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Work and Leisure
Students will distinguish between work and leisure activities. They will be able to identify examples of people participating in each of these types of activities and put them in the correct category.



Primary Learning Outcomes
What is work? What is leisure? How do I classify activities into these two categories?

Additional Learning Outcomes


Assessed QCC Standards:

Grade: 1
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
1
Topic: Knowledge of the importance of self-concept.
Standard: Describe positive characteristics about self as seen by self and others. Identify how behaviors affect school and family situations. Describe how behavior influences the feelings and actions of others. Demonstrate a positive attitude about self. Identify personal interests, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Describe ways to meet personal needs through work.

B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
7
Topic: Awareness of the importance of personal responsibility and good work habits.
Standard: Describe the importance of personal qualities (e.g., , dependability, promptness, getting along with others) to getting and keeping jobs. Demonstrate positive ways of performing work activities. Describe the importance of cooperation among workers to accomplish a task. Demonstrate the ability to work with people who are different from oneself (e.g., , race, age, gender).


Procedures/Activities


Step:  1 Duration: 5 min.
Discuss the differences between work and leisure (i.e., work is the labor, task, or duty that is a means of livelihood, and leisure is the time free from tasks or duties).

Step:  2 Duration: 
Make a bulletin board with the words “WORK” and “LEISURE” heading separate columns.

Step:  3 Duration: 20 min.
Have students cut out magazine pictures of people playing and working and place them in the appropriate column.




Materials and Equipment
Pictures from magazines


Standards (Local and/or National)

Total Duration
30 min.

Technology Connection



Assessment
Students' participation will be evaluated.
Extension
Ask students to think of careers that are related to the things that they like to do for leisure. Have them illustrate themselves performing that particular job.
Remediation
Have students illustrate themselves participating in their favorite leisure activities.
Accommodation
For students with exceptional needs, what changes can be made in instruction and teaching delivery to enhance student participation and learning? Each area below is a direct link to general classroom accommodations.

Non-readers     Physical Impairments     Sensory Impairments     Attention/Behavior

Each disability below is a direct link to general classroom accommodations specific for that disability.

    Autism
    Deaf - Blind
    Deaf/Hard of Hearing
    Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
    Mild Intellectual Disability
    Orthopedic Impairment
    Other Health Impairment
        Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
        Tourette Syndrome
    Significant Development Delay
    Specific Learning Disability
    Speech - Language Impairment
    Traumatic Brain Injury
    Visual Impairment

Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of this lesson plan.