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EMPLOYMENTLearning Goals Expectations Activities4. Understands theimportance ofemployment.a. Describe how needs and wants relate toemployment.b. Identify two reasons why people work (e.g.,stability, to earn money, independence).c. Explain two ways in which work affects one’slifestyle.d. Describe different types of work experiences.e. List three ways an adult can earn money andthree ways a youth can earn money.Creative Life Skills Activities, Activity 34, It’s In the Bag.Life Skills Activities for Children, Earning Money, p. 60-61.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #1.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #2.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #3.5. Knows how to find parttimetemporary jobs inthe community.a. Identify three types of part-time, temporaryjobs in the community (e.g., baby sitting,paper route, mowing lawns).b. Describe one or more ways to obtain a parttime,temporary job (e.g., bulletin boards,advertise in community newsletter, create aflyer, and talk to neighbors).c. Select a strategy to obtain one’s preferredpart-time temporary job.d. Identify two jobs to apply for.e. Complete a practice or real job application.Developing Your Vision, Book 4.I Know Where I Am Going, Part II, C. 3, Do I Get a Job orBank on the Lottery? p. 26-41.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Job Hunting, p. 41-47.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #5.Young Person’s Guide, C. 7 and 8.Quintessential Careers, How to find a summer or part-timejob–http://www.quintcareers.com/finding_summer_jobs.htmlLife Skills Guidebook 36©2004 by Casey Family Programs.