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Word Choice: Using Academic Vocabulary to Apply for a Colonial Trade Job

For Teachers 4th Standards
Scholars reflect upon colonial jobs such as a blacksmith, cooper, shoemaker, etc. Together, the class writes a job application as a practice for working independently. Learners employ their experience in writing a job application for a...
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Curated OER

ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 3--Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, examine various resources (family, friends, colleagues, etc.) to identify job opportunities/simply acquiring about a job. In addition, they review common job...
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Curated OER

Classified Ad Job Searches

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discuss and list the various ways to conduct a job search. In groups, students review the classified ads and decide on a number of jobs that appear interesting and for which they are well qualified. This lesson is intended for...
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Northern Lights Special Education Cooperative

Lessons from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
As part of a study of  Sean Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens learners write autobiographical e-mails, hold discussions, create a collage, and compose a personal mission statement. Pupils then have a...
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Curated OER

Resume Writing Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Resume writing lesson plans can help students know the information they need so they are able to get the job they want.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Grammar Lessons Don't Have to be Boring

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Grammar lessons can be exciting and informative.
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Curated OER

Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook.  For this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market.  Students decide on a career they would like to explore by...
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Curated OER

Getting a Job! Getting a Job: The Resume Interview

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discover resume strategies. In this career goals instructional activity, 11th graders review sample resumes, discuss their attributes, and write their own resumes that effectively introduce them to prospective employers.
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Building A Resume

For Teachers 10th - 12th
After a brief lecture on the purpose and components of a resume, students fill in a blank reusme according to the type of job they would like to apply for. They compare their resume to the job they currently hold. Students look for...
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Getting a Job!

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders are given the tools to create a presentation about a career of interest to them. Individually, they develop a multi-media presentation about their career and the education needed to obtain it. To end the lesson, they...
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Curated OER

Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire that...
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Curated OER

Adult ESOL: Obtaining Employment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students consider setting goals as a part of a job search. They discuss values and skills to help establish employment goals and what working conditions are important to them. They discuss the goals they have and sentences using...
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Curated OER

Asking For A Job Promotion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice using adverbs of frequency through a discussion of job promotions. Students discuss the qualities that lead to job promotion. With the teacher, students role play asking their employers about promotion opportunities....
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Curated OER

Equal Opportunity Employment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students list and discuss the types of discrimination they are protected from under the EEOC. The class brainstorms ideas for protecting themselsevles against employment discrimination. Students write a summary paragraph discussing the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Match the Job Title With Its Picture

For Students 4th - 7th
In this ESL job titles worksheet, learners examine small, black and white pictures of jobs. They match the 10 pictures to the jobs they depict.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 1st
The book, Doctor Ted is used to kick off this lesson on Community Helpers. Young learners make connections to their own life by dictating a story of their own, and inventing other jobs that Ted can do.  
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You've Got Mail: Letter Writing Lessons and More

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learning about mail and letter writing can lead students on an educational journey that can be rewarding.
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Who Works for Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this character development and career lesson plan, students identify job opportunities in a nonprofit organization and research the necessary skills needed for these...
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Read Works

Trading Pumpkins

For Students 7th Standards
Can you imagine a pumpkin patch without pumpkins? Learners read how Tammy's family solves their problem in a cooperative way, followed by a set of 10 reading comprehension questions.
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ESOL Career Advancement

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss how employess are evaluated on their performance at least once a year. They discuss how employers base advancement and promotions on outstanding results or employee evaluations. They explore other job opportunities and...
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Curated OER

Clifford's Big Idea: Be Responsible

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become aware of how important it is to be responsible at home and school through meaningful reading and language experiences. In this Clifford Gets a Job lesson plan, students author their own booklet regarding responsibility at...
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Penguin Books

An Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
It's hard to imagine that life on Alcatraz could be dull. A series of intriguing lessons take readers through the novel Al Capone Does my Shirts. Pre-reading questions introduce the text and a range of suggestions, from comic strips to...
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Curated OER

Avoiding Run-On Sentences (I)

For Students 7th - 9th
Eliminate run-on sentences! This practice opportunity highlights run-on sentence errors and how to fix them. Examples are shown, and learners are given two options: using semi-colons or commas and coordinating conjunctions. Help polish...
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Jobs- Word/Picture Matching Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL job worksheet, students match a small black and white clip art picture with the job title that names it. They match 10 pictures with words such as a teacher, a scientist, a police officer, and a dentist.