This career cluster investigation lesson is geared for 2nd through upper intermediate grades. Career investigation is an important component of the ASCA Benchmarks and Standards. This is a fun and easy way to teach the topic. The lesson will take at least 30-45 minutes, depending on the amount of discussion that you generate.

This lesson could easily be turned into 2-4 lessons, the first covering the basic information and how to navigate sites and the next lessons dedicated to researching the interactive career sites, either one at a time or all together. I have utilized it in this manner and found it to be extremely effective. I typically began the lesson in the computer lab to explain each website and then would have students explore on their own or in pairs. A worksheet for them to utilize is also included.

Included is a worksheet that can be copied and put into a Word document to survey interests and skills.

It can also be purchased at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Career-Path-Cluster-Investigation-Interest-Skills-WORKSHEET-2383420

This lesson is appropriate for use with both large and small groups or as an individual intervention to support your social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum. It is intended for the elementary level.

As a bonus, you also will be getting a free unique PowerPoint template that you can utilize over and over! What a bargain! A pre-made lesson ready to teach with no prep AND a unique PPT template! And all for less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee!!

This presentation has 32 slides and includes links to a variety of resources to support the social-emotional learning/character education curriculum concepts that are addressed. This is a rich variety of concepts that all need to be taught to our students to ensure their later success.

It could easily be turned into a unit for small groups. This lesson is easily customizable for all levels of elementary depending on how you present it.

This lesson can be edited to make it fit your exact needs. I have the slides arranged in the way that I feel will help me teach, but you may want to rearrange or even delete some. The beauty of being able to personalize this lesson for yourself is that it is easily adapted to teach different levels at the elementary level or even older. All of my lessons and forms are field-tested. I have used them myself and have been successful with them.

The videos and support the social-emotional learning/character education curriculum concepts and help students to generalize them into their own lives and experiences. These videos are thought-provoking and entertaining ways to think about this very important concept and how it relates to being successful both now and in the future. I have found that videos are very effective in helping students to create an emotional link to the abstract concepts that character education involves. Coupled with discussions in which you can assist students to make the connection, it is an easy and effective way to teach these difficult concepts and assist students to internalize them into their own personalities.

This presentation includes slides that have transitions and animations to help to hold your students' interest. It is easily personalized and customized and includes a master slide that you can copy and paste into the location where additional information or personalization is desired.

Character education/SEL is vital to the success of our students. Employers report that the qualities for which they are looking when hiring include the 'soft skills" that are character education. As educators, we are called to support learning in the character education and social skills areas in order to educate the whole child.

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