Y3/4 Lesson 4 (Cycle B): Jobs and careers

Investigating a range of career choices and thinking about what job they might want to do

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Learning objective

  • To understand that there are a range of jobs available and to think about what job they might want to do. (Y3)
  • To consider positive and negative factors that can influence people’s career choices. (Y4)

Statutory guidance

  • Nothing relevant to this lesson

Success criteria

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support:

Year 3:Could focus just on jobs they do want to do.

Year 4: Should use cards 1,7 or 12 for the giving advice activity.

 

Pupils working at greater depth:

Year 3: Could use the suggested website to find out more about their chosen jobs. 

Year 4: Should use cards 5, 9 or 10 for the giving advice activity.

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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In this unit

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