Second Grade Career Research Bundle - Print Version

Looking for a primary note taking lesson on various careers? This lesson focuses on the description and responsibilities of community helpers, first responders, and people in the military. Students must identify the important words and phrases to include on these note taking sheets. Each child or partner group can be assigned different careers to research or each career can be studied in a whole group setting if preferred.

This lesson is perfect for career days and job research units.

Community Helper Careers included are:

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Dentists
• Veterinarians
• Teachers
• Librarians
• Crossing Guards
• Mechanics
• Garbage Collectors
• Postal Workers
• Pilots
• Chefs
• Construction Workers
• Farmers
• Detectives
• Soldiers
• 4 blank pages are included to customize for your own careers

Careers included are:

• Firefighters
• Police Officers
• Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Navy
• U.S. Army
• U.S. Marines
• U.S. Coast Guard
• First Responders
• A blank page is included to customize for your own career.

Note taking categories are:

• Description
• Vehicles used
• Places to work
• Kinds of jobs
• Tools/equipment
• Clothes
• Fun Facts

Formats included:

• 25 note taking sheets with black and white clipart
• 25 note taking sheets with color clipart
• 4 customizable blank sheets

Additional Features:

• Tips for teaching the research lesson

Students can use online databases such as PebbleGo, online encyclopedias, ebooks or regular books to find the answers to the research boxes. A source box is also included for students to indicate the type and title of the source used.

What do teachers have to say about this resource?

Comments are from the individual products

"My students loved doing research with these. They went great with the books in our class and they were not overwhelming for the students. I loved how they were tailored specifically for each community helper."

"This was a great resource for my students and parents. It helped them focus on certain aspects and prepared them for their community helpers presentation."

"My students LOVED the note taking sheets!! It really helped them to focus on their research questions!"

"Great resource that guides students through the writing process. Thanks!"

***Note- this product includes pages that have been designed for students to use as templates for note taking while researching their topic. It does NOT include information about careers.

For the Google Drive Version of this product, go to:

Second Grade Career Research Bundle - Digital Version

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