DOCUMENT RESUME ED 112 073 95 CE 004 836 TITLE Career Education: Learning with a Purpose; Elementary 3-4; Volumes 1and 2. INSTITUTION State Fair Community Coll., Sedalia, Mo. SEMIS AGENCY Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 74 NOTE 182p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$9.51 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS Audiovisual Aids; *Career Education; Classroom Materials; *Curriculum Guides; Decision Making; Educational Attitudes; *Elementary Education; Field Trips; Grade 3; Grade 4; Integrated Curriculum; Interpersonal Competence; *Learning Activities; Occupational Information; Resource Guides; Self Actualization; Self Concept; Self Evaluation; Social Studies; Units of Study (Subject Fields) IDENTIFIERS Missouri ABSTRACT The guide to career education is designed to supplement an existing curriculum at the third and fourth grade level; it suggests and outlines a developmental program of learning activities and resource materials which may be integrated with the teaching of academic subject areas. The suggested activities and materials are designed to (1) promote the student's understanding of himself and others, (2) provide occupational information,(3) explore the world of work, and (4) prepare the student for personal decision-making. The program is intended to help the student recognize that educational experiences are a means of achieving life goals. The activities_in Volume 1 pertain to social studies, and include a Missouri unit with student worksheets and a collection of studentrdeveloped, career-related games and puzzles. The subject areas used to group the activities in Volume 2 are fine arts, language arts, math, and science. In addition to the suggested resource materials which are listed in conjunction with the learning activities, both volumes contain identical resource guides to audiovisual materials, sources of free career information, and a list of field trip sites in Missouri. (Author/AJ) *********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EARS are the best that can be made from the original. *********************************************************************** I I SEP2191k US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION &WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF Ailita. EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO Aimma DA0ILO L AA, tsr Ap RECEIVED FROM THE PER .,ON Ok 01104ANAZATION ORHAN AT0NL, IT PCHNTs of vIEIN OR OPINIONS La STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE IMF 11111 AIN SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTI TOTE OF MNINIIIN MN EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY NMI MINN r--1 ININN MINI MN IMO ININ NIIIN MN NEM MIN...... NMI MIN...... INN 1I poommi01 mu I! A ITomasmommill iiilio _OM= ae I Imo no "*-- I IN NUN IN II NI 1 NM I IN IIiI IIN IMMIMIglagje INIEN MIN NEN MN NINO NUN OMNI N11111 NINO NMI Inn " INNINI111111 areerelate divides u*o isu uteri ocesof eer cm a on formaon iel ri ites uest eers CAREER EDUCATION PROJECT STATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1900 Clarendon Road Sedalia, Mn. 65301 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This guide represents the efforts and assistance ofmany people. Special appreciation is expressed to the designated elementary participants whichpro- vided expertise and information for the development of this guide. The guide was developed by counselors and teachers in three one-day workshops and is designed for use as an aid in providingcareer development activities for elementary teachers in grades three and four. Funds for the development of the guide were provided througha federal grant under the provisions of Part D of Public Law 90-576. DESIGNATED ELEMENTARY PARTICIPANTS Ms. Irene Sims Ms. Ruth Binderup Ms. Carol Klein Marshall, MO La Monte, MO Sedalia, MO Ms. Ethal Alcorn Ms. Joan McKinney Ms. Betty Greer Lincoln, MO Marshall, MO Sedalia, MO Ms. Judy Kinkead Ms. Pat Carlin Ms. Kathy Hinken Warsaw, MO Warsaw, MO Sedalia, MO Ms. Bonnie Diefendorf Ms. Nancy Maxwell Ms. LaRue Armes Sedalia, MO Cole Camp, MO Warsaw, MO Ms. Carol Ray Ms. Helen Chalfant Ms. Carol Larkin Sedalia, MO La Monte, MO Smithton, MO Ms. Sue Logan Ms. Elizabeth Bronson Ms. Delores Foster Sedalia, MO Sedalia, MO Sedalia, MO Ms. Fern Trautman Ms. Helen McNew Ms. Matha Koch Sedalia, MO Sedalia, MO Green Ridge, MO Ms. Jane Thompson Ms. Jean Redford Marshall, MO Marshall, MO The activity which is the subject of this reportwas supported in whole or in part by the U. S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. However, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U. S. Office of Education, andno official endorsement by the U. S. Office of Education should be inferred. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgment Foreward iii Career Education - The Step Beyond iv The Little Boy Guide Utilization viii Awareness Goals for Grades Three and Four ix Social Studies 1 Missouri Unit 67 Games and Puzzles 95 Audiovisual Materials 119 Sources of Free Career Information 145 Field Trip Procedures, Guest Speakers and Field Trip Sites Listing' 155 ii 4 FOREWORD This guide is designed to supplement theexisting curriculum at the intermediate level. It is further the purpose of this guideto suggest and outline a developmental program of follow-up activities,instead of adding to the curricula of the intermediate grades andcan be implemented within the existing framework of the school. The career related materials can be developed with suggested activities and materialsdesigned to (1) promote the student's understanding of himself and others, (2)provide occupa- tional information, (3) explore the world ofwork and (4) assist the stu- dent in finding out about himselfas part of the preparation for decision making. In essence, it may be said that sucha developmental program at the intermediate level is designed to helpthe student recognize that educational experiences are a means of achievinglife goals. This compilation of ideas, sample activitiesand other information has been done with the desire and hope thatit can serve a useful purpose in the hands of classroom teachers, counselors,career education leaders and school administrators. Robert L. Brown Elementary Specialist State Fair Community College Career Education Project iii CAREER EDUCATION--THE STEP BEYOND A basic purpose of American education is the preparation of peoplefor living and, within that context, preparationof people for a career. Career Education is the development ofattitudes and appreciations toward workers and the benefits each worker receives and gives as a coltributing memberof society. Career Education can be the focalpoint for developing an educa- tional awareness of the use of skills and knowledge taught in the schoolsand used by adults in the workingworld. Career Education can be the center of the curriculum which joins school,family and community intoa joint effort of educating the young. Career Education is concerned withthe total develop- ment of a student. This means providing experiences forstudents to concep- tualize the career development concepts which should be introduced topre- schoolers and developed throughhigh school. Career development, which isa lifelong process, begins at a very early age when the child role plays variousoccupations in his play. He begins very early to establish his view of work anda view of himself as a worker. Career development proceeds muchthe same way as emotional, social, intel- lectual and physical developmentprogress. Before one is ready for the next level, certain concepts must beconceptualized. The child goes through the following stages. The AWARENESS STAGE, whichcovers the preschool period through grade six, is a period when the child not only becomesaware of him- self and other people physically, emotionally and socially, but he alsogains intellectual skills and knowledge. While in this stage, the childbecomes interested in what adults do. He is interested in knowing how hegets the goods and services which he enjoys. He also enjoys "puttingon occupational roles" by role playing themany occupations with which he has become acquainted. The EXPLORATION STAGE, which usually covers the middle or junior highschool age level, is a time forsome actual exploring of a variety of occupations. It is a time of self-assessment and of consideration of, the varioustypes of careers available to the individual. The student should, by this time, be able to identify who he is andthat his interests and abilitiesare to make decisions and be prepared to adjustand change those decisions, to formulate some preferences for particular occupationsand to identify various life styles he may wish to pursue. A tentative decision may be made by gradenine in order to begin the PREPARATION STAGE. This stage will last as longas necessary for the acquisition of skills and knowledgeneeded to enter and pro- gress through one's occupational career. Career Education, then, is the educationof the child of today ina manner which will make his life useful andproductive in the world he will live in tomorrow. It is preparing the future adultto develop the philosophy that work has value and meaningto the individual and to society. It pro- vides an exposure toa wide