As I get ready to present at the Missouri School Counselor Conference next week and as my school gears up for a month of careers lessons and an amazing Careers Week I thought I'd put all of my resources in one location to help out my fellow counselors looking for more ideas!
Resources for Teaching Careers
Compiled
by: Tosha Todd
Books:
Mahalia Mouse Goes to College – John Lithgow
What Shoes Will You Wear – Julia Cook
Careers for Kids – How to Help Your Kids Choose A Career – Robert
Shewchurck
When I Grow Up – Weird Al Yankovic
I Can Be Anything – Jerry Spinelli
Someday – Eileen Spinelli
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do – Heling, Hembrook, Davies
Dream It, Do It- Careers Quiz Book – American Girl
Career
Discovery Encyclopedia
8
Volumes
7th
Edition
Ferguson
The
Berenstain Bears on the Job - Stan and Jan Berenstain
Curious
George Takes a Job - H.A. Rey
Young
Person’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career
Day (picture book) - Anne Rockwell
When
I Grow Up (picture book) - Tina Louise
Whose
Gloves Are These? – Laura Purdie Salas
Whose Shoes Are These? - Laura Purdie Salas
Whose Hat is This? - Sharon Katz Cooper
Whose Vehicle is This? - Sharon Katz Cooper
Whose Tools Are these? - Sharon Katz Cooper
First Facts Community Helpers at Work Series – Heather Adamson
A Day in the Life of a…
Series includes: dentist, farmer, fire fighter, garbage collector,
librarian, nurse, police officer, teacher, zookeeper
Awesome Activities
Compiled by Arden Martenz
Unit on career awareness
Puzzle Pieces
Gwen Sitsch & Diane Senn
Unit on School to Work – career awareness activities
Teachers Pay Teachers
Career Fun – 14 Games to Interest & Educate Elementary
Students – Marianne Vandawalker
Journey to Jobs – Debra Wosnik
Websites:
engineergirl.com
careerkids.com
You Tube videos
About Careers:
STEM Video
Sesame
Street: Sonia Sotomayor and Abby – Career – explaining what a career is
Florida Gulf Coast University
video – about 30 minutes – kids interviewing scientists in careers specific to
FL
Biz Kids: A closer look at careers
(about 30 minutes)
Kids.gov – 22 short videos (2-4
minutes each) explaining a variety of different careers
NEDS career day clip – about 5 minutes
– about a professional dancer
NEDS career day clip – about 5 minutes
– about a business owner who opened an ice cream shop
NEDS career day clip – about 5 minutes
– about a graphic artist who works with video games
