I love planning parties, they are a great way to get social, require organizational skills, and engage cooperative problem solving. Teens with visual impairments put their heads together to plan an event for their friends. They...

Bagging groceries is a skill that can help learners with visual impairments understand organizing, problem solving, and weight discrimination. In addition, it is also a wonderful job skill. Help learners as they determine how to bag...

Encourage your class to experience gratitude. In order to do so, discuss what your pupils are grateful for and show them a short film about gratitude. The class watches the video a couple of times before responding to a quotation taken...

Students practice basic workplace skills. In this school-to-job transition lesson plan, students participate in 4 activities that require them to take assessments in work readiness.

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.

Fifth graders explore careers and decide what type of education is needed for each.

Students create resumes. In this careers lesson, students look through classified ads and decide on a "job" to apply for. Students write mock resumes by using professional resumes as an outline.

Learners spend time listing the things they are good at. In this exercise, there are no limits; students are encouraged to list all types of skills. They focus on those skills and accomplishments that are directly related to their job...

Students create birthday calendars using The Print Shop computer program. They produce and market a product, replicating a work environment.

Fifth graders identify the physical activities that are related to certain jobs.

Students navigate the Internet and employ research skills to select their "dream home." They decode the Internet Multiple Listing Services and examine housing costs.

Students investigate the concept of a job and how they can differ for each household. They examine a tool box filled with different tools and identify the types of jobs could be done with them. Then the teacher conducts a class discussion.

High schoolers review how to use a digital camera. Individually, they document their work related experience and gathering new skills by taking pictures. To end the lesson, they put the photographs into a portfolio to show their progress...

Students examine the appropriate avenues to entry level jobs and workplaces. They practice on their English skills to obtain employment as well. In addition, an intense vocabulary of various jobs and phrases are gone over repeatedly to...

It's time to type! Pupils engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding. They locate and type letters u, x, and p. Additional practice includes key stroking technique and typing with continuity.

Learners engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding. They review the home row and the location of letters. Also, they practice conditioning and speed.

Fifth graders examine careers and the skills they need for them.

Students examine various careers and character traits. They create an Affinity Chart using career survey results, compare/contrast personality traits and character traits, and discuss why character traits are important for jobs.

Fourth graders list all of the workers in their school. They interview them to find out more about each occupation.

Students, while extensively reviewing the vocabulary list on the board, identify/examine/produce the proper forms of identification in preparing to obtain employment in the United States.

In this world of work worksheet, students complete a survy to determine their knowledge about jobs and careers in the real world.

Students explore choosing a career and living on a budget. They receive an alternative identity and must make choices and decisions based upon given situations. Students research possible solutions, and use spreadsheet technology to...

Students identify their own individual resources in the categories of financial, emotional, mental, physical, role models, knowledge of hidden rules, and support systems.

Fifth graders listen as the teacher explains the Mini Economy to be activated in the classroom in the next few weeks. They examine how they to apply for jobs, make money, determine how to save it, and how monetary mishaps occur...