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Standards
Learning
Expectations
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This activity will help
students acquire competencieswhich relate to the following standards:
4.0 Career Awareness and
EmploymentReadiness Skills
5.0 Career Information And
CareerGoals
This activity will help students meet the
followinglearning expectations:
4.2 identify a variety
ofcareer options in the community
4.6 demonstrate the
abilityto work in teams
4.8 recognize the
importanceof diversity in school and community
5.1 describe ways in
whichfamily memebers and adult friends can provide career information
5.4 recognize that
careersrequire a variety of skills, education and interests
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General Approach
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Students will work in teams
of two to discoverwhat other class member's relatives do. This scavenger hunt
will be completedwith the assistance of a worksheet and the participation of
teams in arestricted time frame.
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Activity Steps
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- Explain the purpose of this career
explorationhunt: to learn about "who does what" in our
community.
- Explain the activity:
- The students will first divide up into teams
oftwo; teams of three will also work.
- The teams will be competing against each other,in
a hunt, to find and fill in the most occupation blanks on their
worksheet.
- The teams should choose one person to write.
- The teams will have ten minutes to move aboutthe
room asking other class members's to help them fill in the blanks.
- The students must follow the class room rulessuch
as no running, keep their body parts to themselves, etc.
- Pass out the worksheets, give the students a
momentto look them over, and tell the students of one rule: Each
relative canonly be used two times on the list.
- After the ten minutes is up, or most of the
teamshave completed 3/4ths of the worksheet, call time. (an open
discussionwill follow led by the counsleor)
- Have the teams take a seat for the discussion.
- Discuss who's name is on each blank, what theydo,
and where they work.
- Ask the group, as well as the individual of
therelative, about this person......how they got this job, did they go
toschool for it, do they enjoy it.
- Discuss the importance of each occupation,
whatrole they play in our community, and what would happen without this
occupation.
- The teams with the most blanks will be rewardedat
the end. (Candy is one suggestion of a prize to use.)
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Time Required
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This activity should
require 30-45 minutes,depending on the size of the group and length of the
discussion.
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Resources Needed
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Performance
Indicators
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- The students will be able to recognize the
diversityof occupations in their community and the importance of each
followingthe discussion.
- The students will work on their
communicationskills, demonstrate their ability to work in teams, and
learn more abouttheir class mates.
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