Common Professions
Teach your children about different kinds of professionals who serve in communities
About this book
Common Professions is an intermediate readers book for children ages 5 to 9. Teach your children about different kinds of professionals who serve in communities. A real human voice reads the story while the words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Book details
| Book type | Read Along Book – Narrated in a real human voice with word-by-word highlighting and static pictures. |
|---|---|
| Author | Edward Alan Kurtz |
| Ages | 7 to 9 years, also 5 to 7 years |
| Grade | Grade 2 |
| Reading level | Level 3, Intermediate Readers |
| Length | 21 pages, 1035 words, 10 minutes |
| Categories | Special Education, Vocabulary, Professions |
| Interactive features | Comprehension quiz, Match the Following activity |
| Language | English |
Where you can read this book
Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Comprehension quiz, Match the Following activity in the Reading and Math app.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: Read along narration with word by word highlighting.
Get the Read Along AppQuizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.
Why read Common Professions with your child
Common Professions opens up Vocabulary for young readers. The facts are short and clear, and the pictures help the ideas land. Read a page together, then ask your child what surprised them. Talking about what you read is how new knowledge sticks. It is a good book for curious children who like to ask questions and find out how things work.
Talk about it together
- What questions do you still have about Vocabulary?
- What was the most surprising thing in this book?
- How did this book make you feel, and why?
Inside the book
In Common Professions, readers find Vocabulary. Teach your children about different kinds of professionals who serve in communities. The book is written for young readers, with clear words and pictures that help the story along.
Children gain a feel for Vocabulary and new words to talk about it. Read it together, pause at the interesting parts, and ask your child what they think. It is a good book to share, and to come back to again.
From the book: “There are many different kinds of workers and jobs.”
Words to learn in this book
- "community: A group of people living in the same place.
- sanitation: Keeping places neat and clean.
- public: The people in a community as a whole.
- ingenuity: Being able to be clever and inventive.
- carpenters: Someone who makes things like houses out of wood.
- bricklayers: Someone who uses bricks to build walls and houses.
- electricians: Someone who works with electrical equipment.
- plumbers: Someone who works with pipes to make water come in and go out of a building.
- medical: Things that are related to medicine, illness and injuries.
- professionals: Someone who has gone to school to get a paid job.
- patients: Someone being helped by a medical professional.
- pulse: The rate at which your heart beats.
- livestock: Farm animals that produce things for farmers.
- firetrucks: The vehicle that carries firefighters and equipment for fighting fires.
- courthouse: The building where judges listen to people who have disagreements.
- court of law: The building where judges listen to people who have disagreements.
- disagreement: When two people have an argument and cannot agree on something.
- decision: What you choose to do after you have thought about it for a while.
- wisdom: What people have when they have a lot of experience and knowledge.
- business: Making a living by buying, selling, or trading.
- accountants: Someone who keeps track of all the numbers involved in a business.
- receptionists: Someone who answers the phone and greets people in an office.
- traffic: Cars and trucks that move on a street or road.
- co-pilot: The second pilot in an airplane.
- worship: The acts including talking, reading, praying and singing that happen during a service in a church.
- service: The period of worship in a church.
- professors: Someone who teaches in a college or at a university.
- order: What we tell a waiter we want to eat.
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Frequently asked questions
What ages is this book for?
Ages 5 to 9 years, at Grade 2 and Level 3 (Intermediate Readers).
Is the book narrated?
Yes. It is a read along book, so a real human voice reads the story while words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App. The Comprehension quiz, Match the Following activity are Reading and Math app features.
How long is the book?
21 pages, 1035 words, 10 minutes
Does this book have a quiz or activity?
Yes. It has a comprehension quiz and the Match the Following activity. Quizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app.
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