Career lessons for elementary

Some of my favorite lessons to teach are the career lessons in my 3rd Grade Career Awareness Core Curriculum. I think I enjoy them so much because they have nothing to do with solving conflicts, friendship troubles, or bullying - but instead, the lessons are about the excitement of the future! It is so much fun to see the sparkle in my student's eyes when we talk about opportunity and options. I feel that these lessons help them to begin to learn about all that is possible and sparks some…

There are so many ways that you can work discussing career activities in with your lesson plans. It's great to begin a discussion with your

Teaching Career Exploration in the classroom is an important part of social-emotional learning and character education. Kids should start thinking about what they want to be when they grow up by considering their interests and strengths, and how they can apply that to a career. #careerexploration

A fun and engaging way to teach college and career readiness... Career Cafe! I can tell you, it worked! And, with little prep time, it can work for you too!

Career exploration books for kids to help them discover different jobs. A great list of picture books and activities for career day in elementary school.

This is a great resource to use while teaching upper elementary students what their options are post-secondary! It's so important that we show our students that college is wonderful, but there's other pathways that are also very valuable!

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In 2nd grade we began our talks about the future by reading Someday by Eileen Spinelli. This book is a great springboard into careers beca...

It is never too early to start thinking about career choices, but since we are working with elementary students, let's keep it fun! Let students explore career aspirations and career basics to help students know the broad scope of different careers that exist in the world. Check out these 20 fun career exploration lessons, ideas about careers, and career games for elementary students.

Almost weekly, my teammates and I talk about our fifth graders and the lack of intrinsic motivation that some of them seem to have. My biggest concern has always been the potential that I can see i…