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Dream Job Exploration

Steven Jacob

Tier 1
For Schools

Lesson Plan

Dream Job Exploration

Explore various professions

Students will explore various professions by creating a 'career collage' using magazines, drawings, and online resources. They will present their collages and share what they learned about their dream jobs. This lesson will help students understand different career options and foster creativity and presentation skills.

Audience

4th Grade Students

Time

45 mins

Approach

Explore various professions

Materials

Magazines, Drawing materials (markers, crayons, colored pencils), Glue sticks, Scissors, Construction paper, Online resources for career exploration, Career Collage Planning Worksheet, Dream Job Discussion Guide, and Habits of a Good Student for Children video

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

  • Welcome students and explain the purpose of the lesson: exploring different careers.
  • Discuss the importance of thinking about different job options and how it can help them set goals for the future.
  • Show the video Habits of a Good Student for Children to emphasize the skills needed for success in any profession.
  • Explain that students will create a 'career collage' that represents their dream jobs.

Step 2

Career Collage Creation

20 mins

  • Distribute the Career Collage Planning Worksheet.
  • Allow students to browse magazines and use online resources to find images, words, and drawings that represent their dream job.
  • Guide students as they cut out and glue these items onto construction paper to create their collage.
  • Encourage creativity and diverse representation of different professions.

Step 3

Presentations

10 mins

  • Have students present their collages to the class.
  • Each student should explain why they chose the profession depicted in their collage and share interesting facts they discovered.

Step 4

Reflection and Discussion

5 mins

  • Wrap up the lesson with a discussion using the Dream Job Discussion Guide.
  • Ask students to reflect on what they learned about different careers and how it might influence their future choices.
  • Encourage students to think about the skills and education required for their dream jobs.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Conclude the lesson by thanking the students for their participation.
  • Highlight the importance of keeping an open mind about future career possibilities.
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Worksheet

Career Collage Planning Worksheet

This worksheet will help students plan what they want to include in their career collages, including images, words, and drawings.

What is your dream job? Describe it in a few sentences.

Think about what you enjoy doing and what jobs might use those skills.







What images or words can you find to represent your dream job?








What skills and education are required for your dream job?








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Discussion

Dream Job Discussion Guide

This guide will help facilitate a discussion about the various professions students explored and what they learned from the activity.

What is one new thing you learned about a profession?

Encourage students to share unique facts or details they discovered.







Did anyone choose a profession that you had never heard of before?

Foster curiosity and interest in learning about a variety of careers.







How might your dream job change in the future?

Help students think about the evolving nature of interests and goals.







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