Developed by:  Carol Green
Revised: Spring 2002

Level:  3-5

Jobs for Kids Who Like...

Standards
 
 
 
 


Learning
Expectations

 This activity will help students acquire competencies whcih relate to the folowing standards:

4. Career Awareness and Employment Readiness
5. Career Information and Career Goals
6. Knowledge and Skills to Achieve Career Goals

The students will:

4.1 describe personal ablilites, work habits, interests and skills, and
      reltate them to individual career intrests
4.3 formlate skills to locate, evaluate, and interepret career information
5.2 explore career clusters
6.6 use technology ans other sources to relate personal interests and
      qualities to a variety of careers

General
Approach

 Children working in pairs will interact with a WWW site according to directions on a worksheet.  Pages printed from the site will be used to familiarize each student with information on a career of his/her choosing.

Activity
Steps
  • Lead students in discussion of academic interests and how those interests can correlate with career interests. 
  • Explain that students will work in pairs exploring careers on the internet, based on favorite school subjects.
  • Distribute the Jobs for Kids Who Like... activity worksheet.
  • Open the following WWW address:
     http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
  • Have students follow directions on the worksheet, Jobs for Kids Who Like...
  • Worksheets and printouts may be placed in each student's portfolio upon completion of activity.

Time Required

 This activity will require about 10 minutes for discussion, about 20 minutes of computer time, and about 10 minutes to read material printed and consider answers to questions.  Follow-up discussion of chosen career for each child can take place in a second session if desired.

Resources
Needed
  • One worksheet for each student
  • pencils
  • portfolios (if used)
  • following WWW address:
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

Performance
Indicators		 Students should be able to
  • complete worksheets - one per pair of students
  • choose and print information about one career of interest to the student - one per student