Developed by: Angela Monroe
Revised:  Spring 2002

Level: K-2


 

Hats At Work

Standards
 


Learning 
Expectations

 This activity will help students acquire competencies which will relate to the following standards:
4. Career awareness and Employment readiness Skills
5. Career Information and Career Goals
The student will:
4.1 Describe personal abilities, work habits, and interests
5.2 Idnetify jobs of workers in the community
5.3 Recognize the job tasks of school personnel and community workers

General Approach		 The general approach will is that children will color, cut out and make one of each, a boy and a girl, figure. This will be followed by a counselor led discussion.

Activity Steps
  • give each student a sheet with the two faces and an array of hats 
  • ask the children to color one face a boy and the other a girl 
  • ask them to choose a favorite hat for each figure, colot it and cut it out 
  • show them how to tape (or glue) the hat onto the figures 
  • gather the children in a circle 
Lead them through a discussion:

In some jobs people wear hats as part of their uniform or to protect themselves from dangerous work. Sometimes we know what kind of work people do by the hats that they wear. A fireman wears a helmet, a chef wears a tall white hat and a construction worker wears a hard hat. You have put hats on two faces "Which ones did you choose and what job would that person do?"

Ask each student what hat they put on their figures and what job is associated with those hats.

As each one shares theie figures jobs, use the following "leads" and wait for their responses:

  • what types of things do the people do at work that wear a particular hat? 
  • would you enjoy doing some of those things? 
  • do you know people that wear these kinds of hats? what do they say about work? 
  • why did you put a particular hat on the boy or girl figure? 

Time Required		 This activity may require two 20-30 minute sessions. The figures can be made during one session and the discussion can take place during the second session. Children will need assistance in placing tape (or glue) on the figures.

Resources Needed
  • printed worksheet with the figures and hats, one for each student 
  • blunt scissors 
  • colored pencils or crayons 
  • tape or glue 

Performance 
Indicators		 During the discussion the counselor or tacher will take note of the careers that the students have mentioned. The teacher will then descibe other clothes that a person might wear in a particular career field and role play an activity performed in that career, explain why each career is important, and describe whether they have any skills that could be used in each career that is identified.