Ms. Rowe and I have had SO much fun working with 4th and 5th grade students on our Career Education unit. We have had a 3-week unit on careers for the month of March. The first week we went over the difference between a job and a career, the various career clusters, how to identify your interests, skills and abilities, what employers are looking for, and why being able to work as a team is so important. The second week we went on the website Career Cruising. Students were able to take an interest inventory. From that quiz 40 potential careers were generated, they then researched these and any other career they were interested in. The final week the students narrowed down their career to one. They researched it depth, learning the job description, working conditions, salary, how many jobs are anticipated in 2020 and the educational requirements necessary for that career.
The students really had fun and it was so great to see their enthusiasm. Ask them about it and help them get on real estate, car and other real world websites to teach them about their potential earnings in the REAL WORLD.
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