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Students will identify and research careers related to
recreation. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the names of some careers in recreation? What are the
educational and physical qualification of those jobs?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 6
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
4
Topic: Knowledge
of the benefits of educational achievement to career opportunities.
Standard: Describe the importance of
academic and occupational skills in the work world. Identify how the skills
taught in school subjects are used in various occupations. Describe individual
strengths and weaknesses in school subjects. Describe a plan of action for
increasing basic educational skills. Describe the skills needed to adjust to
changing occupational requirements. Describe how continued learning enhances the
ability to achieve goals. Describe how skills relate to the selection of high
school courses of study. Describe how aptitudes and abilities relate to broad
occupational groups.
6
Topic: Skills to
locate, understand, and use career information.
Standard: Identify various ways that
occupations can be classified. Identify a number of occupational groups for
exploration. Demonstrate skills in using school and community resources to learn
about occupational groups. Identify sources to obtain information about
occupational groups including self-employment. Identify skills that are
transferable from one occupation to another. Identify sources of employment in
the community.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 10 min.
Define recreational sites to students. Include state parks,
lakes, forests, campgrounds, etc. Ask students to list the recreational sites in
their area or in the state. Have students list the kinds of recreation that is
available at these sites.
Step:
2 Duration: 5 min.
Ask students to name their favorite recreational activity. a.
What kind of equipment is used for this activity? b. Who provides the site for
this activity ? c. Do weather conditions or seasons affect this activity? How?
d. What safety rules must you follow to participate in this activity?
Step: 3 Duration: 30 min.
Have students brainstorm jobs associated with recreation. Have
students pick three jobs related to recreational activities that they would like
to have and find out what education and physical qualifications are necessary.
Materials and Equipment
Brochures and maps from area recreational
sites
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
one class period
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students' participation in the activity will be
evaluated.
Extension
Invite a speaker from your city's parks and recreation
department to talk to students about his or her job, including requirements and
rewards.
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.
