Students learn how the recent hiring slowdown, unemployment, and interest rate cuts could impact their job prospects and financial future. Discover what these economic changes mean for loans, wages, and career planning. In today’s lesson, students will explore the connection between the hiring slowdown and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts. They will understand how … Continue reading How the Job Market Slowdown, Unemployment, and Rate Cuts Impact You
Careers Lessons
Welcome to our page on careers! We believe that understanding different career options and how to navigate the job market is an essential aspect of financial literacy. Our resources are designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of careers, including exploring different industries, developing job skills, and creating a career plan. Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or career counselor, our collection of lesson plans, worksheets, and activities will equip you with the tools you need to teach these critical skills and empower students to make informed decisions about their future career paths. From researching job opportunities to developing resumes and cover letters, our materials will help students prepare for success in the job market.
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Sports Illustrated Staff Layoff Lesson
Students learn about the Sports Illustrated layoffs and the broader implications for the media and journalism industries. The lesson covers the causes and consequences of these job cuts, including the role of The Arena Group and Authentic Brands Group in SI’s financial struggles. Students delve into the effects of layoffs in print media and sports … Continue reading Sports Illustrated Staff Layoff Lesson
Career Exploration Project
Career Exploration Project Grade level: 9th Grade Learning Objectives: – Students will research a chosen career and identify its description, salary, job requirements, and job availability. – Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the chosen career through an interactive presentation. – Students will develop college and career readiness skills, including research, communication, and critical thinking. … Continue reading Career Exploration Project
How to Choose a Career Lesson
A lesson on choosing a career. Explores self-reflection, industry research, skill evaluation, mentor guidance, internships, goal-setting, and adaptation strategies. This resource offers you invaluable tools for making informed career decisions, aligning your interests and skills with potential roles, leveraging mentorship, gaining practical experience, and fostering personal growth. Students learn about the fundamental steps in choosing … Continue reading How to Choose a Career Lesson
Career Exploration Project
A research-based activity that aims to develop college and career readiness skills, including research, communication, and critical thinking, where students will explore a chosen career and present their findings in an interactive and creative way. Grade level: 9th Grade Learning Objectives: Teaching Strategies and Materials: Assessment Strategies: Accommodations for Diverse Learners: Lesson Outline: Introduction Research … Continue reading Career Exploration Project
For Plant Lovers Only: Becoming a Botanist
Learn what botanists are, where they work, and how a person can become a botanist. Teaching Objectives: Students will be able to explain what a botanist is and what kinds of activities a botanist might do. Students will be able to describe five sub-specialties in the field of botany. Students will be able to name … Continue reading For Plant Lovers Only: Becoming a Botanist
A Career with Bugs: Becoming an Entomologist
Learn what entomologists are, where they work, and how a person can become an entomologist. Teaching Objectives: Students will be able to explain what an entomologist is and what kinds of activities they might do. Students will be able to describe two sub-specialties in the field of entomology. Students will be able to name places … Continue reading A Career with Bugs: Becoming an Entomologist
Caring for the Trees: Becoming an Arborist
Learn about arborists, where they work, and how a person can become an arborist. Teaching Objectives: Students will be able to explain what an arborist is and what kinds of activities an arborist might do. Students will be able to list several places where an arborist might work. Students will be able to define the … Continue reading Caring for the Trees: Becoming an Arborist
Becoming an Animal Trainer
Learn what animal trainers do, where they work, and how a person can become an animal trainer. Teaching Objectives: Students will be able to list several places where an animal trainer might work. Students will be able to explain various jobs that animals are trained to do. Students will understand that animal trainers work in … Continue reading Becoming an Animal Trainer
Helping Athletes Compete: Becoming a Sports Therapist
Learn what sports therapists do and how a person can become one. Teaching Objectives: Students will be able to tell list the jobs that fall under the heading of sports therapist. Students will be able to describe what each type of sports therapist does. Students will be able to list places where a sports therapist … Continue reading Helping Athletes Compete: Becoming a Sports Therapist