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Raising the Bar on How Business Gets Done

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of energy bar sales. In this energy bar sales lesson, students read an article about the sales of energy bars. High schoolers discuss what is meant by red roads and white roads in the article. Students...
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The New Entrepreneurs: Americans Over 50

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson plan, students read an article about how Americans over 50 make up a majority of entrepreneurs. Students discuss why there is an increase in...
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JetBlue Soars on CEO's Creativity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about how the CEO of JetBlue has become successful. Young scholars discuss how ADHD has helped the CEO of JetBlue. Students...
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Job Skills

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this job skills worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentences about job skills. Students click on the answer button to find the answers to the 8 sentences.
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Job Announcements

For Students 4th - 5th
In this jobs learning exercise, students explore job listings. Students read a passage and answer six questions about what they just read, checking their comprehension.
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Learning About Writers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how authors write stories. In this careers lesson plan, students invite an author into the classroom and ask him/her questions about writing as a career.
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Learning About Firemen

For Teachers K
Students explore the job of a fireman. In this career education lesson, students brainstorm what they already know about firemen and take a field trip to a fire station.
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Entrepreneurs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore becoming entrepreneurs. In this career exploration lesson, students work in small groups to begin a new business that they will "build" from scratch as they learn what it takes to create a successful business by using...
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Jobs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their vocabulary skills. In this language arts lesson, students examine pictures and textbook questions in order to expand their vocabulary related to jobs and careers.
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Your Future Occupation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a story about themselves as the main character in a work situation. In this writing perspectives activity, students brainstorm about their future occupation. Students then use themselves as the main character in a short...
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Spelling Jobs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this jobs vocabulary worksheet, students add the missing letters to complete the names of the various jobs. Students spell 17 job words.
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Homeward Bound

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review many types of engineers. In this review of engineers lesson plan, students study various everyday products, structures and processes they design and create in our world. They do this with worksheets and handouts.
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Job Descriptions

For Students 2nd
In these job descriptions worksheets, match the jobs and descriptions, complete the crossword puzzle about jobs, and then rewrite the sentences using he or she for the various jobs.
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 2 - Role Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss and role play various careers in order to become familiar with the curriculum of the book "Paws in Jobland". In this introductory lesson plan, students pretend they do a certain job, and answer written questions about...
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 25 - People in our School

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students brainstorm a list of jobs that exist in their own school and its surrounding environment. In this lesson on careers, students create a map of the school and locate on the map where each job takes place. Next, the class divides...
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Showtime Jobs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students plan and present a play or puppet show. In this artistic lesson, students practice organizational and communication skills to put on a performance. The task should focus on the many jobs that take place "behind the scenes."
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Getting to Know Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore careers interests through the use of technology. In this lesson about jobs and technology, students develop technology skills. Learners access resources and information about jobs that are interesting to them. Students...
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Paws in Jobland Job Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research a fictional character with a job. In this lesson, about jobs, students chose a characters to look at. Students use the Paws in Jobland and a worksheet as a guide. Students understand their fictional character's job and...
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Creating a Job Community

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students design their own job communities. In this art and career exploration lesson, students are placed into groups to create models of business areas based on job types.
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The Job for You

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify jobs that they would be interested in doing in the future. In this jobs lesson plan, students partner up and ask each other questions about jobs they saw in the book "Paws in Jobland". They each identify jobs they may...
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Top of the Jobs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write reasons for liking a certain job. In this jobs lesson plan, students identify the top 3 jobs they would like to have. They then fill out a worksheet explaining why they would like to have that job.
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Sports

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students understand that elements of sport and/or physical exercise are important aspects of certain jobs. In this sports lesson plan, students discuss sport related careers, listen to speakers who have sport related careers, and...
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Geography Matters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students understand that elements of the geography curriculum are important aspects of certain jobs. For this geography/career lesson plan, students discuss how geography can be useful in certain jobs, listen to guest speakers whose...
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The Art of the Matter

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students understand that elements of art are important aspects of certain jobs. In this art/careers lesson plan, students discuss art related careers, listen to guest speakers with art related careers and do internet research art related...