Indiana Social Studies K.E.2

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The Standard

Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used in these jobs.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name jobs people do, such as cook, bus driver, and custodian. They tell what each worker does and name a tool or piece of equipment the worker uses.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can look at a picture of a cook and say that the cook makes food. They can point to a spoon or oven and explain how it helps.
Common Misconceptions: Students may name a tool instead of the worker's job, saying “broom” instead of “custodian.” They may think tools are only things people hold, not equipment such as an oven or bus.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of a bus driver beside a bus and ask, “What job does this person do? What equipment do they use, and how does it help?”

Lesson moves

Set out a toy stethoscope, mixing spoon, and broom; children match each prop to a job picture and act out its use.
Show a mail carrier with a mailbag; ask, “What is this worker's job, and how does the bag help?”
Give pairs job and tool picture cards; children take turns finding a match and explaining what the tool does.
At lunch, point out a cafeteria worker's serving spoon and ask children what job it helps them do.

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