Career Education

Career Guide for Teens
January 2009
Utah Careers Supplement for Teens

Keep the booklets in your classroom, you will need them each day.
At the end of the 5 lessons on March 23rd,
the student can take a copy home
February 23rd “Dream Jobs”
Page 5 in the Career Guide for Teens booklet
Read “Dream Jobs” aloud as a class.
Discuss after reading.
Read the right hand side about what are my chances of playing pro sports after High School.
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1. “It’s Your Life-”
Pages 6-7 in the Career Guide for Teens booklet
Have students read silently or aloud.

Then as a class, make a list of things, that they feel, they have control over, in their lives.

If time permits: read together page 8 about Money and hourly pay.

2. “Education Pays”
Pages 10-11 in the Career Guide for Teens booklet
Read “Education Pays”, aloud as a class
Discuss after reading.

Career Planning Myths: The teacher reads the Myth and the class decides if it is true or false. Then read the “Truth” to the class to discuss.

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3. “ Your First Job” pg. 13
“What’s Personality Got To Do With It?” pg. 15
Have students read about “Your First Job” on page 13. Then make a class list of some of the first Jobs that the class has done.

Then have students read about “Personality” on page 15. Discuss as a class.

4. “Competitive World” pg. 17
As a class read “Competitive World” on page 17. Then separate students into groups of 4 or 5, and have them make 2 lists:
1st list: what they can do now, to become a more desirable employee;
2nd list: what qualities and traits do they need to have, to be more competitive in the world of work.