life skill activity for class 10th

EFFECTIVE CAREER PLANNING

It involves an understanding of the following: -

• The importance of  a career plan

• The various factors affecting a career choice

Materials

Flipcharts, marker pens, case studies cards with alphabets on it, white board

markers.

   Activity No Topic Methodology   Duration

Activity 1 The importance of

an effective career

plan

Brainstorming,

Group Discussion.  

45 mins  

Activity 2         Identifying The

various factors

affecting a career

choice

Power point

presentation

60 mins

Case studies and

group discussion

 Activity 1- Understanding the importance of an effective career plan.

The teacher Divides the students  into 5 groups and  allots each group one of the

topics given below. The groups are asked to discuss and plan for the topics allotted.

There are given 10 minutes to discuss and 3 to 4 minutes for presentation.

• Farewell party

• School fete

• Visit to a picnic spot

• Preparation for a family wedding

• A trip to a museum

After the allotted discussion time a group leader is invited from each group to make

the presentation.

After each group has made their presentation, the teacher can initiate a discussion

on the following on the following issues.

1. What happens if you don’t plan for these occasions?

2. Can you enjoy it the way you want without preparation?

Wrap up the discussion by highlighting the need for career planning with the help of

the points given below.

All these activities are simple and regular things which happen to us yet we

plan them carefully and well in advance.

So planning is essential for everything in life,  from cooking for the day to 

planning a festival or any event in life, significant or not significant. So, you 

have to plan all the  activities. Like wise when one starts thinking about 

one’s career ….one needs to plan seriously for it. Career selection is a very 

important in one’s life which requires a great deal of thinking and planning.

Please Emphasis on the fact that decision should be made after a lot of 

thinking and careful planning.