At a Glance Grade Level: 1 Subjects: Language, Life orientation, technology, social sciences, arts and culture, mathematics Topics: careers, ocupations,community helpers Time Needed: 4 weeks - 30-45 minutes per day Key Learnings: Problem solving, collaboration, exploration of career options     Things You Need Critical outcomes Identify and solve problems Work effectively with others Communicate effectively Organise and manage oneself Participate as a responsible citizen of the world Explore education and career opportunities Specific outcomes LLC: Learners make and negotiate meaning and understanding, Learners access, process and use information from a variety of sources and situations, Learners use appropriate communication strategies for specific purposes and situations HSS: Relations within and between communities are critically understood. MLMM: Use data from various contexts to make informed judgements AC: Interactive skills such as communicating, listening and sharing. LO: Understand and accept themselves as unique and worthwhile human beings, Practise acquired life and decision-making skills, Assess career and other opportunities and set goals that will enable them to make best use of their potential and talents. Resources ›

	Critical Question: Why do we need others?
	Unit Questions Which of our community helpers is the most important? Why is it important to have a job?
	Sample Content Questions What different careers (jobs) are there? What do you need to do/study to do these jobs?

Week One:
The theme is introduced as a class discussion.
Learners look at photos and discuss community helpers.
Learners talk to parents at home and find out what they do, if they had to study, etc. (research)
Learners report back to class - they can show pictures Learners work through various theme sheets in their books on careers/community helpers.
Ongoing research:Learners interview a community helper in their lives - e.g. their doctor or dentist or postman.
They need to find out why they love their job and anything interesting about their career.
Learners must take a photograph or draw a picture of the person they interviewed.

At the computer:
Learner support material 1
In their groups they do the Community Helpers matching worksheet.
Then they use Learner support material 2

Week Two:
Learners discuss what they would like to be when they grow up.
Learners must find out about their career in class (books) and at home. (research)
Learners write about what they would like to be and why.

At the computer:
Learners each make a page in Powerpoint using the decided format. (click to see presentation)
Cool clip art is made available to learners - pictures of the following people are provided
dentists
doctors
teachers
vets
Policemen
Learners use the presentation assessment worksheet to assess their presentation.

Week Three:
Guest speakers come to the class to tell the learners about their careers (e.g a doctor comes to talk to the learners about what you need to do to become a doctor and why he wanted to be a doctor and other things about the job.
Learners discuss what you need to do for different professions (go to university/college/apprenticeship)
Learners decide on the information they will use in their brochure.
Learners write their brochure information.
Friday - Learners dress up as someone in an occupation they admire.

At the computer:
Learners design and create their brochure.
Learners use the publication assessment worksheet to assess their brochure.

Week Four:
Learners report back on the community helpers that they have interviewed.
Learners find out about interesting 'alternative' careers through class discussions and books. (research)
Learners go on outing to Kiddies Campus where they get to dress up and play at different professions.
Learners are put into groups to write up their part of the website (teacher assigns task).
Learners present their work to the class and other Grade Ones and teachers.
Learners reflect on why their chosen career is important.

At the computer:
Learners add their contributions to each groups webpage.
Learners reflect on their learning.
Learners assess their website using the Cool Careers website assessment worksheet.
Click here to see the sort of certificate that the learners received.
Click here to view the Grade 1 computer room rules.

	LSEN (Learners with special educational needs):
	— Learners will be able to use sound clips to aid them.
	English second language speaker:
	— Instructions and learner support has a lot of graphics to help weaker readers.
	Advanced learner:
	— Advanced learners can use more advanced function on the software and can work at own pace.