301 Things We Use

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will identify everyday objects, explain their purposes, and classify them by use (learning, cooking, cleaning, playing).

Vocabulary
tool, device, purpose, object, material, safe, careful

Teaching Notes

• Show 5–6 real classroom items and ask: “What is it? What is it used for?”
• Discuss how materials (plastic, metal, wood) change how objects work.
• Demonstrate safety rules when using tools or devices.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea.
We use different objects every day to learn, cook, clean, play, and stay safe.

• A tool helps us do a task (scissors, broom, spoon).
• A device uses energy or electricity (lamp, tablet, fan).
• Each object has a purpose — its job.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — an object used to help do a job
• — an object that works with energy or electricity
• — the job something is made to do
• — a thing you can see or touch
• — what something is made of
• — free from harm

Words to Learn

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Sentences to Fill In

1. A spoon is a ____ that helps us eat.
2. A tablet is a ____ that needs electricity.
3. The ____ of a broom is to clean the floor.
4. Wood, metal, and plastic are types of ____.
5. We use things carefully to stay ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. Why do we use tools?
2. How does knowing an object’s purpose help us?
3. Why do devices need extra care?
4. What might happen if we used a tool the wrong way?
5. Why are materials important?

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

What You Do:

1. Choose three classroom objects.
2. Write their names and purposes.
3. Sort them into “tool” or “device.”

Reflection

• Which object do you use most?
• What makes a tool helpful?