Present the word "work."  Many things we do every day are work-activities.  What is work for one person may not be work for someone else.  For example, there are many people living near the ocean whose job it is each day to gather fish.  They get up early in the morning and go out on boats and spend the whole day fishing. At the end of the day, they bring the fish they have caught to sell in the markets to other people. For these people, fishing is work. Many other people have other kinds of jobs. They work in factories, homes, schools, stores, offices, hospitals, and other places. Sometimes when they are not working, these people take fishing rods and go to rivers and lakes and spend some time fishing. For these people, fishing is not work, but it is something they do to relax and have fun. Ask students to find out what kind of work their parent(s) does(do). Give them a blank sheet of drawing paper. Have them take the paper home and ask their parent(s) to help draw and color a picture of their work. Ask them to include appropriate tools, equipment, or uniforms. When the students bring back the pictures, let them take turns explaining their pictures and them tape them up on a space that you have captioned “Parents At Work.” Students may want to include other members of the family—older brothers or sisters, aunt, grandparents, etc., who may live at their home. When you take the pictures down, you may want to put them in a booklet titled “Parents At Work.” Add these booklets to your chalk ledge display.