Jobs, jobs, jobs!

We have been very fortunate to have parents come in and share their jobs with the class. Here is a look at the visitors we have had come over the course of the last few weeks (and their very proud children):

Our first visitor was an ichthyologist, or fish scientist. 

We learned all about how he uses data when studying fish and their habitats. We even got to hold something that had been INSIDE a fish, tracking movements. 

Thank you for sharing!

Our second visitor was a nurse, who shared many of the tools she used when working in the ICU. 

 We talked about how nurses take your blood pressure, listen to your breathing with a stethoscope and  sometimes in the hospital you may need to get medicine. 

The students had lots of their own experiences to share about the doctor and their own visits to the nurse. What a great experience to see the tools that nurses use and hear how a nurse helps many people. Thank you for coming!

We had an optometrist, who works with veterans, come teach us about the many parts of our eyes. She showed us pictured of the tools she uses as well, a great preview for those who have not been to an eye doctor. 

The students had a blast with the disposable sunglasses patients need to wear after having their eyes displayed. 

Thank you for coming! 

We were also visited by a financial planner who talked to us about saving.

It was fun to hear what all the kids were saving for now, and seeing what it was like to 'own' a piece of Disney got the class excited to invest.  Thanks for the pens and notebooks too!

Our last visitor was also a financial advisor, looking to influence our young learners to work hard and save money. He had the class play a game of Life--making choices about school, homes, card and vacations. Then they had to make payments for all their choices...

Near the end, a few students looked at how much money they had left and had to rethink their choices!

Thank you so much for the fun lesson...and the first 100 grand. :)

Thank you to everyone for sharing their jobs with the class--the students loved sharing a bit of their family and their friends loved learning more about each of these jobs.