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Medals of Honor
Students will identify their strengths and relate their strengths to various careers.



Primary Learning Outcomes
What can I do well? What careers would suit my strengths?

Additional Learning Outcomes


Assessed QCC Standards:

Grade: 3
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
1
Topic: Knowledge of the importance of self-concept.
Standard: Describe positive characteristics about self as seen by self and others. Identify how behaviors affect school and family situations. Describe how behavior influences the feelings and actions of others. Demonstrate a positive attitude about self. Identify personal interests, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Describe ways to meet personal needs through work.

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: 5 min.
Have students discuss things they like to do at home or school or while playing.

Step:  2 Duration: 10 min.
Have students draw a favorite thing they like to do.

Step:  3 Duration: 5 min.
Have students cut out the drawing in the shape of a badge or medal to wear the rest of the day.

Step:  4 Duration: 5 min.
Students can share their medals and discuss things they like to do.

Step:  5 Duration: 5 min.
Discuss how students may use these assets in their future careers.




Materials and Equipment
Construction paper/crayons, Scissors, Safety pins


Standards (Local and/or National)

Total Duration
30 min.

Technology Connection



Assessment
Students' participation will be evaluated.
Extension
Put all students' names on small slips of paper and place them in a bag. Allow each student to draw a slip with a name and write down things that they see as strengths of the other person. Have students exchange papers.
Remediation
Ask students to write down a career that they are interested in and write down the strengths that they have that will help them perform their job.
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.