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Time for Work
Students will identify the correct times people report to work, based on different occupations.



Primary Learning Outcomes
What does it mean to be punctual? What time do people need to be at work? How can I show those times on a clock?

Additional Learning Outcomes


Assessed QCC Standards:

Grade: 1
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
6
Topic: Skills to understand and use career information.
Standard: Describe work of family members, school personnel, and community workers. Identify occupations according to data, people, and things. Identify work activities of interest to the student. Describe the relationship of beliefs, attitudes, interests, and abilities to occupations. Describe jobs that are present in the local community. Identify the working conditions of occupations (e.g., , inside/outside, hazardous). Describe ways in which self-employment differs from working for others. Describe how parents, relatives, adult friends, and neighbors can provide career information.

7
Topic: Awareness of the importance of personal responsibility and good work habits.
Standard: Describe the importance of personal qualities (e.g., , dependability, promptness, getting along with others) to getting and keeping jobs. Demonstrate positive ways of performing work activities. Describe the importance of cooperation among workers to accomplish a task. Demonstrate the ability to work with people who are different from oneself (e.g., , race, age, gender).

Grade: 1
Mathematics
Geometry & Spatial Sense; Measurement
18
Topic: Time
Standard: Tells time to the half-hour and hour.


Procedures/Activities


Step:  1 Duration: 5 min.
Discuss with students the importance of being punctual and responsible at home and school. Relate the importance of being punctual at school to the work place. Discuss with students how parents have to be on time for work and the importance of being punctual.

Step:  2 Duration: 5 min.
Allow students to describe the positive effects of being punctual for work.

Step:  3 Duration: 10 min.
Have students identify the time of day they think it would be appropriate for people in various occupations to report for work and illustrate them on the chalkboard by drawing a clock and putting the time next to it.

Step:  4 Duration: 10 min.
Distribute the “Career Punctuality Worksheet” for students to complete.

Attachments for Step 4
Title: FileName: Career Punctuality.doc
Description: Print and copy for each student.




Materials and Equipment
Chalkboard, Paper and pencil, Worksheets


Standards (Local and/or National)

Total Duration
30 min.

Technology Connection



Assessment
Students will be assessed on their answers to the career punctuality sheet.
Extension
Have students research the careers of one of the careers on the sheet and write a few sentences about what that person does.
Remediation
Have students make a schedule of things that they do throughout the day and draw a clock next the time.
Accommodation
For students with exceptional needs, what changes can be made in instruction and teaching delivery to enhance student participation and learning? Each area below is a direct link to general classroom accommodations.

Non-readers     Physical Impairments     Sensory Impairments     Attention/Behavior

Each disability below is a direct link to general classroom accommodations specific for that disability.

    Autism
    Deaf - Blind
    Deaf/Hard of Hearing
    Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
    Mild Intellectual Disability
    Orthopedic Impairment
    Other Health Impairment
        Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
        Tourette Syndrome
    Significant Development Delay
    Specific Learning Disability
    Speech - Language Impairment
    Traumatic Brain Injury
    Visual Impairment

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.