Families at Work

Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Families can work together. Kids can help do LEARNERS
chores at home. They help clean the house. Beginning
They set the table or wash dishes. They take out
Kids can help do . These kids
the trash and recycling. are taking out the .

Intermediate
Guided Retelling
What are some ways kids can help
What are these kids doing? What are some at home?

other ways kids can help their families at home? Advanced

How can families work together?
Describe some chores that kids can
do at home.
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Kids can have jobs that pay them. Some kids LEARNERS
have jobs as actors in movies or on TV. Other Beginning
kids babysit, walk dogs, mow lawns, or deliver
This boy has a . What is his
newspapers. Parents can help older kids find job? He delivers to earn
jobs and drive them to work. money.

Intermediate
Guided Retelling What is this boy doing? Why? What
are some other jobs for kids?
What jobs can kids have? How can parents help?
Advanced
Describe the kinds of jobs kids can
have. How can parents help them?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
A lemonade stand is a way for families to work LEARNERS
together. Kids make the sign. They can help Beginning
make and sell the lemonade. Parents can shop
What are these kids selling? This is
for the things to make the lemonade. They can a lemonade . Some families
help build the stand. Together they can bake bake to boost sales.
cookies to boost sales.
Intermediate
What are the kids doing? How can
Guided Retelling kids help? How can parents help?

How can families work together to sell Advanced

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lemonade? How can they boost their sales? Explain what kids can do to help
sell lemonade. What can parents
do? What can kids and parents do
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Families can work together to help others. They LEARNERS
can check on pets when their owners are away. Beginning
Kids can walk a dog or play with a cat. Teens
The boy is helping a family by
can care for children in their own families. They the dogs. Teens can help other
can also babysit children in other families. families care for their .

Guided Retelling
What is the boy doing? How can families
help others take care of pets? What can older
children do to help care for younger children?
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Intermediate
What is the boy doing with these
pets? What else does a pet need
when its owner is away? What can
teens do to help other families?
Advanced

Explain some things kids can do to

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help other families.

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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Families can work together in winter. They can LEARNERS
wrap gifts or shovel snow for other people. Beginning
There are many ways families can work
The family is working together to
together. Can you think of more? wrap . Does your family work
together, too?

Guided Retelling Intermediate

How can families work together in winter? What is the family doing with the
gifts? What else can they do in
What are some other ways families can work winter to help neighbors? How does
together? your family work together?

Advanced
Describe some other ways families
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can work together to help their

neighbors.
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