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Helping Occupations
Students will describe situations in which they need help from others.



Primary Learning Outcomes
When might I ask an adult for help? Who would I ask if I needed help?

Additional Learning Outcomes


Assessed QCC Standards:

Grade: 2
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
3
Topic: Awareness of the importance of growth and change.
Standard: Identify personal feelings. Identify ways to express feelings. Identify causes of stress. Identify and select appropriate behavior to deal with specific emotional situations. Demonstrate healthy ways of dealing with conflicts, stress, and emotions in self and others. Demonstrate knowledge of good health habits.


Procedures/Activities


Step:  1 Duration: 5 min.
Introduce the concept of occupational clusters. Explain that occupations are organized into systems to make them easier to understand. The health care cluster would include doctors, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, etc.

Step:  2 Duration: 5 min.
Ask students to think of the adult workers in their school and ask what these occupations have in common. Desired answer: “Helping Children.”

Step:  3 Duration: 15 min.
Distribute the handout and have students write the occupations previously discussed in the small circles. Then have students think of other occupations that help children: baby sitter, doctor, nurse, recreation director, piano teacher, etc., and have them write these occupations on their handouts

Attachments for Step 3
Title: FileName: Occupations That Help Children.doc
Description: Print and copy for each student.

Step:  4 Duration: 10 min.
Process the information by having students discuss the occupations they have listed on their handouts.




Materials and Equipment
“Occupations That Help Children” handout, Pencil


Standards (Local and/or National)

Total Duration
30 min.

Technology Connection



Assessment
Students will be assessed on their completed web.
Extension
Have students choose an occupation and conduct research in the media center to find out more about how people in that occupation help children.
Remediation
Have some people who are in the careers discussed come in to your class and talk about how they help children.
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.