Tools for school—and beyond! Introduce your sixth graders to online tools to plan their academic and professional futures. The fifth and final lesson in a series of career and college readiness activities focuses on a scavenger hunt to locate information about the resources available to help guide their futures.

Concepts

career planning, careers, career readiness, career skills, future planning, life skills, basic computer skills, the internet, college preparation, colleges and universities

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Once everyone gets started, circulate around the room to monitor student performance and ask individuals to locate specific resources
• Spread the lesson across two days to allow pupils more time to work with the website
  

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is state-specific; modify the lesson to include your own state or district career planning website
  

Pros

• The teacher's guide contains printable worksheets and an answer key
• Each individual gets the opportunity of hands-on experience with the resources available to them
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.4 W.6.2.a SL.6.2 L.6.1.a L.6.2.a