An online and accessible college & career awareness curriculum that uses gaming strategies to motivate and support improved early career awareness and student agency for ALL students in grades 3-5 using the evidence-based “Possible Selves” framework.

Curriculum Units & Lesson Plans

Unit 1: Roots

Unit Overview:

In this unit, students will work on discovering their strengths and interests by completing activities designed to identify their roots of their Possible Selves. They will explore their character traits, strengths, and hopes and dreams as a person, friend, learner, and worker through the following activities in this unit.

Unit Objectives:

Explore individual character traits and personal strengths and interests
Describe hopes and dreams as a person, friend, learner and worker
Write and reflect to build a personalized digital portfolio
Establish family connections with school-to-home activities

Links to Lesson Plans and Island Activities

Introduction- Unit 1 Overview
Lesson Plan-Character Traits
Lesson Plan - This is Who I Am
Intro to FQI-E -Quests on Islands 1 & 2 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Home Activity - Character Traits

Unit 2: Person

Unit Overview:

In Unit 2, students will explore their hopes and dreams, strengths and interests, and goals as a ‘person’ by engaging in “off-island” activities and through island quests. Students will also begin exploration of Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering, Mathematics, and Service/Trades careers (STEAMS careers) with an introduction to science careers on Island 3.

Unit Objectives:

Identify strengths and interests
Describe hopes and dreams as a person
Explore science careers
Create a personal goal
Write and reflect about strengths and interests, hopes and dreams, and goals as a person in personalized digital portfolio
Participate in school-to-home activities

Links to Lesson Plans and Island Activities

Introduction- Unit 2 Overview
Lesson Plan- Positively Positive
Lesson Plan- Students Explore Science Careers on Island 3 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Lesson Plan- Possible Selves as a Person on Islands 4-6 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Newsletter 2: Person
View Student Progress Unit 2 (Skip if not using FQI-E)

Unit 3: Friend

Unit Overview:

In Unit 3, students will explore their hopes and dreams, strengths and interests, and goals as a ‘friend’ by engaging in “off-island” activities and through island quests. Students will continue their exploration of Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering, Mathematics, and Service/Trades careers (STEAMS careers) with an introduction to Technology careers on Island 7.

Unit Objectives:

Identify their strengths as a good friend
Describe their hopes and dreams as a friend
Create a friendship goal
Write and reflect about friendship in their personalized digital portfolio
Participate in school-to-home activities

Links to Lesson Plans and Island Activities

Introduction- Unit 3 Overview
Lesson Plan- Friendship Chain
Lesson Plan- Writing Prompt: Grateful for Friends
Activity- Students Explore Technology Careers on Island 7 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity- Possible Selves as a Friend on Islands 8-10 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity- Writing Prompts on Islands 7-10 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Newsletter 3: Friend
Viewing Student Progress (Skip if not using FQI-E)

Unit 4: Learner

Unit Overview:

In Unit 4, students will explore their hopes and dreams, strengths and interests, and goals as a ‘learner’ by engaging in “off-island” activities and through island quests. Students will continue their exploration of Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering, Mathematics, and Service/Trades careers (STEAMS careers) with an introduction to engineering and mathematics careers on Island 11.

Unit Objectives:

Identify their strengths as a learner
Describe their hopes and dreams as a learner
Create a learner goal
Write and reflect about learning in their personalized digital portfolio
Participate in school-to-home activities

Links to Lesson Plans and Island Activities

Introduction- Unit 4
Lesson Plan- Multiple Intelligences
Lesson Plan- Writing Prompt, I Can Learn Anything
Activity - Students Explore Engineering & Mathematics Careers on Island 11 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity 4- Possible Selves as a Learner on Islands 12-14 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity 5- Writing Prompts on Islands 11-14 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Newsletter 4: Learner
Supplemental Lesson Plans:

Unit 5: Worker

Unit Overview:

Students will be able to identify a variety of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering/Mathematics, Arts, Service & Trades (STEAMS) by matching career characteristics.

Unit Objectives:

Identify and match STEAMS careers
Recognize key functions, personality traits, education requirements, and salaries for each career

Links to Lesson Plans and Island Activities

Introduction- Unit 5
Lesson Plan - I Have, Who Has
Lesson Plan - Writing Prompt, "I Can't Wait to Become a..."
Activity - Students Explore Arts Careers on Island 15 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity - Possible Selves as a Worker on Islands 16 and 17 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity - Students Explore Service & Trade Careers on Island 18 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Activity - Possible Selves as a Worker on Island 19 (Skip if not using FQI-E)
Newsletter 5: Worker
Viewing Student Progress (Skip if not using FQI-E)

Unit 6: Dream Big

Unit Overview:

Students will explore their fears and supports as a person, friend, learner, and worker. They will think about their dreams for their future through a writing prompt activity.

Unit Objectives:

Identify their fears
Identify things that help them grow as a person, friend, worker, and learner (supports)
Write and reflect about learning in their personalized digital portfolio
Imagine and describe themselves in the future
Participate in school-to-home activities

Links to Lesson Plans and Island Activities

Introduction- Unit 6
Lesson Plan- Dream Catcher
Activity - Writing Prompt: Dream Big
Newsletter 6: Dream Big
Viewing Student Progress (Skip if not using FQI-E)

Wrap Up (Only for classes using FQI-E online game)

Overview:

Congratulations! You and your students have completed the Possible Selves curriculum on Future Quest Island-Explorations! Throughout their journey, each student described their hoped-for and feared possible selves and used the information to create a visual representation of their Possible Self. Student reflections are represented by growth of different elements of their Possible Selves Tree and in their portfolios.

An online and accessible college & career awareness curriculum that uses gaming strategies to motivate and support improved early career awareness and student agency for ALL students in grades 3-5 using the evidence-based “Possible Selves” framework.

Curriculum Units & Lesson Plans

Unit 1: Roots

Unit 2: Person

Unit 3: Friend

Unit 4: Learner

Unit 5: Worker

Unit 6: Dream Big

Wrap Up (Only for classes using FQI-E online game)

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