Building Your Future: Career Exploration
Explore career options
This lesson introduces students to a variety of careers through interactive activities and guest speakers. Students will identify their interests and skills, aligning them with potential career paths. This lesson is important as it helps students begin to think about their future careers and understand the connection between their current education and future opportunities.
Post-it notes, Pens, Career Interest Worksheet, Guest Speaker Information Sheet, Career Exploration Discussion Questions, and Career Matching Game Cards
Step 1
Introduction
10 mins
- Welcome students and introduce the topic of career exploration.
- Explain the importance of understanding personal interests and skills in choosing a career path.
- Briefly outline the activities planned for the session.
Step 2
Interest and Skills Identification
15 mins
- Distribute the Career Interest Worksheet.
- Ask students to list their interests and skills.
- Encourage students to think about activities they enjoy and subjects they excel in.
- Facilitate a brief discussion on how these interests and skills can relate to potential careers.
Step 3
Career Matching Game
20 mins
- Introduce the Career Matching Game.
- Distribute the Career and Skills/Traits Cards to students.
- Instruct students to work in pairs or small groups to match careers with the appropriate skills/traits.
- Encourage discussion about why certain skills are important for specific careers.
Step 4
Discussion and Reflection
10 mins
- Use the Career Exploration Discussion Questions to guide a class discussion.
- Encourage students to share what they learned about different careers.
- Discuss how their interests and skills align with the careers explored.
- Summarize the key points of the lesson.
- Encourage students to continue exploring careers and thinking about their future.
- Provide resources for further career exploration.
