Career lessons

Teaching Career Exploration in the classroom is an important part of social-emotional learning and character education. Kids should start thinking about what they want to be when they grow up by considering their interests and strengths, and how they can apply that to a career. #careerexploration

How many times do we skip over the "career development" aspect of our roles as high school counselors because it seems too tedious, or we feel like we don't

Have students create a career poster for Career Day or Take Your Child to Work Day using technology to research and make a photo of their future career on the iPad!

I stumbled upon a great resource, Career Activities Book, published by the Texas Workforce Commission. There are a variety of activities to help students understand the concept of self-knowledge, the development of a basic understanding of interests, likes and dislikes and how to interact with others. The various activities are also designed to raise awareness of the relationship between work and learning, the awareness of how work relates to the needs and functions of society and the…

54 Questions for Your Career Building Blocks Game-- Use this resource in a classroom setting or a small group to have fun and build some confidence around job interviews!

"When I was in high school, I had no idea what jobs were even out there. How can I help my students explore their options more thoroughly? What career resources I can point them to?"

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This month we are focusing on Careers at our school. At the elementary level we help children become aware of the many opportunities in t...

In 2nd grade we began our talks about the future by reading Someday by Eileen Spinelli. This book is a great springboard into careers because it takes a young girl imagining her future career, then ties it into how what she is doing today is preparing her for each pathway. For example, she is digging in the couch cushions for coins and dreams of being a paleontologist digging for bones. After the story we played "I Have, Who Has" with careers. I downloaded this game from The Career Day…

Research your dream career with this graphic organizer! Pick a career to learn about, and then compile your notes in this worksheet.