PreKinders
Community Helper Word Cards
What does a dentist do? What about a farmer? Explore different jobs with a set of picture word cards. Each card in a set of 12 features the name of a career with a picture of the person who has that job.Â
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Exploring Careers
The world is full of possibilities for your ELLs. Help them explore their career options with a lesson that incorporates Internet research and expository writing. Not only will they learn more about their careers of choice, but both...
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Jobs
Introduce language learners to the world of work with a series of activities that illustrate the skills required by a variety of jobs.
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Working at the Television Station
There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes of a local news program. Read this passage independently or as a whole class to learn about all the different people that work hard to bring us the news. Afterward, young learners determine...
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Vocabulary Unit 5.3: People and Skills, Adjectives
Find out who works in various careers with a vocabulary activity, which features matching activities and a crossword puzzle. Learners use word banks to figure out which skills belong to which career, and then fill in the blanks with...
Kiz Club
Whose Hat?
Make a study of different professions with this fun flip book. Class members staple the pages together and cut along the lines so that they can flip through and match all the hats to the uniforms.
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Read to Learn
Students explore the concept of community helpers. In this community helper instructional activity, students brainstorm the community helpers in their neighborhood after reading a book about jobs in the community. Students then host a...
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Occupations
Students listen to Maybe You Should Fly A Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet. In this occupations lesson, students define occupation and make a job drawing of them and their job choice. Students become familiar with tools for each job.
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Careers in Science
Students explore different careers in science. In this science career instructional activity, students examine how Western and non Western approaches complement each other in science. Students conduct interviews and have class...
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Your Future Occupation
What do your middle schoolers want to be when they grow up? Have them write about possible occupations in this writing lesson. After brainstorming the different occupations they would like, they write a story about what they will do on...
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Dressing Pets
Students compare and contrast different careers and life choices. They associate activities with uniforms or other clothing, and apply those associations to the creative personification of their pets. They then use their imaginations to...
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Jobs
In this jobs word and picture matching instructional activity, learners analyze 10 pictures that show different careers. Students match the pictures with the sentences that tell about each job.
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Lights, Sounds, Fabrics and Designs: Careers in the World of Design
High schoolers investigate the broad range of jobs that can be found in the world of design. Students explore sound design, language architecture, etc. High schoolers design a resource book and post it on a website for others to share.
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Matching Jobs
In this matching jobs worksheet, students read names that give clues to what jobs they hold and students match those names to different jobs. Students match 15 names to jobs.
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My Dream Job
Students discuss the importance of having an interesting and fulfilling job. Working in small groups, students discuss different occupations and the skills and tools related to those occupations. Continuing in groups, individual...
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Jobs: What Do They Do?
In this ESL activity worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer as they respond to 8 questions explaining the jobs different people do.
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Careers in Aquatics
Students discuss careers related to aquatic or marine science. They write a report called "A Day in the Life of a (blank)." After reports are completed, if possible a person working in the field of aquatic or marine science is invited to...
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Job Cards
In this occupation worksheet, students match the pictures with their correct words. All of the words include different jobs, such as doctor, singer, and cook.
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Our Country, Our Community, Our Jobs
Fifth graders analyze jobs that are of interest to them. They create graphic organizers explaining how jobs affect the world in which they live with at least five supporting details. They, in groups, make presentations to the class.
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Responsibility and Jobs
Learners identify community helpers. For this philanthropy lesson, students read Strega Nona and identify different characters' responsibilities in the story. Learners use character traits to describe the main characters and make a list...
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Educational Skills/Career Skills
How can you help first graders be aware of the relationship between work and learning? By having them think of five jobs that use math, reading, and writing you will help them understand the need for an education. Each job will be...
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Students explore transportation and transportation related jobs as they improve their vocabulary.
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Describing Jobs: The Food Industry
In this jobs and careers instructional activity, 2nd graders write 4 sentences describing the different food related jobs shown in the pictures above.
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If the Career Fits, Explore It! (Part 2)
Seventh graders brainstorm and discuss various careers and then complete a career interest inventory and two activity sheets called, "Who I Am..." and "Researching a Career." They engage in a comparison of career paths and different...