Practical Money Skills
Making Money
Prepare your class for a life of financial literacy and stability with a unit about making money. Three lessons guides learners through the process of preparing a resume, interviewing for a job, and reading a pay stub.
Curated OER
Print & Go ESL
Improve reading comprehension with a set of ESL worksheets. Kids read through various passages, note which facts are true or false, mark their opinion on two statements, and write a short reply based on a writing prompt.
Practical Money Skills
Making Money
The first step in managing your money is making money! Learn about ways to find and interview for a job with a thorough lesson plan on personal finances. Kids learn about the ways to earn a paycheck and then manage the funds they receive.
Nebraska Department of Education
Curriculum For Careers
Learners explore potential learning, earning, and living goals that align with their personal goals and interests in a comprehensive unit that includes complete lesson plans, interactive notebooks, worksheets, overheads, rubrics,...
Visa
Making Money
From evaluating the current employment market to building a resume, pupils are introduced to the wide and varied elements of career planning.
Minnesota Literacy Council
Adult Computer and Employment Skills
Whether you are an experienced computer user or a newcomer to technology, a packet full of computer vocabulary, tips, and guided practice is sure to enhance your technological knowledge. Learners can hone their word processing skills and...
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Employee Payroll Simulation
Students simulate creating and calculating employees payrolls using hourly wages, deductions, and proper taxes.
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Measuring Broad Economic Goals
In this Measuring Broad Economic Goals worksheet, students read short explanations then answer questions and solve problems based on what they read.
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Broad Social Goals of a Society
In this economics instructional activity, high schoolers read about economic equity, economic efficiency, economic freedom, economic security, price stability, economic growth and full employment as social goals of a society. Students...
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The Top Ten On-The-Job Skills and Attitudes
Pupils interview people who have a business and have people working for them. They create a bar graph with the results of their survey. They create a chart with the most important skills or attitudes looked for in a potential employee.
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Career Paths
Students read about and view a presentation on the five major career paths. They explore the vocabulary of the workplace and discuss the difference between jobs, occupations and careers. Then they use a career paths booklet to begin...
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Careers
Students review career options, resumes, and job applications. They compile a job portfolio using the items listed on the job kit page then write resumes and cover letters.
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FOOD CHAIN
Students explore the relationship among suppliers, employees, and customers. They participate in a game that demonstrates this relationship.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Overview of Bls Statistics on Unemployment
The United States Department of Labor provides comprehensive statistics on everything related to unemployment at the state, national, and international levels. Data is available for past years as well.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Provides historical unemployment data for state and metropolitan areas of the United States.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Bls Handbook of Methods
"BLS Handbook Of Methods," from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Presents detailed explanations of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains and prepares the economic data it publishes.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses
Extensive information about the nursing career as well as information on many other careers. The search engine can be used to find any career listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Monthly Labor Review: Earnings and Employment Trends in the 1990s [Pdf]
An article excerpt that compares earnings in the 1990's to the growth in employment. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Securities, Commodities, Financial Service Sales
Information on various fields of financial services. Read about the job description, education, working conditions, job outlook, wages, and much more.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Pest Controllers
Complete description of the work of pest controllers, including nature of the work, education and preparation, employment outlook, and wages.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Grounds Maintenance Workers
Comprehensive U.S. Department of Labor report of the occupation that includes nursery, landscape, grounds, and greenhouse laborers. Also includes working conditions, wages, outlook, and career preparation.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Therapists
This Bureau of Labor Statistics site tells what occupational therapists do and the types of people they work with. Describes their working conditions, job opportunities and salary. Tells qualifications needed to become an occupational...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Dental Hygienist
A great website outlining all aspects of a career as a dental hygienist. Includes information about employment, current job outlook, nature of the work, training, and more.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Pharmacy Technician
The US Department of Labor site offers substantial information on the Pharmacy Technician Career. Page provides employment projections detailing nature of the work, employment training, job outlook, and earnings potential.