Elementary Career Development Lessons
These lessons are designed as activities that can be used in the classroom to help with student career development. Each activity contains the National Career Development Guideline that it meets, the intended grade level and relevant school subject area.
| Grades Elementary Social Studies National Career Development Guidelines ED1 : Attain educational achievement and performance levels needed to reach your personal and career goals. |
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| Grades Elementary Math National Career Development Guidelines PS4: Balance personal, leisure, community, learner, family, and work roles |
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| Grades K-6 Language Arts National Career Development Guidelines Competency III: Awareness of Importance of Growth and Change |
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| Grades K-6 Language Arts and Social Studies National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Develop positive interpersonal skills including respect for diversity (PS2) |
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" Be a Friend " |
Grades K-6 Language Arts and Math National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Develop understanding of yourself and maintain a positive self-concept. (PS1) |
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" Work and Society " |
Grades K-6 Science National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Integrate changing employment trends, societal needs, and economic conditions into your career plans. (CM 5) |
| Grades K-6 Social Studies and Health National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Master academic, occupational and general employability skills in order to obtain, create, maintain and advance your employment (CM4) |
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| Grades K-6 Language Arts and Art National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Use accurate, current, and unbiased career information during career planning and management. (CM3) |
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| Grades 2 - 3 Language Arts National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development (CM2) |
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| Grades 4 - 5 Math, Art, Information Literacy National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Create and manage a career plan that meets your career goals. (CM1) |
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| Grades 4 - 5 Language Arts National Career Development Guidelines Competency: Participate in ongoing, lifelong learning experiences to enhance your ability to function effectively in a diverse and changing economy. |
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| Grades 2-3 National Career Development Guidelines Competency ED1: Attain Educational Achievement and Performance Levels Needed to Reach Your Personal and Career Goals |
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| Grades K-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency PS3: Integrate Personal Growth and Change into Your Career Development |
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| Grades 3-4 National Career Development Guidelines Competency PS2: Develop Positive Interpersonal Skills Including Respect for Diversity |
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| Grades K-1 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 1: Knowledge of the Importance of a Positive Self Concept |
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| Grades 4-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 12: Awareness of the Career Planning Process |
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| Grades 3-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 11: Awareness of the Different Occupations and Changing Male/Femaile Roles |
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| Grades K-1 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 10: Awareness of the Interrelationship of Life Roles |
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| Grades 4-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 9: Understanding How to Make Decisions |
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| Grades 2-3 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 8: Awareness of How Work Relates to the Needs and Functions of Society |
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| Grades K-1 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 7: Awareness of the Importance of Personal Responsibility and Good Work Habits |
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| Grades 4-6 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 6: Skills to Understand and Use Career Information |
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| Grades 4-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 5: Awareness of the Relationship Between Work and Learning |
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" You're Hired" |
Grades 2-3 and 5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 4: Awareness of the Benefits of Educational Achievement |
| Grades 4-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 3: Awareness of Importance of Growth and Change |
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| Grades 4-5 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 2: Skills to Interact Positively with Others |
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| Grades 2-3 National Career Development Guidelines Competency 1: Knowledge of the importance of self-concept. |