I Believe I Can Fly

By Tracey Roudez

Little Musician

Students will explore various occupations and research their future career choice.

OBJECTIVE

Students will:

Design a Career Character Poster
Research occupations of interest
Write about their future career choice
Present a first-person narrative about their chosen occupation

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
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REPRODUCIBLES
Job Research

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Class Career Day
Invite fellow students, school personnel, and parents to a Class Career Day where students share first-person narratives about their dream jobs while "wearing" their Career Character Poster.

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LESSON PLAN	So You Want To Be A... Introduce students to career choices, make poster board costumes depicting favorite careers, and have students write personals narratives.

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