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The Top Ten On-The-Job Skills and Attitudes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students 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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ESOL Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss what experience is needed for each job on a list of careers. They discuss skills needed for each job on the same list. They identify verbs in both the past and present tense associated with each skill. They work in...
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Famous People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to short biographies of famous individuals and discuss what it means to be famous for something. They write a short autobiography stating why they are a famous first grader. They take turns being interviewed by the rest...
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Four Corner Fun: A Review Game

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice academic skills by answering multiple choice questions. They role-play as fibbers or players and respond to questions accordingly, going to the A,B,C, or D corners of the classsroom. Fibbers can go to any corner.
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Locomotor License

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a simulation to practice motor skills and moving safely in the space they share with others.
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Blooming with Self-Confidence

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "Leo the Late Bloomer" and discuss what it feels like when they are struggling to master a new skill. They make flowers showing several things they all ready know how to do and one thing they are still learning.
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Discovering Choices Explorer

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students expand their views of their personal interests and explore how interests are related to the Holland Codes. They examine occupations related to their interests and skills.
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A collection of Addition Lessons

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students solve problems by adding.  For this collection of addition lessons, students answer a variety of word problems and utilize addition skills. Links provide access to definitions and sample problems. 
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The Job for You

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify jobs that they would be interested in doing in the future. In this jobs lesson plan, students partner up and ask each other questions about jobs they saw in the book "Paws in Jobland". They each identify jobs they may...
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Subject Matters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students understand the relationship between what is learned in school and what is done in jobs. In this subject matters lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet deciding what subjects in school they would use to do certain jobs.
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Large & In Charge

For Students 6th - 8th
In this career instructional activity, students create a checklist of skills or traits that they want each of their new employees to have. Then they identify which traits are the most important and if they have those particular skills or...
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Job Search Strategies: Lesson 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders in the 8th grade explore the process involved in looking for a job. They make a list of talents and attributes they already have and then analyze these lists to determine what new skills they may need to obtain a job in...
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Interview a Professional: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose a career featured on the school to career website. They research the career and email an expert in the field of their choice. They answer a series of questions and write a written report on their findings and present...
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Skills You Need to Succeed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Jobs and Contracts

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine careers and the skills they need for them.
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Mr. V's 'Math Awareness Game'

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students play a math game to reinforce math skills. They calculate a problem, if they have the card with the correct answer, they hold that card up. All incorrect cards go to the student holding the correct answer or the teacher.
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CDA12:Climbing Skills Mountain-Choices Explorer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review their current skills and examine how workers in different occupations use math and communication skills to accomplish job tasks successfully.
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Lincoln Avenue Basketball

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils practice incorporating the various skills and strategies associated with basketball. This activity can also be used to introduce different offensive and defensive strategies.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Securities, Commodities, Financial Service Sales

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Pest Controllers

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete description of the work of pest controllers, including nature of the work, education and preparation, employment outlook, and wages.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Grounds Maintenance Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
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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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Therapists

For Students 9th - 10th
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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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Pharmacy Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
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.