Make It Real Game (MIRG)

(Core activities – 15 to 17 hours minimum)

Year 5 and 6 students:

• take on an adult work role, create a town & suburbs & explore what makes a town work;
• identify services and businesses, choose housing and other lifestyle options and identify transport needs; and
• form a small company and carry out an assignment as a business team in which they explore other cultural realities in the context of developing an advertising campaign to promote another country.

Although targeted at Year 5 and 6 students, the game can be delivered to other year levels.

Supporting resources

• Mapping to VELS 1 (strand domain dimension) (Word - 197Kb)  2 (to standards) (Word - 259Kb)
• Parent letter (Word - 205Kb)
• Lesson overview (Word - 209Kb)
• Performance indicators (Word - 252Kb)
• Certificate of completion (PDF - 809Kb)

Useful Websites

• Youth Central website - Information for young people on jobs, training, events, health, finances and more
• myfuture - Online career exploration and information service useful for all students and adults
• Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations - Career information products including the Job Guide and other booklets

See also part of the Youth Transitions web site, Related careers websites.