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Careers in Mining
Students examine the different careers related to mining. They watch and discuss a video, take a survey of interests and discuss the mining careers that they might be interested in, and create a drawing of themselves doing one of the...
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Communication Skills for Seeking a Job
High schoolers discuss and identify four careers they have an interest in. Using the internet, they choose one career to research to discover the educational requirements, salary and training. They interview members of the community in...
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Occupation Bingo
Second graders play Bingo using a Occupation Bingo Sheet in order to explore different types of jobs.
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Want Ad
Students create classified ads for jobs. They discuss careers where their target language can be used and review background information about careers. They prepare want ads to describe preparation for and activities for three different...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLANS--Obtaining Employment
Students examine the appropriate avenues to entry level jobs and workplaces. They practice on their English skills to obtain employment as well. In addition, an intense vocabulary of various jobs and phrases are gone over repeatedly to...
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What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?
Students divide careers into clusters. In this vocational technology instructional activity, students prepare a PowerPoint presentation of one of the six career clusters. Working in small groups, students organize a variety...
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Paws in Jobland
Young scholars research a specific job. In this activity about jobs in the Health Sciences area, students learn about jobs. Young scholars utilize the book "Paws in Jobland" to explore Health Sciences jobs. Students answer ten questions...
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Employment: Brainstorming
For this employment brainstorming worksheet, students color a picture of a man working. Students write a list of 16 types of jobs.
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To Go Where No Student Has Gone Before
Eighth graders participate in interactive video teleconference with employees of NASA Johnson Space Center. Students visit inside of space station module, take video tour of Russian-built Service Module by Astronaut Bill Shepherd, visit...
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What´s Your Occupation?
In this occupation activity, learners write the occupations shown by the pictures and choose the correct response to write to the occupation question. Students complete 2 activities.
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Paws in Jobland Job Bank
Students utilize their knowledge to explore jobs. For this lesson about jobs and careers, students discuss other jobs that might not be included in Paws in Jobland. Students conclude that they are familiar with other jobs and gather...
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Working With Job Ads
Young scholars examine abbreviations in newspaper advertisements. In groups, they cut out any unfamiliar abbreviations they come across. Once this is completed, they research the qualifications and education needed to hold the careers...
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My Dream Job
High schoolers write a research paper about their dream job. They organize their paper using research notes, and support their main idea with supporting details.
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Work, What are My Options
Students explore job opportunities in their chosen career field. In this career exploration lesson, students complete a portfolio using the career investigation in the STAR event link. Students present the project to the class and...
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Career Bulletin Board
Pupils examine and discuss different careers. They use magazines and newspapers to find pictures of a career of interest to them. They create a career collage for a bulletin board display.
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Where Do I Fit?
Fourth graders complete activities to learn about career options and the role jobs have in community. In this career lesson, 4th graders complete a career exploration worksheet and study the local community jobs available. Students...
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Where Do I Fit Now? Have I Changed?
Fifth graders explore career opportunities. In this career lesson, 5th graders participate in career inventories that enable them to select careers they may enjoy. Students further research the careers that fit their personalities.
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School Counseling and Home Economics
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.
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Creating Star Quality Job Seekers
Young scholars prepare to job hunt. In this job search instructional activity, students examine sample resumes and sample job applications. Young scholars write their own resumes and discuss job interview tips. This instructional...
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Students read the novel, "The Giver", and test their comprehension through the game Jeopardy. Then students research individual rights of different cultures and write a summary of their findings. Students develop a personal timeline of...
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Goal Setting: Respect for ALL Workers
Students discuss their views on the importance of various jobs. In this career paths and goal-setting lesson, students create a list of all jobs required to produce a particular object. Students then prioritize the importance of...
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Hats Off to You!
Students research why people wear hats, caps or bonnets. They investigate various occupations, world costumes, sports, or idioms around hats. Students become more aware of cultures different from their own within this lesson.
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JOB POD Career Podcasting Project
Students use Podcasting technology as a part of a career exploration. In this career and technology lesson, students research and write a documented research paper on the topic. Students use specific skills such as research,...