Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Will Wear the Hats? Who Will Use the Tools?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine nontraditional career choices for their gender. For this career education lesson, students participate in a discussion of jobs and vocations as the teacher models uniforms or hats associated with different jobs. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Digital Video Interviews

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the jobs in their community. In this career education lesson, students interview a community member about his or her job in the community. Students video the interview.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Badges of Pride

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate jobs and how people identify with their job.  In this labor lesson, 5th graders create a book from illustrations of various jobs. Students read an article about labor and answer questions about the article....
Lesson Plan
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Creating a Shared Culture

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students simulate working on an assembly line in a shared culture. In this consumerism lesson plan, students participate in a lecture and note-taking session before working on a simulated assembly line. They work in a timed situation to...
Worksheet
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #2

For Students 4th - 6th
Editing skills are practiced in this language arts worksheet. Students read 2 paragraphs, locate the mistakes numbered in each sentence, and choose the multiple choice answer that corrects each mistake.
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The Busy Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. In this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the brain...
Lesson Plan
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Step Into the Real World ~ Careers & Service Learning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research, analyze and study a variety of resources and activities to broaden their horizons on careers and service learning through classroom, community and career activities. They scan all possible choices they have at their...
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Inquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study newspaper articles and rewrite events from literature into news stories about kindness. For this news article lesson, students read sentences from newspaper articles and identify the purpose of the article. Students...
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Let's Learn About Firefighters!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore, analyze and study about fire fighters and fire safety. They listen to a book, list what they already know about firefighters and fire safety rules and compare/contrast types of firefighters. Each student then writes a...
Lesson Plan
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Ag Pays

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders understand that may jobs relate to agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders role play several agricultural jobs and the goods associated with them. Students may contact a community member with that job.
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Silly School vs. Super School

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the importance of classroom jobs. They observe a puppet who is irresponsible and never gets her work completed and then discuss whether or not this puppet should be given a classroom job. As a class, they examine the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Workers Who Help Us At School (Part 2)

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the roles and responsibilities of various school workers. They identify the skills that school workers need to complete their jobs. Students discuss what a role is. They discuss the term responsibility.
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Combat Credentials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the connection between military experiences and presidential campaigns, reading "A War is Nice on the Resume, But It May Not Get You the Job." students research an American president's background and create a...
Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Exploring Career Options Distance Learning Offline Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
It makes sense that people who choose a career that matches their interests are happier than those who don't. But the big question is, how does one find a career that matches their interests? High school seniors explore career options by...
Lesson Plan
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Who Really Gets Hired?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders ask appropriate questions about what an employer looks for in an employee and how he or she verifies information. They compare their criteria for employees with what they have been taught from the businessperson. Students...
Lesson Plan
My Career Space

Just Joking

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
After reading a workplace ethics scenario regarding an employee who makes racially insensitive comments, your learners will discuss how language that stereotypes others is discriminatory and never "just joking."
Worksheet
Super Teacher Worksheets

Inferences

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Inferring text can be tricky, but practice makes proficient! Provide your scholars with the practice they need with this inferences worksheet in which learners read mini paragraphs and choose the best inference from four multiple choice...
Lesson Plan
Film English

Gratitude

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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...
Activity
NOAA

Tied Up In Knots

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Challenge scholars to tie knots like a sailor. With help from tutorials and plenty of practice, learners tie the perfect reef knot, clove hitch, bowline and more!
Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Principles of First Aid and Medical Emergencies

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here is a great resource to guide your instruction on identifying medical emergencies and administering first aid when necessary. Topics covered include assessing the scene of an emergency, calling EMS, and addressing a range of...
Worksheet
Read Works

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

For Students 5th Standards
Reinforce reading comprehension strategies and contemplate an important life lesson with a worksheet featuring Aesop's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf. After reading a brief passage, scholars show what they know by way of...
Worksheet
Prestwick House

Me Before You

For Students 9th - 12th
Often readers have trouble keeping track of key events in novels. A thorough crossword puzzle refreshes readers' memories regarding key details in the novel Me Before You. Creative clues encourage further review of the text.
Lesson Plan
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Create a Career Flyer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss as a class the many different careers and their positive and negative attributes. They create a tri-fold flyer which highlights positive aspects of the career in an artistic and visually interesting way. They highlight...
Organizer
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Worksheet for Researching Occupations

For Students 8th - 12th
In this careers worksheet, students research jobs they are interested in and then fill in a graphic organizer with details about the career.