CAREER AWARENESS FOR TOMORROW’S SUCCESS
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_____________________________ STUDENT NAME SIXTH GRADE STUDENT WORKBOOK
La Joya Independent School District
Individual Student Career Log 6TH Grade
Student Initials
Student Initials
Student Initials
Student Initials
Title: Self-Inventory/My Resume Date Taught:___________ SCANS: Basic/Thinking Skills-Personal Qualities
Title: Reasons for Working Date Taught: ___________ SCANS: Basic/Thinking Skills
Lesson 5
Date Taught: ___________ SCANSBasic Thinking Skills
5th Six Weeks
Lesson 4
Title: Occupational Family
4th Six Weeks
Lesson 3
Title: Living Within A Budget Date Taught: __________ SCANS: Basic/Thinking Skills-Personal Qualities
ID
3rd Six Weeks
Lesson 2
Title: Employer Expectations Date Taught:___________ SCANS: Basic/Thinking Skills-Personal Qualities
Student Name
2nd Six Weeks
Lesson 1
Tree
Place this in your career portfolio. Initial under the lesson when you complete the work.
1st Six Weeks
Student Initials
Teachers: This sheet is also located at the end of the student workbook. Please have students initial after each lesson. * Once all lessons are completed, please keep this documentation on file at the campus. * When all lessons have been completed, please make sure each student places a copy of this form in their career portfolio.
My Family Occupational Tree
_____________ ____________ ___________ _____________ (GGM)
(GGF)
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(GGM)
(GGF)
_______________________ (GF)
______________________ MOTHER _____________________ ME _____________________ FATHER
________________________ (GM)
____________________ (GGM)
_________________________ (GF)
_________________ _________________ _________________ (GGF) (GGM) (GGF)
SCAN: Three – Part Foundation Skills
Basic Skills: Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens, and speaks. A. Reading – locates, understands and interprets written information in prose and documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules. B. Writing – communicates thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and creates documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts. C. Arithmetic/Mathematics – performs basic computations and approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques. D. Listening – receives, attends to, interprets and responds to verbal messages and other cues. E. Speaking – organizes ideas and communicates orally. Thinking Skills: Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, and reasons. A. Creative Thinking – generates new ideas. B. Decision Making – specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks and evaluates and chooses the best alternative. C. Problem Solving – recognizes problems and devices and implements plan of action D. Seeing things in the Mind’s Eye – organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects, and other information. E. Knowing How to Learn – uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills. F. Reasoning – discovers a rule or principal underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem. Personal Qualities: Acquires and uses information A. Responsibility – exerts a high level of effort and perseveres towards goal attainment. B. Self-Esteem – believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self. C. Sociability – demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings. D. Self-Management – assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors progress, and exhibits self-control. E. Integrity/Honesty – chooses ethical courses of action.
Five Competencies Resources: Identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates resources. A. Time – Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. B. Money – Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and make adjustments to meet objectives. C. Material and Facilities – Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently. D. Human Resources – Assesses skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performance and provides feedback Interpersonal: Works with others A. Participates as a Member of a Team – contributes to group effort. B. Teaches Others New Skills C. Serves Clients/Customer – works to satisfy customers’ expectations. D. Exercises Leadership – communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies. E. Negotiates – works toward agreements involving exchange of resources, resolves divergent interest F. Works with Diversity – works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds. Information: Acquires and uses information A. Acquires and Evaluates Information B. Organizes and Maintains Information C. Interprets and Communicates Information D. Uses computers to Process Information Systems: Understands complex inter-relationships A. Understands Systems – knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them. B. Monitors and Corrects Performance – distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on systems operations, diagnoses deviations in systems’ performance and corrects malfunctions C. Improves or Designs Systems – suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance. Technology: Works with a variety of technologies A. Selects Technology – chooses procedures, tool or equipment including computers and related technologies. B. Applies Technology to Task – understand overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment C. Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment –prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies.
Lesson IV
LIFE ON A BUDGET How much you can afford to spend is determined by how much you earn. The money you earn has taxes deducted from the paycheck before you take the money home. Estimated taxes for a married couple: $6,450 - $49,000 15% $49,000-$105,200 27% $105,000-$171,200 30% Use the following two families to make a comparison of the estimated expenses per family according to their income. One family on the left column and one family on the right column. Father 40 hours per week $8.50 per hour Mother Teacher aide $8,500 per year
Father Dr. of Optometry Mother Registered Nurse
$66,000 year $40,000 year
Estimate the amount spent for each item: ___________________________ Rent or Mortgage ___________________________ ___________________________
Taxes on house
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Car/cars payment ___________________________
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Health Insurance
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___________________________ Life Insurance
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___________________________ Doctor’s visit Medications
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Retirement
___________________________ Savings
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___________________________ Offerings/ Donations
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Food
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Clothing
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___________________________ Utilities, electricity ___________________________ water, gas ____________________________ Phone, cell
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Life on a budget
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_______________________________ Digital cable ____________________________ _______________________________ Entertainment ____________________________ _______________________________ Car gasoline, ____________________________ oil changes ________________________________ Haircuts, nails ___________________________ ________________________________ Child care
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________________________________ Maid Service ___________________________ ________________________________ Yard Care
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________________________________ Gym fees
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________________________________ Dancing lesson __________________________ ________________________________ Country Club Membership
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________________________________ Vacation
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A family spends from the paychecks brought home. Not all items listed will be chosen by a family. Even when a large amount of money comes in, the family may decide to save the money instead of spending it. Some families invest their money to make more money. In your future, where do you see yourself? Your education will determine which of the two families you can be. Set your goals!!!
Grade 6th Self – Inventory Name: _______________________________________________ Room:_____________ 1. Rank your 3 best subjects: 1. _________________________
6. Name 3 regular “chores” you have: 1. ___________________________
2. _________________________
2. ___________________________
3. _________________________
3. ___________________________
2. Rank your 3 favorite hobbies:
7. Name any part-time jobs you have had for which you were paid (up to 3):
1. _________________________ 1. ___________________________ 2. _________________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _________________________
1. indoor / outdoor person
3. __________________________ 8. Choose which one of these reasons (Within each pair) of why working is more important.:
2. people / thing person
1._____ pay OR
3. Are you a, an (circle):
3. in town/ thing person 4. Name 3 “indoor” activities you are good at: 1. __________________________ 2. __________________________ 3. __________________________ 5. Name 3 sports you are good at: 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________
_____ promotions 2. _____ work for yourself OR _____ work for someone else 3. ____ chance to use your abilities OR ____ chance to help others 4. ____ good people to work with OR _____ good working conditions
Resume Name: _________________________________________________________________ Age: _____________
Grade: ____________
Address: _______________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: (
)__________________________________________________
School attended: _________________________________________________________ Final average grades (so far):
Reading: _______ Math:
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Science: ________
Spelling: Writing:
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Citizenship: ________
Subjects I have the most aptitude in:
Extra-curricular activities (clubs,sports,organizations):
Special interests and hobbies (and personal/student skills):
Prior work experience (any jobs you’ve done and chores you do):
3 references (not parents) – The person must sign:
1. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________
Why do you want to work at the present time?
What would make you a good employee and convince me to hire you for my business?
