Or they could prepare a Powerpoint presentation combining graphics and text, describing all the attributes required for the profession. Find graphics online or go to the Sunshine Photo Gallery . Pairs of children roleplay being interviewer and candidate for a job in a helping profession. Children make posters from a help professional's point of view, giving advice to the public, e.g. a lifeguard prepares a poster on water safety. After reading Some People Have Strange Jobs , children work on the senior project, My Mystery Career .
Children write job descriptions for a spy and a detective.
They suggest similarities and differences for these two professions. Invite a police professional to talk about this work with the class. Science Children read Flora - A Friend for the Animals . They research what a vet does to help look after animals. Children go to these sites and write a list of diagnostic techniques vets use.