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Educating leaders for tomorrow
The intent of this lesson is to demonstrate the need for (student) citizens to assume learning and leading roles and behaviors that will better ensure a successful future.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Social Studies)
By David Newsome.
Employment applications and resumés
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.4
In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss the parts of a job application and resumé. Students will complete an application and resumé for either a medical job or a construction job, and will compare and contrast the application materials needed for each of the two kinds of jobs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
European and South American agriculture
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.3
In this lesson for grades six and seven, students conduct research about agriculture in South America and Europe and organize the information on a compare/contrast map.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
By Mandy Matlock.Edited by Julie McCann.
Fact versus opinion: Maintaining self-esteem
Distinguishing between fact and opinion is important for students to understand. This lesson uses many interesting and concrete examples to help students tell the difference between the two.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
By Scott Ertl.
A friend, starting with you!
This lesson helps students learn about themselves and how good a friend they are to others. It helps children identify their own special talents and characteristics while showing the importance of good self-esteem in making new friends.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
By Sara Smith.
Getting along with others
This lesson introduces the key concepts of cooperation, peer relations, interpersonal skills, getting along with others, and team-building.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Healthful Living)
By Scott Ertl.
Goal setting
This lesson plan for seventh- and eighth-grade students helps them assess their interests and determine which high school classes will help them prepare for college and their future careers. Activities differ for each grade level.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Guidance)
Goals, goals, goals
Students will be introduced to the benefits of goal-setting and the steps in the goal setting process. A group activity with a ball will give students practice in all steps of the process and an opportunity to see the benefits of setting goals.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–8 Guidance)
By Pat Nystrom.
Integrating character education: A lesson on responsibility
Activity on the character trait of responsibility.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
By Cheryl Stafford.
Jackie Robinson taught us more than baseball
After determining student knowledge about Jackie Robinson, the teacher/counselor reads "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock to fifth graders. The teacher/counselor then divides students into four groups to work cooperatively on questions. Groups select leaders and recorders and each group leader presents answers to the whole class. The teacher/counselor ends the activity with a question that individual students will respond to in writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
By Jan Huggins.
Job interviews: Focus on details
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.5
In this lesson for grade seven, students will develop questions and answers for hypothetical job interviews, and will perform job interview skits for the class.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
Learning styles: An introduction
Students will read about and discuss learning styles. They will take a pencil and paper assessment to investigate their own learning styles and practice determining the learning style of others with a story telling activity.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance)
By Pat Nystrom.
Let's take a trip: Careers in tourism
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.10
In this lesson for grade six, students will create advertisements for travel destinations in Europe and South America and will research careers in travel and tourism.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance and Social Studies)
By Shea Calloway.
Map skills and transportation careers
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.1
In this lesson for grades six and seven, students will create maps to assist their understanding of relative and exact location and will conduct research on transportation careers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
By Mandy Matlock.
Media mind control
Some research studies indicate that the common portrayal of violence on television has desensitized children towards it. The purpose of this lesson is to help students redevelop their sensitivity towards violence and develop a critical attitude towards the purpose of violence in television.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–9 Guidance)
By Linda Nelson.
Planned ignoring
This lesson introduces a part of a behavioral intervention plan which I have found to be indispensable across all subject areas with students with behavioral disabilities. It teaches specific behaviors that children need to display in order to remain on task when others around them "act out" and are disruptive.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance)
By Rita Lawrence.
The power of a portrait
The students will use the portrait Mending Socks by Archibald Motley to explore how objects can be used to tell about a person's attributes and life.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Guidance and Social Studies)
By Evika Sturdivant.
Problem solving with Swimmy
This lesson will stress to the students the importance of working together to solve a problem.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Healthful Living)
By Amy Taylor.
Problem-solving careers
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.7
In this lesson for grade seven, students analyze information about various careers to determine how people in those occupations use problem-solving skills.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
Resources of South America
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.9
In this lesson for grades six and seven, students will research the resources of a South American country and will create a map illustrating those resources.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
By Shea Calloway and Joann Via.