Grade 2 - Work and Money
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Video Storyline: We use money to buy both needs and wants. People work to earn money to buy these items. Technology has made work easier over time. There are different types of jobs people can have. Some jobs are called service jobs, and some people called volunteers work for no money at all.
Video length: 8:29 minutes.
Learning Resources with this Video*
Quizzes – PDF & Online
Work and Money Cloze Activity
Work and Money Fill-in-the-Blank Sheet
What Would You Rather Be
Draw a Scene
Universal Resources
National Standards
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Classroom Ideas
Work and Money
Cloze Practice
A cloze piece has full sentences used in the virtual field trip with blanks where students can write in the information that is missing. This task requires close listening to the trip in order to complete it.
Coral reefs are the _______ type of ecosystem in the world. They’ve been around for over _____ million years.
Answers: oldest; 240
Alternatively, you could have students create 5-10 cloze statements and they could share those with the class.
A third alternative is to distribute the cloze worksheets before watching the video. Students can fill them in as they watch.
Art and Social Studies
Draw a scene from the video.
Explore Vocabulary
Identify key vocabulary terms while previewing each video. Prompt students to find the meaning of each word as they watch the video. Example: What do the words consumer, budget, and expense mean? Think about the meaning of these words as you watch this video.
Art
Draw a picture of your future career.
Visual Learning
Offer videos to struggling learners as another way of creating knowledge and accessing information.
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Topics Covered In This Video
People have needs & wants
Needs are things like water, food, & shelter
Wants are usually fun items like a bicycle or a television
Things that we don’t have enough of are thought of as scarce
Money can also be scarce because we often don’t have enough
We can get more money when we earn it at our jobs
People can choose many types of jobs
Some of these jobs are called service jobs
Other people may choose to work without getting paid. They are called volunteers
Some people may work in factories where goods are made
Goods are traded for money which means that we can buy or sell
Countries can also buy and sell goods with each other
Videos in this Series
Grade 2 - Our Government At Work
Grade 2 - Early Americans
Grade 2 - Land and Water Around Us
Grade 2 - Living Together
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