1st Grade Lesson

Our current 1st grade lesson is about careers. We'll play an alphabet game that will teach us about careers from A-Z... there are even jobs beginning with tricky letters like Q and X! The basic idea is for the kids to hear about careers they may never have heard of before, to get them thinking about professions beyond the ones we see every day around town. A few of the careers mentioned in the game are architect, FBI agent, forensic scientist, oceanographer, map-maker, welder, and photographer. A handful of classes (Mitchell, Durrett, Norris, Sevedge, and Patterson) had this lesson squeezed in right before the winter break, and I'll see all the other 1st grade classes this week.  

A fun family game might be to think of as many careers as you can related to a single object or event. For example, a lot of us watched the National Championship game Thursday night. Think of how many careers are involved- some we can see and others behind the scenes! Coaches, commentators, camerapeople, the workers who manufacture cameras and sound equipment, statisticians, the artists who design the network's graphics, advertising agents, etc. There is a whole world of jobs out there that we rarely think about! One of my goals is to get students thinking about all the possibilities out there that might fit their talents, likes, dislikes, and personalities. I figure 1st grade math and reading can be a lot more exciting when our little ones think of it leading them to a career that motivates and interests them!