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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLANS--Obtaining Employment
Students, after reviewing an extensive vocabulary list of terms on the board and a multitude of other resources, examine/identify entry level jobs/workplaces of various occupations to find one that suites each one the best.
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Occupation, Use and Settlement of the Smith River
Students examine the settlement and use of the Smith River area. Using the internet, they research concepts such as the "right of conquest" and "natural rights". In groups, they demonstrate how the land was transferred to the...
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Occupations - Matching Exercise
Learners participate in a discussion about occupations and what type of transportation they use, the equipment they use, or the building they have. They then complete the worksheet provided.
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Tobacco: Relationship between Race and Occupation
Eighth graders examine the relationship between race and employment in the tobacco industry. Using the text, they evaluate the impact of polical and economic changes on life in North Carolina. In groups, they research different...
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Skills You Need to Succeed
Students identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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Nontraditional Occupations
Students participate in a class discussion about stereotypes and nontraditional occupations. Thy fill out a worksheet while they search through a database.
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Wanted: Texas Workers
Young scholars discover industries prevalent in nineteenth-century Texas cities and identify resources required to perform occupations. They examine how geographic areas contribute to the development of industries and write a letter...
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What I Want to Be
Students draw pictures of what they might like to be when they grow up. They discuss their reasons for choosing that career and what they might need to do that job.
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Who Does What?
First graders examine activities that people in various careers engage in. They identify and compare/contrast various careers, and participate in a matching game that matches people to an object.
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Helping Occupations
Second graders discuss careers that help students and write these in their handout.
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Career Choices Are Changing
Third graders use magazine to find pictures of things that their grandparents did not have and make a display listing related careers to each picture. They discuss how the world has changed.
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What's Your Style?
Fifth graders explore how different people have different styles of learning and which style of learning best suites them.
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Jobs in 1860 and Today
Students compare occupations during the 19th century with the 21st century using information from 19th century census information.
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The Math Connection
Fourth graders investigate where math is used in real world situations in this unit. Students engage in a variety of activities in order to determine how and where math is used in the business world.
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Tools of the Trade
Students create and then play a game similar to Memory, which encourages them to recall what they have learned about different occupations and the related tools.
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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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Photographers
This resource provides information about photographers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Elevator Installers and Repairers
This resource has detailed information on the elevator repair career field. It has sections on the Nature of Work, Working Conditions, Employment, Training Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, and Sources of Additional Information.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Barbers, Hairstylists, Cosmetologists
The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides information on barbers, cosmetologists, and other related workers. All you wanted to know about these careers is presented here.
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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...
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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.