People Who Work Near Us

🌍Mission Brief #14

Many people work near us.

🎯 Your mission

Notice what's the same. Celebrate what's different.

⚡ The twist

What feels weird to you is normal to someone else — and that's the point.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Some cultures share food by hand from one big plate — and find forks weird.

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Then & Now

🤝 You probably know someone whose story includes this.

Many people work near us. Some work in stores. Others work in schools. They help our community. You can say thank you to them.

Key Facts

People work in stores.

Some work in schools.

They help our community.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Where do people work?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

Walk through your neighborhood — every house has a different story.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Learn how to say hello in three new languages.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about a tradition in our family — and where you think it came from.”

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