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What’s the Market for My Labor? Lesson PlanWhat’s the Market for My Labor? Lesson Plan
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California Department of Education
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5th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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What’s the Market for My Labor?

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Is it easy to find a job I'll love? Show scholars the importance of understanding the labor market with part three in a five-part series of career and college readiness lesson plans. After learning important vocabulary, learners track down the facts about the labor market for their career of choice.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

market research, labor, career planning, careers, career readiness, career skills, income, industry, job searching, life skills, group discussions, demand, education

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign the vocabulary words for homework the night before the lesson
  • After the lesson, pair pupils with similar career interests to discuss their research

Classroom Considerations

  •  The career website in the lesson is state-specific; use your own state's career resources to make the lesson more impactful

Pros

  • The lesson teaches important factors in determining the best career choices
  • Individuals gain important research and evaluation skills as they discover more about the labor market

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.4 RI.5.7 RI.5.9 W.5.2.a W.5.6 W.5.7 SL.5.1.a SL.5.2 SL.5.5 SL.5.6 L.5.1.a L.5.2.a L.5.3.a L.5.4.a L.5.6

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