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Career Connection: Optometrist, Ophthalmologist, Optician
Discuss vision-related careers with this resource. Learners talk about the work of optometrists, ophthalmologists, and opticians. They practice using the vision charts and tools that these medical professionals use to diagnose issues....
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Work Conversation: Beginning ESL Lesson
Useful for a lesson about conversational English or vocational skills, this presentation features a short conversation between an employee and his boss. Pupils can practice their English greetings and occupational vocabulary. Pictures of...
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Career Development (Career Skills Awareness)
Help high schoolers develop career awareness. They will review their transferable skills and relate them to occupational and lifestyle choices and then apply research skills to identify the various types of work within career clusters
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Past, Present, and Future: Career Exploration and Planning
Tenth graders write an autobiography about their future. In this career education lesson, 10th graders write about the future based on their career goals. Students troubleshoot possible obstacles to fulfilling a life or career dream...
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FACS:If I Were a Designer (Mktg)
Students create their own design clothing company, incorporating the 4 Ps of marketing. They use imagination, art, and creative skills to develop each component of the packet. Students are explained the four Ps of Marketing (product,...
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Employer - Employee Expectations
Students role play for job expectations. In this job planning lesson, students work in groups to write a help wanted ad. They discuss the expectations of the employer and the employee.
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The Job Search
Learners discover information pertaining to careers they are interested in. In this career lesson plan, students read "From Man to Boy," by John R. Coleman and consider several career options. Learners then respond to reflective...
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Customer Service: Checking Your Knowledge
In this job skills worksheet, learners respond to 4 multi-part questions that require them to consider how they would handle customer relation skills.
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Tuesday Tours: Communication
Learners explore communication skills. In this career traits lesson, students are introduced to Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis Model of Communication. Learners discuss the impact of verbal and nonverbal communication in the...
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Resume Worksheet
In these resume worksheets, students complete the information listed on the resume as a part of a job application process.
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Writing a Resume
Ninth graders research a future career and write a resume for the job. In this job skills lesson, 9th graders work in groups to identify future job skills and duties. Students then write a resume for the job.
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Introduction of Careers in Technical and Engineering
Ninth graders explore career opportunities in technology and engineering. In this engineering instructional activity, 9th graders design plans and build machines to perform tasks.
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Creating Star Quality Job Seekers
Young scholars prepare to job hunt. In this job search lesson, students examine sample resumes and sample job applications. Young scholars write their own resumes and discuss job interview tips. This lesson is set up for students to move...
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A Look at Our Community
Students identify jobs in their community. In this careers lesson plan, students make a list of jobs and the skills they require, then participate in community field trips or listen to speakers. Lesson includes extension ideas.
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Reading Comprehension- Job Opening: Legal Assistant
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a job advertisement for a legal assistant. They fill in 11 statements using words from a word bank that are based on comprehension of the advertisement.
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Career Unit
In this career activity, students begin to investigate different types of careers and focus upon research and future planning.
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Careers
In this career education worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms related to starting a new career and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Careers in Marketing
Students examine careers in marketing and prepare "personal portfolios" containing their research. Using the Eureka program, they complete assignment sheets and select careers to research. Students include in their portfolios information...
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Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?
Students discuss the motivation behind owning your own business. They plan a course of action to research the pros and cons of owning a business and then share their information with the rest of the class as a follow up activity.
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Job Fair
Students develop job interviewing skills by using role play.They practice interviewing in English. The lesson targets second language learners. The activity is ideal because the role playing allows for scaffolding and clarification to...
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Writing for Different Audiences: A Discussion of Cover Letters And Resumes
Students examine the process of writing a resume. They identify examples of casual and formal language, read an article on writing resumes, discuss key questions, write a resume, and discuss and edit another student's resume.
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The Ideal Employee
Students participate in role playing activities that help them practice successful job interview skills. They take part in mock interviews with employers from the surrounding area. This provides excellent feedback for students about their m
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Creating an Effective Resume
Students assess their skills, then document their employment history by preparing a resume.
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Career Exploration Program
In these job skills worksheets, students read and rank the job skill options into the top ten skills. Students discuss the skills and how they are ranked.