Educational Skills/Career Skills |
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Students will recognize that basic educational skills
are necessary both in the classroom and in
occupations. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
How will I use reading, writing and math when they grow up?
What are some different careers?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 1
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
4
Topic: Awareness
of the benefits of educational achievement.
Standard: Describe how academic skills can
be used in the home and community. Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in
subject areas. Identify academic skills needed in several occupational groups.
Describe relationships among ability, effort, and achievement. Implement a plan
of action for improving academic skills. Describe school tasks that are similar
to skills essential for job success. Describe how the amount of education needed
for different occupational levels varies.
5
Topic: Awareness
of the relationship between work and learning.
Standard: Identify different types of work,
both paid and unpaid. Describe the importance of preparing for occupations.
Demonstrate effective study and information-seeking habits. Demonstrate an
understanding of the importance of practice, effort, and learning. Describe how
current learning relates to work. Describe how one’s role as a student is like
that of an adult worker.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 20 min.
Have students listen to workers in different occupations
explain their duties and the need for reading, writing, and math skills in
performing these duties.
Step:
2 Duration: 5 min.
After the workers have left, review with students the
importance of reading, writing, and math skills on the job.
Step: 3 Duration: 10 min.
Help students divide a piece of paper into 3 sections. Help
students think of 5 jobs that use math, 5 that use reading, and 5 that use
writing. Ask students to write these careers in the appropriate place on their
sheet.
Materials and Equipment
Various workers (parents, school employees, friends) speak to
the class about their occupations
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
30 min.
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be assessed on their completed papers.
Extension
Have students research one of the careers that was presented
to them and write a few sentences about the career.
Remediation
Ask students to interview a family member and have them
explain how they use reading, writing and math in their lives everyday. Allow
students to share their discoveries with the class.
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
