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Career and College Adventure

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Vanessa Duckett

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Career and College Adventure

Career Readiness and College Readiness

In this lesson, PreK students will explore different careers and college concepts through interactive and engaging activities. The lesson aims to introduce the idea of various professions and the importance of education in a fun and simple manner, setting a foundation for future career and college readiness.

Audience

PreK

Time

30 Minutes

Approach

Active Learning, Game-Based Learning, Blended Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning

Materials

Career and college picture cards, Coloring materials, Worksheets, and Interactive story video

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

Welcome the students and talk briefly about different jobs people do and how going to college helps us learn important things we need for those jobs. Use simple, relatable examples like a teacher, doctor, or firefighter.

Step 2

Interactive Story

10 mins

Watch an interactive story video about a character exploring different careers with Spanish subtitles for emergent learners. Engage students by asking them to identify different jobs they see and why they think those jobs are important.

Step 3

Career Exploration Activity

10 mins

Distribute career and college picture cards. Have students color and identify the career on each card. Encourage them to ask questions about each career and share what they colored. Use simple Spanish words to help emergent learners.

Step 4

Discussion

3 mins

Hold a brief discussion about what they learned. Ask questions like 'What job did you find most interesting?' and 'Why do you think going to college can help you with that job?'

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

Summarize the activities and reinforce the idea that there are many exciting jobs they can do when they grow up, and learning at school and college helps prepare for those jobs.

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Discussion

Career and College Discussion

This discussion helps students reflect on the careers and college concepts introduced during the lesson.

What job did you find most interesting?

Encourage students to share their thoughts. Expand on their answers by talking about what skills and education are needed for those jobs.







Why do you think going to college can help you with that job?

Discuss the idea that college helps people learn more in-depth knowledge and skills needed for their careers. Use simple language and relatable examples.







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Worksheet

Career Worksheet

This worksheet helps students identify and color different careers, reinforcing the concepts learned during the lesson.

Color the picture of the teacher and ask an adult to help you write what a teacher does.

A teacher helps students learn new things.







Color the picture of the firefighter and ask an adult to help you write what a firefighter does.

A firefighter helps put out fires and keeps us safe.







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Worksheet

Career and College Picture Cards

These printable cards feature images of different careers and college-related items for students to color and discuss.





Teacher








Doctor








Firefighter








Engineer








Artist




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