides income to purchase goods and services and interpret how different job skills impact earnings.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Income = Money to Pay for Wants and Needs
  1. Explain how money is earned to pay for needs and wants.
2 Work = Value and Income
  1. Make observations about the value of work.
  2. Explain how work provides income to purchase goods and services.
3 Job Skills = Bigger Paycheck
  1. Interpret how different job skills impact earnings.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
work
income
wants
needs
goods
services
job skills
education

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Income = Money to Pay for Wants and Needs 5 Money Earned Assignment
2 Work = Value and Income 5 My Job Assignment
3 Job Skills = Bigger Paycheck 5 True or False? Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Income = Money to Pay for Wants and Needs After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what an income is, how it is earned, and how money from an income can help pay for wants and needs.
2 Work = Value and Income After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what work is and why it is important.
3 Job Skills = Bigger Paycheck After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the importance of job skills.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Income = Money to Pay for Wants and Needs
  1. What is an income?
Work = Value and Income
  1. Why is work important?
Job Skills = Bigger Paycheck
  1. Why are job skills important?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing