LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about the role of a park ranger, including the benefits and challenges of the job; understand how to get started in a career as a park ranger.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL: Social awareness, self-management, responsible decision making

Lesson Plan: I’m a Park Ranger

Think you might want to be a park ranger? Read on to learn more about the job.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “I’m a Park Ranger,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What does a park ranger do, and what are the skills required to become one?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “I’m a Park Ranger” independently; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In PARK RANGERS IN MY STATE, have students imagine that their school is having a career fair where a park ranger is giving a talk about how to get into their career. In this activity, students should write a dialogue with the questions that students might ask the park ranger, as well as the answers they think the park ranger might give. To make sure there is accurate information in the dialogue, your students should do some outside research about the requirements to become a park ranger in their state. Example questions might include how much schooling is required to become a park ranger in their state, what other experience is beneficial, and if there is any difference in the requirements for state versus national park rangers. They should aim for five to seven questions and answers.

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