Working-with-Animals Careers |
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Students will explore careers that involve working with
animals and draw pictures of careers that interest
them. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the differences between domesticated and wild
animals? What are some of the careers that involve working with
animals?
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.
Grade: 1
Science
Life Science
12
Topic: The
Living World: Animals
Standard: Compares various animal groups and how they are alike and
different. Identifies groups of animals that have similar characteristics and
names the characteristics.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 10 min.
Have a discussion with students about domesticated animals
(cats, birds, dogs, fish, horses), ones they own or would like to own. Then
discuss wild animals and the differences between them and domesticated
animals.
Step: 2 Duration: 10
min.
Have students discuss various careers that involve working
with animals (zoos, pet stores, veterinarian, horse farms, humane society,
groomers, trainers, etc.) and list them on the board.
Step: 3 Duration: 10 min.
Distribute paper and crayons or markers and have students draw
pictures of one of the working-with-animals careers they like best.
Materials and Equipment
Pencil, crayons or markers, construction paper
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
30 min.
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be assessed on their drawings.
Extension
Have students write about the working-with-animals career they
like best.
Remediation
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.
