Work and Money (Spanish)
Trabajo y Dinero
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Historia del video: Usamos dinero para comprar cosas que necesitamos y cosas que queremos. La gente trabaja para ganar dinero y comprar esas cosas. La tecnología ha hecho más fácil el trabajo con el paso del tiempo. Las personas pueden tener diferentes tipos de trabajos. Algunos trabajos se llaman trabajos de servicio, y las personas conocidas como voluntarios trabajan sin cobrar nada.
Duración del video: 9:30 minutos.
💰 What do we really need? How do we earn what we want? This Work and Money video for kids brings the basics of economics to life for second grade students. Through colorful visuals and clear narration, students learn about the difference between needs and wants, how people earn money, and how saving, spending, and working all play a role in daily life.
🧑🏭 Understand Jobs, Money, and Community in a Kid-Friendly Way
Students are introduced to jobs in the community, from service workers to producers and consumers. They’ll see how workers provide goods and services, and how people make choices about how to spend or save what they earn. This video makes abstract economic concepts tangible, relatable, and fun — all from a child’s perspective.
🎥 This work and money video for kids also explores the importance of goals, effort, and making smart choices. Students learn how people decide between needs and wants, what saving up looks like, and why every job — from teacher to trash collector — plays a part in how our communities function.
🏆 Perfect for any Grade 2 economics or community unit, this video is a must-have for introducing basic money skills and real-world problem solving. It supports lessons on financial literacy, responsible decision-making, and understanding how people work together to meet needs and build a strong community.
Curriculum Standards for this Video
State Standards
Worksheets
Quizzes – PDF & Online
Work and Money Cloze Activity
Work and Money Fill-in-the-Blank Sheet
What Would You Rather Be
Draw a Scene
Universal Resources
Video Curriculum Standards
Worksheets – Thumbnails
Temas Abarcados
La gente tiene necesidades y deseos
Las necesidades son cosas como agua, comida y refugio
Los deseos suelen ser productos divertidos como una bicicleta o una televisión
Las cosas de las que no tenemos suficiente se consideran escasas
El dinero también puede escasear porque a veces no tenemos suficiente
Podemos obtener más dinero si lo ganamos en nuestros trabajos
Las personas pueden elegir muchos tipos de trabajos
Algunos de estos trabajos se denominan trabajos de servicio
Otras personas pueden elegir trabajar sin que les paguense llaman voluntarios
Algunas personas trabajan en fábricas donde se elaboran productos
Los bienes se intercambian por dinero, lo que significa que podemos comprarlos o venderlos
Los países también pueden comprarse y venderse bienes entre sí
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Classroom Ideas
Cloze Practice
A cloze piece has full sentences used in the virtual field trip with blanks where students can write in the information that is missing. This task requires close listening to the trip in order to complete it.
Coral reefs are the _______ type of ecosystem in the world. They’ve been around for over _____ million years.
Answers: oldest; 240
Alternatively, you could have students create 5-10 cloze statements and they could share those with the class.
A third alternative is to distribute the cloze worksheets before watching the video. Students can fill them in as they watch.
Art and Social Studies
Draw a scene from the video.
Explore Vocabulary
Identify key vocabulary terms while previewing each video. Prompt students to find the meaning of each word as they watch the video. Example: What do the words consumer, budget, and expense mean? Think about the meaning of these words as you watch this video.
Art
Draw a picture of your future career.
Visual Learning
Offer videos to struggling learners as another way of creating knowledge and accessing information.
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