🧵 Work and Things We Make

What your child will learn

• Students will name at least five different jobs people do in their family and neighbourhood and describe what each person does.
• Students will match common tools to the workers who use them and explain why the tool helps.
• Students will describe the steps of making a pot from clay, cloth from cotton, and bread from wheat, in the correct order.
• Students will give two reasons why we wear clothes and give an example of a different kind of clothing worn in a different season or place.
• Students will make a simple thing (paper boat or clay toy) and describe the steps they followed, and suggest one way to avoid wasting material.

Lessons in this unit

1. People Who Help Us: People in the family and neighbourhood do different work: farmer grows crops, teacher teaches, doctor treats sick people, postman delivers letters, sweeper keeps places clean, potter makes pots, tailor stitches clothes, driver drives vehicles. All work is useful and respected.
2. Work at Home: At home, family members do many tasks: cooking, cleaning, washing, taking care of children, buying things. Both boys and girls can do any of these tasks. Work at home is also work and should be shared.
3. Tools People Use: Workers use special tools: farmer uses a plough, tailor uses a needle, doctor uses a stethoscope, sweeper uses a broom, potter uses a wheel, driver uses a steering wheel. Each tool helps do the work better.
4. How Things Are Made: Many things we use are made from raw materials through a process. Clay becomes a pot, cotton becomes cloth and then a shirt, wheat becomes flour and then bread. Each step changes the material.
5. Clothes We Wear: We wear clothes to protect our body and to look nice. We wear different clothes in different seasons and places: cotton in summer, wool in winter, raincoat in rain, school uniform in school, traditional clothes for festivals.
6. Making Things Ourselves: We can make simple things ourselves, like a paper boat or a clay toy. Making things is fun and we should not waste material. We can use old paper, leftover clay, or natural things.

Key words

work

Something a person does to help others or to make things, like farming, teaching, or cooking.

tool

A thing a person uses to do work more easily, like a plough for a farmer or a needle for a tailor.

respect

To think that someone or something is important and to treat them well.

raw material

The natural thing that we start with to make something, like clay to make a pot.

process

The steps we follow to make something, like first, second, third.

cloth

The material we use to make clothes, like cotton cloth.

waste

To throw away something that could still be used, or to use more than needed.

Help your child at home

What to watch for

Some work is better than other work.

Help: Every work helps us. A sweeper keeps us healthy, a farmer gives us food. All work is respected.

Cooking and cleaning are only for girls and women.

Help: Anyone can cook, clean, or wash. Boys and girls, men and women can all do home work.

A tool is the same as a machine.

Help: A tool is a simple thing we hold and use, like a needle or a broom. A machine is bigger and often runs on power.

Things are made in a shop, not from nature.

Help: Everything comes from nature first. Clay from the ground, cotton from plants, wheat from fields.

Try this at home

• Riya's father is a farmer. What work does he do?
• Kabir's mother cooks, his father cleans the dishes. Is that okay?
• Match the tool to the worker: needle – tailor, plough – farmer
• Arjun sees a clay pot. What was it made from? How?

Quick questions to ask aloud

1. Who grows the food we eat? (farmer / teacher / doctor)
   Show answer

   A farmer grows crops like wheat and rice in the fields.
2. True or false: Only girls should help in the kitchen.
   Show answer

   False. Boys and girls can both help in the kitchen. Work is for everyone.
3. Why does a sweeper use a broom? (to clean the floor / to cut cloth / to listen to the heart)
   Show answer

   to clean the floor. A broom helps the sweeper sweep away dust and dirt from the floor.

Parent guide: how to help your child with Class 3 EVS

Frequently asked questions

What will my child learn in "Work and Things We Make" (Class 3 EVS)?

Your child will be able to: Students will name at least five different jobs people do in their family and neighbourhood and describe what each person does.; Students will match common tools to the workers who use them and explain why the tool helps.; Students will describe the steps of making a pot from clay, cloth from cotton, and bread from wheat, in the correct order.; Students will give two reasons why we wear clothes and give an example of a different kind of clothing worn in a different season or place.; Students will make a simple thing (paper boat or clay toy) and describe the steps they followed, and suggest one way to avoid wasting material..

How does MangoMindz teach "Work and Things We Make"?

In 6 short parts (People Who Help Us, Work at Home, Tools People Use, How Things Are Made, Clothes We Wear, Making Things Ourselves). Each part has a picture-based lesson read aloud by Mango Teacher, a quick check, and a quiz built from common mistakes children make, with Mango, a study buddy, for questions.

How long does "Work and Things We Make" take?

About 160 minutes in total, spread over 6 parts of 15–25 minutes each.

How can I help my child with "Work and Things We Make" at home?

Work through a small example together, such as: Riya's father is a farmer. What work does he do?; Kabir's mother cooks, his father cleans the dishes. Is that okay?. Then ask a quick question aloud: Who grows the food we eat? (farmer / teacher / doctor)

What mistakes do children often make in "Work and Things We Make"?

Some work is better than other work. Fix: Every work helps us. A sweeper keeps us healthy, a farmer gives us food. All work is respected. Cooking and cleaning are only for girls and women. Fix: Anyone can cook, clean, or wash. Boys and girls, men and women can all do home work. A tool is the same as a machine. Fix: A tool is a simple thing we hold and use, like a needle or a broom. A machine is bigger and often runs on power.

Is "Work and Things We Make" free on MangoMindz?

Yes. Every lesson part and quiz in "Work and Things We Make" is free on MangoMindz, with no ads.