How many jobs!
Age group
6-8 years
Primary CMS area
Area 5. Understanding the world
Other CMS areas
Area 1. Personal effectiveness
Unit Description
Activity 1. MANY DIFFERENT JOBS Activity 2. WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE Activity 3. OUR JOBS GAME
Learning outcomes
General objectives:
- Know and explore different types of jobs.
- Bring pupils into the world of work with fun, strengthening their knowledge and confidence in their capacities.
Specific objectives:
- Make children aware of the importance of work
- Recognize different jobs
- Interview their parents
- Collaborate with classmates
- Take responsibilities
- Develop a common project (second activity: our Job book)
- Take part in a game by respecting rules (third activity: job game)
Activity Name
Description
Step 1: teacher asks pupils What is their father/mother’s job? What do they do …? In order to discover what they know about their parents’ jobs
Step 2: parents’ interview about their jobs
Step 3: pupils create a poster with a barchart of their parents’ job
Activity Name
Description
Step 1: pupils make a circle and teacher asks them: what do you want to be when you grow up? Why do you want to be a/an …?
Step 2: creation of a big collective book where each page represents a pupil and his/her chosen job
EXAMPLE OF THE BOOK – TITLE: WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE
Example of one page: chef and hairdresser
Learning materials
- Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Magazine
- Paper
- Photos
- Books
- Fabrics
- Coloured markers
- Crayons
- To play game: gym mat
https://sites.google.com/caedraw.merthyr.sch.uk/iknowwhatiwanttobe/home
Timing
Activity 1: 20 minutes discussion, 30 minutes interview, 30 minutes creation of the barchart
Activity 2: 20 mins circle time, 2/3 hours to create the book during art lessons
Activity 3: 2 hours to create cards and 20/30 min. for the game
Role of the Teachers
Methodology
Interactive lessons
Circle time
Workshops (art workshops)
Learning by playing
Assessment
Observations:
How pupils cooperate with each other in the different activities. Their participation asking questions and making proper and personal observations.
They are able to play a game following the rules
Evaluation of the final products: the barchart and the book/game
