Developed by:  Emily Brock

Level:  K-2

Connecting Schoolwork and Extracurricular Activities

Standards
 


Learning Expectations

 This activity will help students acquire competencies which relate to the following standards:

        3.0     Relate School to Life Experiences

The student will:

        3.1     Identify schoolwork, extracurricular activities and family activities.
         3.2     Recognize the connection between schoolwork and the world of work.

General Approach		 The general approach is that the students will fold their piece of paper into four squares.  They will draw an extracurricular activity in each box.

Activity Steps		 Begin by defining what an extracurricular activity is.  Have the students list examples of extracurricular activities.  Talk about how these differ from school activities.  Then follow the steps below. 

1.  Give each student a plain white piece of paper.
2.  Instruct the students to fold their paper two times, creating four equal 
     sections.
3.  In one box, have the students draw a picture of a school activity.
4.  In box two, instruct the students to draw a picture of an extracurricular 
     activity.
5.  In box three, have the students draw a picture of a family activity.
6.  In the final box, tell the students to combine two of the categories and 
     draw a picture.  (example--a family working on a school activity, a 
     family doing an extracurricular activity, etc.)
7.  Allow the children to color their pictures.

Follow with a discussion.  Allow the children to show their pictures and explain them to the class. 
 

Time Required		 This activity will take about an hour.  The first discussion will take about 10 minutes.  The activity and the coloring will take about 30 minutes.  Allowing the children to show and discuss their pictures will take about 20 minutes.

Resources Needed		 1.     plain white paper
2.     crayons

Performance Indicators		 Students will be able to:

Tell the difference between schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and family activities.  They will also be able to give examples of each.