Grade 3 Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan: Future Me

Lesson Overview

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This cross-curricular lesson plan was designed to include standards and objectives in line with Social Studies, Career Education and Life Skills.
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Students will embark on a journey around the world, where students will share with them interests, hobbies and carreer aspirations.

This lessons overall objective is to foster the following skills
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• Future Planning Skills: Students will envision their future selves by identifying their current interests and how these could translate into future careers.
• Goal Setting: Learn to set practical steps towards achieving their dreams, considering how their actions can positively affect their community and the wider world.
• Self-awareness and Reflection: Encourage students to reflect on their passions and how these could shape their future roles in society.

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Touchable Earth lessons are designed in collaboration between learning designers and elementary teachers to instill global grespectives into your exisitng curriculum. Every lesson can be accessed and made interactive in the Touchable Earth app here, where you can get started for free

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Lesson Objectives & Curriculum Alignment

‍United Kingdom

• Curriculum Area: PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education)
• Alignment: Supports PSHE goals by encouraging students to think about their future and how they can contribute to society.

United States

• Curriculum Area: Career and Technical Education, Social Studies
• Alignment: Helps students explore different careers and understand the skills needed for various professions as outlined in Career Awareness standards.

Canada

• Curriculum Area: Guidance and Career Education
• Alignment: Aligns with Canadian curriculum objectives of self-awareness and career exploration.

New Zealand

• Curriculum Area: Health and Career Education
• Alignment: Encourages students to consider future pathways and how their skills and interests can lead to fulfilling careers.

Australia

• Curriculum Area: Career and Life Skills
• Alignment: Meets objectives for students to develop knowledge and skills to manage their educational and career pathways.
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Introductory Activities

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Let's warm up with a game of hobbies and interests! 
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Ask students to write down their interests in an open-ended way.

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Then... ask them to rank these in order of importance...
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• Helping people
• Working with kids
• Building things
• Exploring new places
• Teaching others
• Playing sports
• Spending time with animals
• Creating art
• Writing stories
• Performing on stage
• Inventing new things
• Spending time in nature
• Leading a team
• Fixing things
• Protecting the planet

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Children Around the World
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have childeren around the world share with your classroom a piece of their day, culture or place? In first person! That's what Touchable Earth is for! 

Let's start our world adventure with Eduard, who will show us his passion for playing the drums in Romania

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How about we head to South Africa next. Ketshepile wants to tell us about her dreams for the future! 

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To access all Touchable Earth videos of kids in 25 communities from around the world, as well as activities to compliment your curriculum.
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Brendan and his friends in India love to play football.

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Seher loves to learn about new gadgets and technology and wants to show us a presentation she has prepared.
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These were some amazing stories! Now that we've seen how kids around the world are following their dreams, it's your turn! Let's dive into activities to help you learn more about your own dreams and potential.

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Activities

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All activities can be made interactive, added to your own custom lessons, or assigned to students through your LMS by signing up for free to the Touchable Earth app.
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To keep your lesson offline, keep reading for some discussion and storytelling ideas, as well as projects that you could potentially incorporate in class! 

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Discussion Prompts:
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1. Dream Big:
   • "Discuss what you dream of becoming in the future. How can you start working towards it from now?"
2. Impact on the World:
   • "How do you think your chosen career can help make the world a better place?"

Storytelling:

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• My Future Self Story:
  • "Write a short story about a day in your life ten years from now. What are you doing? How are you making a difference? What does your daily life look like?"

Blended Activities/Projects Ideas:

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1. Career Day Presentation:
   • Organize a career day where you can present a career you are interested in. Include what the job entails, why it interests you, and what you can do now to reach that goal.
2. Interview a Professional:
   • Interview someone who works in the field you're interested in. Ask about their day-to-day tasks and what advice they have for someone starting out.
3. Community Improvement Project:
   • Think of a project that could improve your local community that relates to your future career. Plan out the steps you would take to make it happen.

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Future me is part of the personal layer in the life skills category. To discover more cross-curricular lessons and make students explore their community and the world ahead of them, check the following lesson plans: 
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• Grade 4 Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan: My School
• Grade 4 Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan: Games around the World

Happy exploring! 

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