Activity
Take Your Child to Work Day
Subject
English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)
Grade Levels
Elementary, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Assessment
- Teacher uses ELA rubric to evaluate thank-you notes.
- Teacher evaluates class presentations and discussions.
Author
Connie Czerwinski, South Colonie Central School District
Duration
3 days
Description
Objective:
Students will participate in the national “Take Your Child to Work Day.”
Activity:
“Take Your Child to Work Day” (TYCWD) describes a structure for learning before, during, and after the job-shadowing day held on the fourth Thursday in April.
- Teacher identifies the students taking part in TYCWD approximately one to two weeks before the date.
- Teacher invites these students to a pre-TYCWD meeting. At this meeting, students complete a life skills inventory sheet.
- Teacher shows a video about workplace skills and behavior. Students list skills used in video excerpts and/or role-play, showing workplace scenarios.
- On the day of the shadowing, students observe skills being used on the job and list them on the graphic organizer form. Students schedule and conduct an interview at the work site and take notes.
- Teacher holds a post-TYCWD meeting. In small groups or in pairs, students discuss their job-shadowing experience before whole group sharing.
- Students write thank-you notes, using the thank-you note graphic organizer.
Materials/Resources
Assessment/evaluation forms
Source
Czerwinski, Connie. “Take Your Child to Work Day.” In Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Resource Guide with Core Curriculum. New York State Department of Education, 64.