A Day As A Construction Worker

Community heroes are people who make a difference in our community. This month, our children learnt about the different types of community heroes such as the white collar workers as well as the blue collar workers. They learnt that white collar workers are usually skilled and educated. In contrast, blue collar workers usually require manual labour in their work. In this activity, children were challenged to carry bricks under the hot sun to build a tower. This is purposed to have them experienced the life of a construction worker under the hot sun. We had a debrief and we asked how they felt working under the hot sun. Many of them said that "It was so hot", "I don't want to be a blue collar worker". Children were reminded to be thankful that they have a school to go to, and that they are to learn well.