September
Theme for the Month: Professions
What is Labor Day? – VIDEO by PBS Kids
Check out Yonas Gets a Job! on Yippee
Everyone asks Yonas what he wants to be when he grows up, and that can be a pretty stressful question because, well, HE’S NINE! So what’s he gonna do about it? Try ALL THE JOBS. Join Yonas and his friends as he discovers what it takes to do every sort of job from Server to Stuntman. Maybe this will be the one for him… or maybe he should just leave it to the pros.
Week 1
Arts, Entertainment & Design
Types of jobs to study: entertainers (actors, musicians), graphic designers, architects, muralists.
Activity: Take a trip to the Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Week 2
Healthcare
Types of jobs to study: medicine (doctors, nurses, lab techs), and wellness (chiropractors, dentists, therapist)
Activity: Ask your child’s dentist for a tour!
Week 3
Business & Finance
Types of jobs to study: accounting, business owners, all the people who work at a bank
Activity: Do you know someone who owns a business? Ask them if they could share a day in the life video of what it is like to do their job!
Week 4
Information Technology
Types of jobs to study: computer science (typing), software development (coding, website design), digital technology (app builders, study history of computers or television)
Activity: Let your kids learn about coding and animation with Scratch
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