Your Dream Career
GRADE 5 SESSION 4 UNIT 1
Lesson Title: Dream Career Presentation (Part 2)
Time Required: 45 minutes
Content Standards:
Career Development
C. Students will understand the relationship between training and the world of
work.
Indicators:
Students will compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of workers
within the six career paths.
Students will compare and contrast the training and educational requirements
for a variety of careers.
Students will apply personal, ethical, and work habit skills needed for success in
any school or work environment.
Students will identify the skills needed to develop a portfolio.
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Goal 1: Gather, analyze, and apply information and ideas.
Goal 2: Communicate effectively within and beyond the classroom.
Goal 3: Recognize and solve problems.
Goal 4: Make decisions and act as responsible members of society.
GOAL: Students will present their final
presentations about “Dream Careers” and be
evaluated.
Activity Statements:
Counselor will distribute all materials for projects and tell students how they
will proceed to present their final presentation.
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Materials:
 Student-created projects from previous lesson
 Computers with PowerPoint if electronic presentations are to be done
 Student Copies of “Your Dream Career” Presentation Criteria Activity
Sheet
 Student Copies of Instructor and Student Checklist/Rubric Activity Sheet
Procedures:
Instructor Procedures
1. Counselor will give the students 5 to
10 minutes to review their projects
and prepare for their presentations.
Student Involvement
1. Students review their presentation
Information.
2. Students volunteer to present.
2. Counselor will tell students the
order in which they will present their
projects, or ask for volunteers and
make a list of the order for
presentations.
3. Counselor watches and listens to
each presentation and assesses it
according to the rubrics.
4. At the end of the session, the
counselor will tell students when they
can expect to receive their project’s
Instructor and Student
Checklist/Rubric Activity Sheet
rating. If there was not enough time
for all presentations, another session
may need to be scheduled to allow for
completion. If projects are to be kept
for an upcoming display for parent
night, etc. Counselor will collect and
3. Students present to the class as the
rest of the students watch and listen.
4. Students listen. Those who have
given presentations will take their
projects home unless they are to be
kept at school for an upcoming event.
If there was not enough time during
this session for all to present, those
who have not yet presented need to
turn in their projects until next
time.
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store materials or make arrangements
for teacher to store them.
Discussion:
How can you tell when someone is successful in his or her career?
Additional Resources:
Adapted from
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Extension Activities:
Teacher may need to help with collecting and storing projects if they will be
used for an upcoming event such as a display during parent night.
Additional Lesson Information:
Enduring Life Skill(s)
Perseverance
Integrity
Courage
Compassion
Respect
X Goal-Setting
X Problem-Solving
Tolerance
Responsibility
This lesson supports the development of skills in the following academic content
areas.
Academic Content Area(s)
Specific Skill(s)
X Communication Arts
6. Participating in formal and informal
presentations and discussions of issues and
ideas.
Mathematics
Social Studies
Science
Health/Physical Education
Fine Arts
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