Career Development
Lesson Title: Career Interest Inventory
Indicator: 3-5.2.1 Objective: Students will use a career interest inventory to identify career interests. Grade Level: 3rd – 5th Length: 30-45 minutes
Materials:
Use attached sheets “Elementary Student Career Interest Inventory”
Procedure:
1. Read directions to interest inventory out loud to entire class. Have students complete the interest inventory. 2. Have students complete the scoring on page 1 and figure out their career cluster. 3. Students can share their findings with the entire class or can partner share to find out what others have the same interests as them.
Evaluation: Completion of Interest Inventory
I would like to…..
1. 2. 3. 4. teach others be a coach help others in court try to solve crimes draw or paint use a computer to draw help people with challenges cook meals
show kids work with how to play games books fight fires be a leader of a city
write stories
take pictures take care of kids serve people on an airplane
teach others to swim
help people speak correctly be in the military be a police officer
sing and act
play music drive a bus help customers
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work in a park
work on a farm
be a doctor build houses work with tools
be a dentist
sell things
work in an office
treat animals
work outdoors
paint houses
work in a factory
be an eye doctor
be a scientist
run a business
work in a bank
help the environment
work in a zoo work with machines design houses be a pharmacist be a physical therapist plan vacations for people work in a store
Grades 3-5
Directions: Go to the following page, read the statement, “I would like to….”, then circle as many pictures in each box that completes the statement for you. When finished, count the number of pictures circled in each box and write the number below:
Box 1 _______ Box 2 _______ Box 3 _______ Box 4 _______ Education Government/Legal Art/Design/Communication Social/Personal Services Box 5 _______ Box 6 _______ Box 7 _______ Box 8 _______ Natural Sciences/ Resource Management Manufacturing/Engineering/ Construction Health Business/Management
The boxes with the highest numbers indicate careers that match your interests.