What's My Job?
by Sue McCracken
Social Studies isn't just about the history of our country or state, nor is it just about geography, the 50 states, or map studies. An important part of our social studies curriculum involves helping students understand their community and the economy that includes such topics as the difference between wants and needs and how goods are produced.
In Mrs. Kann's third grade class, students recently experienced first hand what it means to be a part of an assembly line - in this case, a line producing peanut butter/jelly sandwiches. Some students were in charge of supplies, some were 'spreaders', and some were cutters and stackers. Quality control was a role everyone played as the two lines competed to see which could produce the most sandwiches in a certain amount of time, and then each got to eat the product! Cooperation, neatness, speed, and production were all aspects of an assembly line experienced by the students. Each had a job, and each did their job well.
Speaking
of jobs, we will be losing Mrs. Kann as our third grade teacher
next year. Mrs. Kann will be moving to a second grade class
at Pence Elementary next year. She is ready for a new
challenge and having taught second grade earlier in her career, she
is looking forward to returning to that grade level. Mrs.
Kann has done an outstanding job for our Lincoln students, and we
will miss her!
