Lesson resources

At this location, students learn about occupations in the Nature career path. Students also demonstrate observation, concentration, and memory skills.

Estimated time

15 to 20 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will demonstrate their observation, concentration, and memory skills.

Discussion prompts

• Why are farms important in our community?
• Who works on farms?
• What equipment do people use when they work on farms?
• What other Nature jobs can you think of?
• How are Nature jobs different from Helping jobs (Park)?

Mini-game

• Farm match-up: In this game, students help the farmer by matching pictures of farm equipment and animals.
• To play: Students select the tiles to match pictures of farm animals, equipment, and food.

Occupations and characters

• Miguel - Farmer
• Heather - Animal Trainer
• Dr. Caitlin - Veterinarian

Vocabulary

Lesson breakdown

At this location, students learn about occupations in the Helping career path, including volunteer work. Students also learn about being responsible community members and the importance of keeping parks and natural areas clean.

Estimated time

15 to 20 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will understand the importance of being responsible community members and keeping parks and natural areas clean.

Discussion prompts

• Why are parks important in our community?
• Why is it important to keep parks clean?
• What is the difference between recycling something and throwing it in the trash?
• Who are volunteers?
• What are some other Helping jobs you can think of?
• How are Helping jobs different from Nature jobs (Farm)?

Mini-game

• Clean up!: In this game, students help clean up the park.
• To play: Students place garbage and recyclables in the proper containers, water the grass, rake leaves, and remind litterbugs not to throw trash on the ground.

Occupations and characters

• Nuttah - Volunteer
• Officer Jan - Police Officer
• Mayor Josh - Mayor

Vocabulary

Lesson breakdown

At this location, students learn about occupations in the Business career path. Students also demonstrate time management and hand-eye coordination.

Estimated time

15 to 20 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will demonstrate time management and hand-eye coordination.

Discussion prompts

• What are businesses?
• What are some different types of businesses?
• What are some businesses in your community?
• What are some other Business jobs you can think of?

Mini-game

• Pet grooming: In this game, students lend a hand at the pet grooming shop by grooming pets.
• To play: Students follow instructions to wash, rinse, dry, brush, and accessorize pets.

Occupations and characters

• Quan - Advertiser
• Tina - Business Owner
• Enrique - Accountant

Vocabulary

Lesson breakdown

At this location, students learn about occupations in the Creative career path. Students also develop art-related skills as they demonstrate their creativity, and practice basic colour theory by mixing primary colours to make secondary colours.

Estimated time

15 to 20 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will demonstrate their understanding of basic colour theory by mixing primary colours to make secondary colours.

Discussion prompts

• Why is it important to work together?
• What does creative mean?
• What are some other Creative jobs you can think of?
• Who works at an art gallery?
• What is the difference between primary and secondary colours?

Mini-game

• You're the artist: In this game, students help the curator furnish the art gallery’s latest exhibition by painting some artwork.
• To play: Students use the drawing tools to create original works of art or build on one of the templates provided.

Occupations and characters

• Rehan - Curator
• Maria - Artist
• Jermaine - Photographer

Vocabulary

Lesson breakdown

At this location, students learn about occupations in the Fixing and Building career path. Students also develop skills in the areas of hand-eye coordination, shape recognition, and concentration.

Estimated time

15 to 20 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will demonstrate their hand-eye coordination and shape recognition, as well as their ability to concentrate on a task.

Discussion prompts

• What is a construction site?
• Who works at a construction site?
• Why are construction workers important in our community?
• What are some ways to focus when you have a difficut task?
• What are some other Fixing and Building jobs you can think of?

Mini-game

• The crane game: In this game, students help at the construction site by using the crane to build various buildings.
• To play: Students select block shapes and place them in the correct place according to a blueprint.

Occupations and characters

• Jasmine - Architect
• Bashiir - Crane Operator
• Maysa - Engineer

Vocabulary

Lesson breakdown

At this location, students learn about occupations in the Health career path. Students also demonstrate time management and prioritization skills as they work to help treat patients at the hospital.

Estimated time

15 to 20 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will demonstrate their time management and prioritization skills.

Discussion prompts

• Why are hospitals important in our community?
• How do you help a lot of people at the same time?
• How do you know which problems are most important?
• How do you take care of people?
• What do nurses do?

Mini-game

• Super busy hospital: In this game, students help hospital staff treat patients in the emergency room.
• To play: Students drag treatment options to patients’ beds.

Occupations and characters

• Sean - Nurse
• Dr. Khadjah - Doctor
• Christine - Paramedic

Vocabulary

Lesson breakdown