Grades 5-7 Careers Learning Resources
Grade 5 Resources
Big Ideas:
Public identity is influenced by personal choice and decisions
Flipping the Switch lesson -Grade 5
Big Idea: Exploring our strengths and abilities can help us identify our goals
Grade 6 Resources
Big Ideas:
New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand out career skill set and options.
- Volunteerism Research Project – Grade 6-7
- “Introducing Entrepreneurs” Bizkids Lessons- https://bizkids.com/lesson/lesson-112
- Video, “Inspiring The Future- Redraw The Balance”. Great video to watch and then bring in a parent panel to discuss their work and have them bring artifacts.
Grade 6: Lessons for The Year
Overview: Grade-6-Careers-Assignments_Outline
1.Self-Awareness (see Lesson Outline above)
2.Working with others (see Lesson Outline above)
3.Career knowledge and awareness
Hard-skills-vs-soft-skills-Infographic
4.Career Planning
TEDEd-Talk-–-Living-Beyond-Limits_Grade-6
Assessment Rubric
Grade 7 Resources
Big Ideas:
Our attitudes towards careers are influenced by our view of ourselves as well as our friends, family and community
Which Job Which Family Lesson Plan – Grade 7
Our personal digital identity forms part of our public identity
Social media trillion dollar footprint
Practicing respectful, ethical, inclusive behaviours prepares us for the expectations of the workplace
Wealth Inequalities Activity – Grade 7
Leadership represents good planning, goal-setting and collaboration
Entrepreneurship and Community Needs Assignment
Entrepreneurship Business Model Canvas Student and Teacher Materials (1)
Entrepreneurship Dragons Den Lesson – Grade 7
Goal Setting Lesson Plan – Grade 7
Teamwork Activity Lesson Plan – Grade 7
New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options
Community Service Lesson Plan – Grade 7
Careers-Education-Volunteerism
Grade 7 Lessons for your Year
Grade 7 Lesson Overview
1.Self-Awareness
RIASEC_Carrer_Aptitude & RIASEC-Career-Aptitude-Inventory-Reflection-Questions (1)
2. Working with Others
Little-League-removes-softball-team-from-World-Series-over-social-media-post
3. Career Knowledge and Awareness
A-Young-Inventors-Plan-To-Recycle-Styrofoam
Problem_Solving_Ethical_Dilemma & Solving-Ethical-Dilemmas-Rating-Scale
4. Career Planning
CareerPreparationActionsCardSetGroupActivity
Assessment Document:
Picture Books & The Lesson Plan Gr. 4-7
Lesson Plan: 100 Things To Be When You Grow Up and What Do Grown-ups Do All Day
Please check with your Teacher Librarian to see if you have these books. If you don’t, the Careers department can lend them to you.
Picture Book & The Lesson Plan Gr. 4/5
Lesson Plan: What Do Grown-Ups Do All Day Lesson Plan
Please check with your Teacher Librarian to see if you have these books. If you don’t, the Careers department can lend them to you.
Scientists in Schools
Career Spotlight Videos on a variety of Science based careers (15min – 20min).
Go HERE to access the videos