G2 Unit 1 Week 5

Weekly Concept Families Working Together Essential Question What happens when families work together?

TIME FOR KIDS How Families Work This family is working together to make a pie. Working together gets chores done and can be fun! There are many ways families work together. Families do jobs at home, such as cooking and cleaning. Families shop together for food and clothing. They think about the cost of the items. Talk About It Talk with a partner about how your family works together. List your ideas on the web.

Vocabulary Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

Your Turn Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer.

TIME FOR KIDS Essential Question What happens when families work together? Read about how one family works to meets their needs.

Families Work! Ellen Yung had a busy day at work! She put a cast on a broken arm, used a bandage to cover a deep cut, and helped twenty patients. Ellen is a doctor for children. Customers can get sick at any time, so pediatricians work long hours. They have hard jobs. Ellen's husband works long hours, too. Steve is a firefighter. At the fire house, he makes sure the tools work properly. He checks the hoses and fire trucks. At the fire, Steve rescues people from hot flames and smoke. The firefighters all work together to put out the fire. When a fire alarm sounds, Steve suits up quickly.