Finding a College That FITS Me| Grade 2 | Lesson 1 (continued)

Project 2025

Finding a College That FITS Me: Whats out there?

by Ashley Lynn Jones
GRADE: 2nd

LESSON: 1

LEARNING GOALS:

Students will describe their goals for life after high school.
Students will review place value using college tuition, distance from Jack Frost Elementary
in miles, enrollment, endowment, majors offered and the year it was established numbers
Students will research colleges based on things that interest them (majors)
Students will accurately list basic facts about postsecondary educational campuses and
describe several reasons why postsecondary education is needed to achieve their goals.

ALIGNMENT WITH STANDARDS:

Essential Academic Learning Requirements Grade 2 Grade Level Expectations: Students

will apply a variety of research techniques in order to obtain valid information and work
collaboratively.
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Grade 2: This lesson is aligned with English Language
Arts; Speaking and Listening; Mathematics; Sciences; Digital Teaching and Learning;
Digital Citizenship; Writing and Social Studies curriculum. Students will also participate in
collecting college information material using a variety of mediums including Safari,
YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, college handouts, FaceTime interactions, virtual campus tours,
inferencing and other printed material available.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

iPad
College Facts Resources (provided by each campus)
spiral notebook
map pencils

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:
1. Discuss post-high school goals. Working in small groups or as a whole group, ask for
student volunteers to share what they would like to do after high school. Some students
may have definite ideas; others may not know. Discuss what students know about what it
will take them to achieve these goals. How many know what kind of education they will
need after high school? Explain that most careers require some type of education or

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training after high school. Talk a little about your own experience. How did you decide
what you wanted to do? How did you learn what education you needed? (10-15 minutes)
2. Explore college facts. Tell students that nearly every career requires some type of
education or training after high school. Explain that this is called postsecondary
education because it is after (or post) high school (secondary education).
Postsecondary education is often called college. Ask students if they think they know a lot
or a little about college. Ask student volunteers to share a few things they know. Then
distribute the College Facts Quiz and have students complete it, working individually or in
small groups. (5-10 minutes)
3. Review reasons for college. Correct the quiz with your students. Ask if knowing the
reasons to go to college makes students more likely to think about college for themselves.
Why or why not? How can they share this information with their families? (10 minutes)
4. Start researching each college of the day. Students will go on a Virtual Tour of each
campus or watch sports opening videos using student created or campus created YouTube
videos. It will help bring the campus and experience to life rather than just reading words
on a screen.
STUDENT PRODUCTS:

College Facts. Each student should complete a quiz and then discuss why they got the
answers correct or incorrect and clear up any myths.
An entire JOURNAL created by students to keep all the information they learned about
each college and reference it when they get older and/or add to it.

Finding a College That FITS Me| Grade 2 | Lesson 1 (continued)

Finding a College That FITS Me| Grade 2 | Lesson 1 (continued)

Finding a College That FITS Me| Grade 2 | Lesson 1
2. Explore college facts. Tell students that nearly every career requires some type of
education or training after high school. Explain that this is called postsecondary
education because it is after (or post) high school (secondary education).
Postsecondary education is often called college. Ask students if they think they know a lot
or a little about college. Ask student volunteers to share a few things they know. Then
distribute the College Facts Quiz and have students complete it, working individually or in
small groups. (5-10 minutes)
3. Review reasons for college. Correct the quiz with your students. Ask if knowing the
reasons to go to college makes students more likely to think about college for themselves.
Why or why not? How can they share this information with their families? (10 minutes)
STUDENT PRODUCTS:

College Facts. Each student should complete a quiz and then discuss why they got the
answers correct or incorrect and clear up any myths.
An entire JOURNAL created by students to keep all the information they learned about
each college and reference it when they get older and/or add to it.

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College Facts Quiz

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE?
TAKE THIS TRUE/FALSE QUIZ TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW!
Name _____________________________
Your Score
True or False
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1. Anyone can go to college?

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2. You have to go to college for four years to get a

degree.

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3. Only rich people can go to college.

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4. Everything the teacher says is true.

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5. Its ok to not know what you like yet.

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6. If your grades arent very good you cant get into

college.

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7. You can make lots of money without going to

college.

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8. If you dont know how to apply to college you cant

go.

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9. If youre tired of school theres no way that youll

like college.

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10. Middle school and high school dont really matter.