Earning Money
Ways that children and adults earn money; the connection between work, skills and pay; that harder or more skilled work often pays more
What a learner can do afterwards
- Name at least three different ways people can earn money
- Explain why a doctor might earn more than a shop assistant (training, skills, responsibility)
- Describe a way a child could earn money (chores, car wash, selling crafts)
1 · Read
People earn money by doing work. Most grown-ups have a job, working for a company, a shop, or a school. Some people run their own business, like a bakery or a repair shop. Others earn money by selling things they make or by doing tasks for neighbors, like walking dogs or mowing lawns.
Jobs that need years of training, special skills, or big responsibility usually pay more. A doctor spends many years in school learning to keep people healthy, so doctors often earn more than a shop assistant, who trains for a much shorter time. That does not mean the shop assistant's job matters less, just that it needs less training.
Zara wants to save up for a new bike. She washes her neighbor's car for five dollars and sells bracelets she made at a small stand. Soon she has enough money saved for the bike.
People earn money through jobs, running a business, or selling things and doing tasks, and jobs that need more training or responsibility often pay more.
2 · Watch
Take it off screen
Where it sits
Learn first
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
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