Career Education & Consumer, Family, & Life Skills Cumulative Progress Indicators (CPIs) for the end of the grade span

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Standard 9.1:     (career AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION)     All Students will develop career awareness AND PLANNING, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, AND FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN THE WORKPLACE. 

A.     Career Awareness and Planning

By the end of Grade 4, students will:

 1.         Describe various life roles and work-related activities in the home, community, and school.

 2.         Identify abilities and skills associated with various careers.

 3.         Identify reasons people work and how work habits impact the quality of one’s work.

B.     Employability Skills

By the end of Grade 4, students will:

1.           Describe and demonstrate the importance of personal and interpersonal skills.

2.           Identify positive work habits and attitudes necessary for home, community, and school.

3.           Identify reasons for working as part of a team.

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STANDARD 9.2 (CONSUMER, FAMILY, AND LIFE SKILLS) ALL STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS IN ORDER TO BE FUNCTIONAL  MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

A.     Critical Thinking

By the end of Grade 4, students will: 

 1.         Recognize and define a problem.

 2.         Plan and follow steps to make choices and decisions.

 3.         Identify and access print and non-print resources that can be used to help solve problems.

 4.         Demonstrate brainstorming skills.

B.     Self-Management

By the end of Grade 4, students will: 

 1.         Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between personal behavior and self-image.

 2.      Recognize and build upon personal strengths.

 3.         Accept criticism and respond constructively.

 4.         Recognize personal likes and dislikes.

 5.         Demonstrate steps to deal with stress and conflict.

C.      Interpersonal Communication

By the end of Grade 4, students will:

 1.         Develop positive social skills to interact with others.

 2.         Select and use language appropriate to the situation.

 3.         Develop skills for accepting self and others through awareness of different cultures, lifestyles, and attitudes.

 4.         Practice steps for effective conflict resolution.

5.         Work cooperatively with others to accomplish a task.

D.     Character Development and Ethics

By the end of Grade 4, students will: 

 1.         Demonstrate character traits that are important in day-to-day activities in the home, school, and community such as trust, responsibility, respect, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

 2.         Conduct a cooperative activity or project that addresses a character trait.

 3.         Identify ethical behaviors in the home, school, and community.

 4.         Explain a person’s responsibility to obey the laws and rules.

E.      Consumer and Personal Finance

By the end of Grade 4, students will: 

 1.         Demonstrate a basic understanding of the value of money.

2.         Identify various sources of money for personal spending.

 3.         Explore the relationship among wants, needs, and resources.

 4.         Understand that prices of goods and services can be compared to make decisions about purchases.

 5.         Explain how people can improve their ability to earn income by gaining new knowledge, skills, and experiences.

 6.         Describe how to earn and save money in order to purchase a desired item.

F.       Safety

By the end of Grade 4, students will: 

 1.         Identify common hazards associated with home, school, and community.

 2.         Explain how common hazards can be eliminated in the home, school, and community.

 3.         Describe and demonstrate the safe use of tools and equipment used at home and at school.