Activity 01
My Helping Hands Chart
Students trace their hands on a chart paper. Inside the tracing, they draw or write about one chore they do at home to help their family. The charts can be displayed in the classroom to celebrate their contributions.
Explain why it is important for all family members to share household chores.
Facilitation TipProvide simple examples like 'filling water bottles' or 'putting away toys' to get them started.
What to look forConduct a 'Show and Tell' where students bring an object or a picture related to a family member's occupation and speak a few lines about it.
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Activity 02
Work Role-Play
In small groups, students act out different jobs, such as a doctor treating a patient, a teacher teaching a class, or a parent cooking a meal. Other students guess the work being performed.
Compare work done at home with work done in an office.
Facilitation TipUse simple props like a toy stethoscope or a duster to make the role-play more engaging.
What to look forA simple worksheet with 'match the following' (e.g., doctor-stethoscope, teacher-blackboard) and picture-based questions about work at home.
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Activity 03
Interview a Grown-up
Students are given a simple worksheet to interview a parent or another adult family member about their work. They can ask questions like 'Where do you work?' and 'What do you do there?'.
Identify two chores you can help with at home.
Facilitation TipFrame the questions simply and encourage students to draw the answers if they cannot write them.
What to look forStudents use a simple checklist with pictures of chores (e.g., watering plants, arranging books) to tick the tasks they helped with during the week.
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Begin with a class discussion about what everyone's parents do. Use picture cards to introduce a variety of professions, including those that challenge gender norms. Emphasise that all work, whether it's cooking a meal or building a bridge, is valuable and deserves our respect.
After this, your students will be able to identify different jobs, understand why sharing work at home is important, and feel proud of how they can help too.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Only mothers do the cooking and cleaning at home.
Household work is the responsibility of everyone living in the house. Fathers, brothers, and children can and should help with chores like cooking, cleaning, and washing.
Work done at home is not real work because no one gets paid for it.
Work at home, like cooking and cleaning, is very important. It keeps the family healthy and the house running smoothly, and it requires a lot of time and effort, even if it is unpaid.
Only men can be pilots or police officers.
Both men and women can do any job they choose if they have the right training. There are many female pilots, police officers, doctors, and engineers.
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