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C a r e e r C h o i c e s

This resource-packed guide helps elementary students discover, plan, and prepare for diverse careers by linking learning to real-world scenarios and developing essential work-readiness skills. Find tips, activities, games, and educational connections to empower young learners on their career journey.

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C a r e e r C h o i c e s

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  1. CareerChoices Putting the Pieces Together AlyseCorradetti, Angela Thomas and Lynn Hildt

  2. CareerChoices Interest Goals Planning Skills Salary Preparation Education

  3. Awareness Elementary Counselors Help Students: • Discover the variety of jobs available • Connect learning to real-world situations • Begin viewing themselves in an occupation • Develop work-readiness skills – working in teams, making decisions, solving problems, being a leader • Learn about large variety of careers and educational connection • See how academic skills apply to jobs

  4. Awareness Discover the variety of jobs available • Read different career books like; Whose Tools Are These?, Whose Hat Is This? The Night Workers- (Police, Hospital, Truck Drivers) • Jobs from A to Z, Videos and Games: http://kids.usa.gov/jobs/index.shtml • Select Careers from Clusters to learn more about them – Career Book Lists for that particular cluster and discover Career Cluster Apps – many are FREE! http://www.vacareerview.org/clusters/hum/

  5. Interest Connect learning to real-world situations • Career cards- Students pick a card and briefly discuss what the job is and what school subjects and character traits relate to that job. • Pay Day- Bills game • Career Interest Inventory – Paws in Jobland - http://paws.bridges.com/cfnc1.htm

  6. CareerGoal Begin viewing themselves in an occupation. • Students can search over 100 careers!! http://www.vacareerview.org/k5/check-it/kids-search/ • Sunburst Career DVD program- What would I be good at? Personality interest questionnaire • Career Day • Resume builders- https://www.careerkids.com/MyFirstResume.aspx

  7. CareerGoal Develop work-readiness skills • 4th grade is given a job along with a job information packet. They create a poster about the job and present it to the class. • Opportunities for leadership such as Student Ambassadors, Academic Derby, Flag Patrol, Speaking Roles Speech Contest, Member of Clubs, Service Learning • Working in teams, making decisions, solving problems, being a leader

  8. EducationGoals Learn about a large variety of careers and the educational connection • Occupational Outlook Handbook - Career Exploration: http://www.bls.gov/k12/content/students/careers/career-exploration.htm • Career Town Online Game – Students can explore over 23 different career exploration games. http://www.vacareerview.org/k5/play-it/career-town/main.cfm • Field Trips to visit College Campuses CCCC, ECU, and NC State - Ties in with AVID~ Students LOVE it!! • Read Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss ~ Goal Setting Lesson

  9. CareerGoal See how academic skills apply to jobs • A doctor uses math skills to calculate the amount of medicine a person will need. • An author needs writing skills to create a book. • A chef uses math and reading skills to read recipes and measure ingredients.

  10. Lesson Plans Christmas Career Lessons • How Santa Got His Elvesby E. J. Sullivanhttp://schoolcounselorideas.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-career-lessons.html?_sm_au_=iVVWW61KFLkNDZ6S • Snowmen at Work by Caralyn Buehner – You Tube Video -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ8oPcYEm-I • How Santa Got His Job - by Stephen Krensky You Tube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nft-TxxnOeg and Complete Lesson Plan http://www.vacareerview.org/resources/pdf/whatsnew/HowSantaGotHisJob_Activity.pdf

  11. Resources • Learn NChttp://www.learnnc.org/?standards=Guidance--Readiness%2FExploration%2FDiscovery--All_Standards • NCDPI School Counseling LiveBinder! http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=398514

  12. Put the pieces together.

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