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k-5 Scope & Sequence

Elementary Program

To support career development, students in grades k-5 engage in activities that support:

Student self-awareness.
Career awareness.
An understanding of the variety of work opportunities.
Student interests and how they may align with career pathways.

Xello Activities

Xello includes age appropriate activities help K-5 students develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes that become the building blocks of meaningful life and career development. By the end of 2nd grade students develop a concept of self and critical social-emotional skills. They learn about careers in a fun and interactive way, sparking their curiosity about their future options. Xello’s experience for students in grades 3-5 builds on this early introduction. Students develop greater self-awareness, the ability to self-reflect, and a better understanding of pathways associated with each career. Through story-driven lessons students enhance critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills introduced in K-2. They come away with the confidence and social-emotional readiness to smoothly transition from elementary to middle school.

5th Grade Toolkit

The 5^th Grade Career Awareness Toolkit, developed by the Department of Public Instruction, supports educators in providing career awareness education. The toolkit consists of activities and resources for educators in establishing career awareness for students in the 5^th grade.

Other Career Resources

NCcareers.org
NCCareers.org Lessons - Includes Grade 4-5 lessons
CFNC Paws in Jobland:
KnowItAll.org - a virtual community of workplaces designed for job exploration
American Society for Civil Engineers (4th thru 6th Grade) -- Provides lots of definitions describing architectural structures of buildings, bridges, etc. Great for older students interested in engineering to explore the "why" in how buildings are built.
BizKid$ (3rd through 6th Grade) -- Interactive game that explains business vocabulary in more kid-friendly terms. Students make career decisions to save, earn interest, and move to each level. They are also given advice from other characters in the game.
Career Bingo (K thru 3rd Grade) -- This BINGO activity helps students become familiar with careers related to agriculture. They can match careers with definition of jobs. It also provides discussion questions, as well as other related activities, to help students learn even more about these careers.
Your School Counselor

Grades K-2

Xello's Interactive Career Town:

Explore the Pet Grooming Shop (Business Path)
Explore the Art Gallery (Creative Path)
Explore the Farm (Nature Path)
Explore the Construction Site (Fixing & Building Path)
Explore the Career Town Park (Helping Path)
Explore the Hospital (Health Path)

Note: Students are encouraged to redo these activities in each grade level during their k-2 experience. During each pass, students are presented with a new set of clues and can reach 6 possible final locations at the end of the activity.

Grade 3

Xello Activities:

Personalize About Me profile with an avatar and background.
Save at least 3 Interests
Add at least 1 Achievement from the previous year
Rank School Subjects
Explore Careers by school subject
Create a personal goal
Save personal work or files to the Storyboard

Xello Missions:

Interests
School Subjects

Grade 4

Xello Activities:

Save at least 3 Skills
Rate topics in School Subjects
Add at least 1 Achievement from the previous year
Explore Careers by career groups and Like at least 1 career
Create a school goal
Save personal work or files to the Storyboard

Xello Missions:

Skills
Goal Setting

Grade 5

Xello Activities:

Update Interests, Skills, and add 1 Achievement
Choose a liked career and learn more about the education pathways
Add personal and school goals
Reflect on a liked career in My Goals

Xello Missions:

Learning and Future Success
Facing Big Challenges

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