MyCAP Curriculum Guide
Grade 6

Domains

• Demonstrate self-awareness by identifying personal and cultural values of themselves and others, personal strengths and limitations, and selfconfidence
• Demonstrate personal responsibility by asking for help, managing emotions, respecting others, and engaging in positive social interactions

• Recognize and understand basic career vocabulary
• Understand the variety of career clusters and the job opportunities available to them
• Identify careers of interests matched to their skills, talents, and passions

• Demonstrate key executive functioning skills necessary for academic success, such as organization and time management
• Understand the importance of passing all of their courses for entry into high school

• Creating My MEFA Pathway Profile
• Developing Decision-Making Skills
• Creating Goals and an Action Plan^*
• Learning About Budgets^*

• Matching Interests to Careers
• Exploring Career Categories^*
• Exploring the Discovery Zone^*

• Developing My Study Skills
• Creating Personal and Academic Goals
• Understanding Time Management^*

• Register for a MEFA Pathway account
• Complete interests, values, & skills assessments
• Create two personal goals in Goals & Strategies

• Participate in a class-wide mini career fair. Create posters of jobs available in different career clusters. Students with like interests should work with each other

• Create a pamphlet titled Guide to Middle School Success either individually or in small groups. If possible, present the pamphlet to incoming middle school students