Young scholars identify the steps needed to apply and receive a job. Using the internet, they find a career they are interested in and practice completing out the application. To end the lesson, they role play the role of the...

In this ESL jobs fill-in-the-blank instructional activity, students answer questions about who works in places such as a supermarket, a stadium, a police station, or a hospital. They look at small clip art pictures of the work venues...

Students discover career opportunities in the non-profit sector. They look at local business to determine compare and contrast for profit and non-profit businesses. They participate in a non-profit job fair.

Pupils research a career of their choice and compile information in a PowerPoint presentation.

Eighth graders demonstrate the ability to select and evaluate media. Apply appropriate skills to collect, organize and interpret data. They research a variety of ways to make correct career choices.

Students identify community helpers. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Strega Nona and identify different characters' responsibilities in the story. Students use character traits to describe the main characters and make a list...

Students examine teen labor laws. In this teen jobs lesson, students read labor laws and complete sample job applications. Students also role play job interviews and examine hiring packets.

Students examine careers that are not traditional to their gender.

Ninth graders explore factors that cause stress. They identify stress factors and how to deal with them. They role-play differences in cultures and equity issues and how they are affected by them. They record stresses they have and rate...

In this ESL activity worksheet, students interview their classmates as they fill in the graphic organizer with information about where their family members work and what they do.

In this job identification worksheet, students examine several pictures from varying webpages to infer the job detailed in the scene. Then students pretend they are a reporter and write a news article about the job making sure to include...

Learners watch a demonstration on how to perform a proper internet search. Individually, they visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook and identify its purpose. They identify what professionals in a specific career do on the job and the...

Students investigate the relationship between goods and services in this lesson plan. They access the provided internet sites to research the meaning of goods/services and learn about different service jobs. They complete the lesson...

Learners create apparel. In this career connection lesson, students create displays that feature textile and apparel samples.

Students use various search engines and Web sites to find out information for a career they think they might like to pursue. They present their information to the class in an oral report.

In these vocabulary and word work worksheets, students fill the blanks with proper endings, make adverbs from adjectives, determine incorrect words in sentences, and match pictures with the proper nouns. They complete four pages.

Students analyze and create their own resume and cover letter. In this job skills lesson, students analyze the components of a cover letter and resume and complete related activities. Students then draft their own cover letter and resume.

Young scholars use technology in order to practice writing a resume and cover letter to pursue employment. They practice using Resume Wizard as the computer application to be used for the assignments.

Students explore concept of supply and demand and how changes in supply affect price and quantity of goods.

Students participate in a simulation in which some are buyers and some are sellers in a trading activity. They set their own prices and record transactions. Then they calculate who made the biggest profit. They discuss the results.

Students investigate push and pull factors. In this population trends lesson, students examine primary sources that help them comprehend how push and pull factors have changed over time. 

In this reading and study guide activity, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Of Mice and Men. Students must also find examples of literary term usage, answer comprehension questions and write a short essay based on...

Seventh graders find the area of irregular polygons. In this lesson on calculating area, 7th graders use the adventures of Lewis and Clark as motivation to learn how to calculate the area of irregular polygons.

Students explore social studies. In this economics lesson, students understand the concept of supply and demand and how it affects consumers in every day life. They work as a class to participate in an auction style game.