Content Area: Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

 

Index: 9.2A Grade 4 CPI 4

 

Standard: 9.2 - Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

 

Strand: A - Critical Thinking

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 -  The student will demonstrate brainstorming skills.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       The behavior of sports stars and movie personalities has been called into question. Develop a system for identifying and promoting positive role models in the community.

 

·       Mr./Ms. Z's company has decided to relocate the employee and the family overseas. The employment opportunities exist in Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, and Switzerland. Your family must make the decision as to the country of preference with a backup alternative. Provide a justification to the human resource department. Be prepared to negotiate a contract that meets career, financial, and personal needs.

 

·       Class defines brainstorming.  Class discusses criteria for brainstorming, such as say items come to mind; no evaluation/ hold judgments of items; encourage wild and exaggerated ideas, quantity counts, not quality; and each person and idea has worth.