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Occupation Bingo
Students will identify different careers.



Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the names of some occupations?

Additional Learning Outcomes


Assessed QCC Standards:

Grade: 2
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.


Procedures/Activities


Step:  1 Duration: 
Give each student a copy of the “Occupation Bingo Sheet.”

Attachments for Step 1
Title: FileName: Occupation Bingo Sheet.doc
Description: Print and copy for each student.

Step:  2 Duration: 5 min.
Have students name different occupations while you write them on the board and students write them on their cards, one in each block, anywhere on the card.

Step:  3 Duration: 20 min.
Explain the rules for bingo: all blocks marked in a horizontal or vertical row, all four corners covered or diagonals covered. Choose a student to be the caller and have him or her call out different occupations, skipping around through the list until someone calls out “bingo.” Continue to play as time allows.

Step:  4 Duration: 5 min.
At the end of the game, have students discuss new things they learned in the session and why they gave the occupations they did.




Materials and Equipment
Occupation Bingo Card, Pen/pencil, Markers or crayons, Chalkboard/chalk


Standards (Local and/or National)

Total Duration
30 min.

Technology Connection



Assessment
Students participation and answers to oral questions will be assessed.
Extension
Play bingo again, only this time give clues about the occupation instead of calling out the name.
Remediation
Have students list as many occupations as they can in groups. Have your groups combine answers and see which group came up with the most.
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.