Berufe und Arbeit in der Grundschule

The comprehensive package for the curriculum theme of professions and work for grades 1-4: Teach children about job profiles and work processes in a child-friendly and contemporary manner. The curriculum in social studies requires the exploration of several professions from various fields of work in grades 1/2 and an understanding of different forms of work and production methods in grades 3/4. Additionally, the topic of "professions" is a popular and important subject in elementary school. Children enjoy taking on the roles of various professions from a young age, often with many professions still being unfamiliar to them. Therefore, a collection of informative, child-friendly tasks related to several professions is necessary. In this volume, you will find motivating and diverse task formats for grades 1-4 that cover nearly all the content required by the curriculum on the topic of professions and work. The first part introduces 20 different professions from various fields of work and playfully showcases numerous other professions. The second part presents the complex topic of "work and production" in a child-friendly manner, without gender-specific attributions of professions. The thematic focus and difficulty are tailored to each grade level. Solutions are included. The topics: In grades 1/2: Discovering personal strengths and interests as well as fields of work, 20 professions from different areas. In grades 3/4: Work in the past - work today, From raw material to product, Household work, Volunteering, Unemployment, Reflection on role stereotypes. The volume includes: ready-to-use and flexibly combinable worksheets, action-oriented teaching ideas, solutions, materials for researching and presenting professions (profile templates, mind maps, questionnaires, etc.), and playful approaches: word searches, puzzles, and games.