June 1, 2011: Let's Get to Work

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Activities:

1. Use newspaper words to design a flier that says you are a good worker.

2. Paste newspaper pictures or comic strips on a piece of paper that show people doing a job you would like to do. Write a sentence telling why you like each job.

3. In the newspaper, circle five items needed for each of these jobs: lawn work, washing cars, taking care of pets.

4. Why are these important if you want to work in the summer: (a) a flier, (b) talking with your parents, (c) a contract, and (d) plans for your money?

5. Make a plan for summer work that uses your special skills. Write a paragraph describing your plan.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Entrepreneurs are individuals who like working for themselves. (Economics)
  
  (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)