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Classroom Guidance Lesson Plan Guideline

Art Docent Career Guidance Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Lesson Topic: Educating students on multiple roles of work for different genders and
familiarizing with different career paths while learning about art and colors.
Goals for the Lesson: To expand students views on careers for different genders.
To expose first grade students to art and primary and secondary colors.
a. ASCA Standards:
C: A1.2: Learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations.
C: A1.3: Develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests, and motivations.
C: A1.9 Develop hobbies and vocational interests.
C: A2.1: Acquire employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving, and
organizational skills.
C: A2.7: Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning.
C: B1.7: Describe traditional and nontraditional career choices and how they relate to
career choice.
C:C1: 3: Identify personal preferences and interests influencing career choice and
success.
C: C2.2: Learn how to use conflict-management skills with peers and adults.
C: C2.3: Learn how to work cooperatively with others as a team member.
b. EALRS: (Essential Academic Learning Requirements)
Communication Learning Standard. EALR 1. The student uses listening and
observation skills and strategies to gain an understanding. Component 1. 1: The
student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and
interpret information.
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EALR 2. The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work
effectively with others. Component 2.1: The student will use language to interact
effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.
EALR 3. The student uses communication skills and strategies to effectively present
ideas and ones self in a variety of situations.
c. Lesson Objective: The student will be able to identify career options outside of the
gender stereotype and will be able to identify primary and secondary colors.
d. Student Competencies: (Listed above)
The students will be able to identify multiple careers for different genders outside of
Lesson Rationale: The art docent program is an established volunteer driven program from
school district standards to provide students with hands on training from art concepts that can
easily incorporate career guidance. This program has measurable goals that were established at
the district level. Students will become more familiar with careers outside of gender stereotypes.
Materials Needed: Art docent lesson plan, paper (1 per student), crayons in primary and
secondary colors (three colors for each student), the large art docent print, three prints of careers
outside of gender stereotypes.
Lesson Procedures: Ask students to come sit on the floor and take a minute of silence to review
the print. The art docent will ask a series of questions designed to elicit information about
primary and secondary colors as well as discussing gender stereotypes within careers.
2. Include a script of what the school counselor should say to the students
This is a painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir and its called The Washerwoman. Lets take a
minute of silence and look at the print. When I ask a question, please raise your hand. Ask
student:
1. What do you see?
2. What are the women doing? (These women are washing clothes). Would a man be washing
clothes?
3. What colors do you see?
At this point we would talk about primary and secondary colors.
3. Do you know what a career is?
State simply: A career is a job someone gets training for and does to make money.
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4. What other careers, besides being a stay-at-home mom, can women do? Remember we talked
about boys can also wash clothes. What other careers can a boy do?
5. Could a woman be in the army or a construction worker or a doctor? Can a man be a stay at
home Dad? Can a man be a nurse?
Project: Explain directions while they are sitting in circle on floor. (Students are given only
three crayons, either all primary or all secondary colors. They will be asked to draw a picture
about a career that either a boy or girl could do when they grow up).
Everyone pick a career that they want to draw. Ask specific students if they know what they
are going to draw. You will notice at your desk that there are either all primary colors or all
secondary colors. Your job is to draw a picture with your crayons that shows a career that a boy
or could do when he/she grows up. You will present your picture to the class.
Example:
My name is Nicole. I had all primary colors and I drew a picture of a woman that is a truck
driver.
Possible Accommodations for ELL, 504 or IEP student needs: Provide additional support for
students with special needs. Ask these students if they understand the lesson and give clarifying
instructions. Check in with students who may need accommodations at various times during the
activity to make sure they are on track.
Evaluation/Assessment: Next moth during the art docent ask the student what a career is, what
careers can men and women do, and ask what primary and secondary colors are.
Additional Reading(s) or Internet Resources for extension of learning: For more information
please visit the North Shore School Districts Art Docent
Programhttp://www.nsd.org/education/components/