Career lessons for elementary

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!

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!

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.

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…

BLOG POST: Looking for Kindergarten career activities for your elementary school counseling lessons? You'll love these hands-on school counseling centers activities! Students learn about community helpers in these community helper activities for Kindergarten or first grade. Career education starts early! -Counselor Keri

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.

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How many times do we skip over the "career development" aspect of our roles as high school counselors because it seems too tedious, or we feel like we don't