K-5 Career Staff Resources
Career Awareness Staff Resources PowerPoint Presentations
This Powerpoint introduces students to Michigan's Six Career Zones. The Career Zones should be referred to make connections between core academics and career readiness.
This PowerPoint introduces students to Career Readiness vocabulary which sets the foundation for their career readiness journey.
Career Zones: Identifying the 6 Different Zones - Accessible
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Career Awareness: Common Career Development Vocabulary - Accessible
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Grades K-2: Reading Recommendations (Careers)
March is reading month is a perfect time to read one of the recommended career readiness books found in the provided links. Also, you may find that a suggested book fits in perfectly with a core academic topic that you can use to relate their learning to the real world!
Discussion questions for any recommended book listed above:
- Through our reading, did you learn about any careers that are new to you? What did you learn about this career?
- What are some careers people in your family have?
- If you could have any career, what would it be?
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K-2 Book Titles
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All Through the Night: Important Jobs That Get Done at Night
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Author: Polly Faber
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Illustrator: Harriet Hobday
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Career Day
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Author: Dr. Tia Palmer
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Illustrator: Autumn Mahoney-McGilbra
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What Do Grown-Ups Do All Day?
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Author & Illustrator: Virginia Morgand
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There's a Hat for That!: Exploring Careers That Fit Your Best
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Author: Dr. Kevin J. Fleming
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Illustrator: Iskar
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What Do People Do All Day?
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Author & Illustrator: Richard Scarry
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On the Farm, At the Market
- Author & Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
- Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
- Authors: Kathryn Heling & Deborah Hembrook
- Illustrator: Andy Robert Davies
- All About Things People Do
- Authors: Melanie & Chris Rice
- Illustrator: Lesley Smith
- Someone Builds a Dream
- Author: Lisa Wheeler
- Illustrator: Loren Long
- What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A-Z
- Author & Illustrator: Tiffani Teachey
Grades 3-5: Reading Recommendations (Careers)
March is reading month is a perfect time to read one of the recommended career readiness books found in the provided links. Also, you may find that a suggested book fits in perfectly with a core academic topic that you can use to relate their learning to the real world!
Discussion questions for any recommended book listed above:
- What are some of the careers or skills we read about? Why are they important?
- What kind of workers do you see on a daily basis? What kind of tasks do they complete?
- What is your dream career? Would you like to do any of the careers we read about?
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3-5 Book Titles
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The Big Book of Jobs
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Authors: Hana Mokrosova & Helena Harastova
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Illustrator: Elena Pokaleva
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Jobs of the Future
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Authors: Sofia E. Rossi & Carlo Canepa
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Illustrator: Luca Poll
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STEM Careers fron A-Z
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Author & Illustrator: Peyton Hoffman
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Life Skills
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Author & Illustrator: Keilly Swift
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Be Your Best Self: Life Skills for Unstoppable Kids
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Authors & Illustrators: Danielle Brown & Nathan Kai
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A-Z for Me: Life Skills for Kids
- Author: Mitzi Adams
- Illustrator: Lindsey Jaeger
- Resolving Conflict (Building Character)
- Authors & Illustrators: Penelope S. Nelson
- My Mixed Emotions
- Authors: D.K. with Contributor, Maureen Healy
- Communication is More Than Words
- Author: Caylin N. Hunault
- Illustrator: Sarah C. Dane
- Extreme Science Careers
- Author & Illustrator: Ann O. Squire
Activities
Family Tree: Take a look at the careers chosen by your grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives.
Career Day Packet: This 33 page packet includes everything you need to host a successful and inspiring Career Day. It contains a letter to parents, an art activity about chosen careers, Show and Tell, a word search, a graphic organizer to use when researching a career, and much more.
Career Units Grades K-5: Explore these various career readiness activities varying from graphic organizers, career readiness literature and fun games to enhance career awareness.
Career Awareness Resource List: For an extensive list of resources and activities, please click the button to the right. Look for friendly competitions to earn Career Readiness funds!