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Work at Riverbend Landing

A Riverbend story helps kindergarten students identify community jobs and tell whether each worker provides a good or a service.

KindergartenSocial StudiesInteractive · Printable

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students identify jobs people do in a community.
Students tell whether a worker provides a good or a service.

How to use

Read the story aloud and talk about what each worker makes or does. Then help students answer the questions and share their thank-you notes.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

ECO.K.2

Describe jobs people do in a community and the goods or services each job provides.

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Work at Riverbend Landing

Learn what community workers make and do.

Listen to the story

Listen as your teacher reads the story. Then answer the questions.

Workers at Riverbend

Riverbend is a town beside a river. Lila visits her family shop, Oar & Peg. Uncle Sam carves wooden paddles for boat riders. A paddle is a good—a thing people can use. Aunt Imani repairs loose boat seats. Repairing is a service—work done to help someone. Mr. Chen grows carrots and sells them in baskets. At the landing, Jo washes muddy boats for owners. Washing boats is a service. These workers help Riverbend.

Which worker carves wooden paddles?

A. Mr. Chen
B. Jo
C. Uncle Sam
D. Aunt Imani

Why is Aunt Imani's work a service?

A. She grows food for baskets.
B. She does work to help a boat owner.
C. She carves a paddle for a rider.
D. She sells a good at a shop.

Word bank: good · service

Uncle Sam's paddle is a . Aunt Imani's repair is a .

A family finds a loose seat on its boat. Which worker should they ask for help?

A. Mr. Chen
B. Jo
C. Uncle Sam
D. Aunt Imani

Lila wants carrots for soup. Which worker can provide what she needs?

A. Uncle Sam
B. Mr. Chen
C. Jo
D. Aunt Imani

Think about goods and services

Think about what each worker provides.

Which pair includes two goods?

A. Uncle Sam carves a paddle, and Mr. Chen grows carrots.
B. Aunt Imani repairs a seat, and Jo washes a boat.
C. Uncle Sam carves a paddle, and Aunt Imani repairs a seat.
D. Mr. Chen grows carrots, and Jo washes a boat.

A new worker takes photographs for families at a river festival. What does this worker provide?

A. A good people can eat
B. A good people can paddle with
C. A service that helps families
D. A service that grows carrots

A worker in Riverbend makes wooden birdhouses that families can buy. What does this worker provide?

A. A service washing boats
B. A service fixing a seat
C. A good people can use
D. A service taking photographs

Which sentence best shows how Jo helps people in Riverbend?

A. Jo washes muddy boats for their owners.
B. Jo grows carrots so people can eat them.
C. Jo carves paddles so riders can steer.
D. Jo repairs loose seats so owners can sit.

10.

Write a thank-you note to one worker in the story. Name the worker, tell what the worker does, and tell whether the worker provides a good or a service. Tell how the work helps someone.