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Career Exploration Day

Aaron Armstrong

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Career Exploration Day

Explore various careers through activities

In this lesson, students will engage in an interactive session to learn about different careers through games and storytelling. This lesson is important as it introduces young learners to the concept of various jobs and their roles in the community, helping them understand the diversity of career options and the importance of each role.

Audience

Believers (Ages 7-8)

Time

45 mins

Approach

Explore various careers through activities

Materials

Storybook about careers, Career role-play cards, Markers and paper, Career Exploration Discussion, and Career Role-Play Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Welcome students and introduce the topic of careers.
  • Briefly explain the importance of different jobs in the community.
  • Ask students to name some jobs they know.

Step 2

Storytelling Session

10 mins

  • Read a storybook that highlights various careers.
  • Pause to discuss each career mentioned in the story.
  • Encourage students to ask questions about the jobs.

Step 3

Career Role-Play Game

15 mins

  • Distribute career role-play cards to students.
  • Explain the rules of the role-play game.
  • Allow students to act out the roles on their cards.
  • Facilitate a discussion on what they learned about each career.

Step 4

Career Exploration Discussion

10 mins

  • Use the 'Career Exploration Discussion' attachment to guide a conversation.
  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of different jobs.
  • Encourage students to share what they found interesting.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the careers discussed and activities done.
  • Ask students to share their favorite career from the session.
  • Thank students for their participation and enthusiasm.
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Discussion

Career Exploration Discussion

A guided discussion to help students reflect on the careers they learned about during the lesson.

What is one new career you learned about today?

Encourage students to think about the different jobs mentioned in the story and role-play.







Why do you think this career is important to the community?

Guide students to consider the roles and responsibilities of the job.







Which career would you like to learn more about and why?

Prompt students to express their interests and curiosity about specific careers.







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Worksheet

Career Role-Play Worksheet

A worksheet to help students reflect on their role-play experience and the careers they explored.

Draw a picture of the career you acted out.








Write one thing you learned about this career.

Think about what you did during the role-play.







What skills do you think are important for this career?








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