(Lesson Plan 4 out of 4) Most employees would think that catching a shoplifter would make the company happy. What they don't know is that many are fired from their job if they try to catch a shoplifter! In this lesson students will create an employee handbook and become informed on what they consist of, which may include what to do in cases of shoplifting.
Author: Amber Kraus
First Authored: December 07, 2016
Last Revised: May 23, 2018
This is the final lesson of four regarding Pre-Job Skills Training (PST):
This final lesson, Job Handbook, will include a project that will bring all the previously learned lessons together.
Note
: These lessons work best after using the lessons from "
Guppy Tank: No Business Too Small STEM Integrated Project.
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This is a project-based lesson. So far, students have studied sexual harassment, safety on the job and loss prevention. Students will now take the knowledge learned in the previous lessons and create an employee handbook and a statement on the importances of an employee handbook.
This will require students to develop plans, research, edit and use creative thinking.
Hooks / Set
The Teacher will start by playing the 10 second "You're Fired!" Video Clip with Donald Trump stating multiple times, "You're Fired!"
After the Video:
You have just received a job and you are very excited. It is your first day of work and you're on the job. You stop a mother who you have noticed has a four-year-old child who took a candy bar, you were very polite as you told the mother her child has a candy bar which was not paid for.
Afterwards, the boss calls you up to the office and tells you "Your Fired!" Being confused and not understanding what you did wrong you ask the boss, "What did I do?" He states, "Read your handbook." Then referring back to your employee handbook, you notice it is against the rules to stop a shoplifter and if you get caught doing so, you will be terminated. (Now have students open their eyes.)
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Demo / Modeling
Now will share "The Top 7 Things Your Employee Handbook Should Have" Video. This video is a short 5:21 minutes video that give students information on the importance of an employee handbook and areas that should be covered.
All though the assignment may not cover all areas, it is left up to the teacher to add the section of which they may feel would be most important for the students.
Optional: A worksheet that goes along with the video is included with a teacher key and instructions.
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Projects
Teacher will start with the "Employee Handbook" PowerPoint which has 7 slides. There are two options:
Option 1:
For teachers who taught the "Guppy Tank" project lesson plans prior to this one, delete slide 5 and use slide 4: Students will create an employee handbook for the company, which students created in the “Guppy Tank" Project.
Option 2:
For teachers who have NOT taught "Guppy Tank" lesson plans prior to this one, delete slide 4 and use slide 5: Students will create an employee handbook for a company which they shop at.
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Group Work
The teacher will give students step by step instructions and will continue to walk around the room to help answer questions, keep students on task and insure everyone is participating.
*Teacher will give and make students aware of a due date of when the rough draft is due. Teacher will inform students that they will be doing a Peer Review for assessment.
Peer Correction
Each group will evaluate and correct one of the other group's employee handbooks and give constructional criticism (feedback) for another group.
Optional - During the sharing of the finished project, the teacher could choose to place snacks on the table or have a ice cream party, or do something for fun.
Assessment Types: Observations, Projects, Rubrics, Writing Samples
The teacher will grade the project using the "Employee Handbook Teacher Grading Sheet."
Note: Keep in consideration the project, the peer grading sheets and the participation of students viewed by the teacher.
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