1. Explain what different people in different jobs do.
2. Explain the difference between a job and a career.
3. Identify personal skills, abilities, likes, and dislikes related to work.
4. Find career fields that match skills, abilities, likes, and dislikes.

Activities:

Creative Life Skills Activities    Name That Job    "Who Am I" Collage

Developing Your Vision    Book One

FUTURE/PATH    p. 79, 80, 81

I Know Where I'm Going (But Will My Cash Keep Up?)    Part II, C. 3, Do I Get a Job or Bank on the Lottery?    Part II, C. 4, Dare to Dream

I'm Getting Ready    I Need a Job to Support Myself

Life Skill Activities for Children    Different Jobs

Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs    V, Skills and Interests

PAYA    Module 3, Education, Career Interests    Module 3, Education, Skills Survey    Module 5, Education, Career Planning

Ready, Set, Fly! A Parents Guide to Teaching Life Skills    Career Planning #4    Career Planning #6

Young Person's Guide    C. 12

Web Resource    4 Girls, Looking Ahead    Mapping Your Future, Skills and Interest    The Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse

1. Collect information about one or more career fields (e.g., employment outlook/trends, technology skills, potential wages, education, and training required).
2. Describe the importance of volunteering, job shadowing, and paid internships to gain information about career fields.
3. Determine career options.
4. Match career interest with personal skills, abilities, and career objective.
5. Evaluate each career option and select a realistic career field that best meets one’s career goal.
6. Identify resources that facilitate career choice (e.g., Department of Labor programs, job corps, military services).

Activities:

Making It On Your Own    A Window to the Future.    What's My Line?    What is My Career?    Community Interviews.    Career Choices.

Developing Your Vision    Books One and Three

I Know Where I'm Going (But Will My Cash Keep Up?)    Do I Get a Job or Bank on the Lottery?

I'm Getting Ready    I Need a Job to Support Myself

PAYA    Module 3, Employment, Job Seeking Skills    Module 5, Education, Career Planning

Ready, Set, Fly! A Parents Guide to Teaching Life Skills    Career Planning #4    Career Planning #5

Web Resource    4 Girls, Looking Ahead    Mapping Your Future, Skills and Interest    Minnesota Careers, Financial Aid    Public Broadcasting System, Paying for College    The Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse

1. Recognize how one’s current employment, volunteer experiences, education, and job training affect reaching a career goal.
2. Determine the resources needed to obtain the education, training, and apprenticeship required.
3. Develop a written career plan with action steps, resources, and time frames.
4. Explain the difference between an educational grant and loan.
5. Identify scholarships, grants, and financial aid available.
6. Explain how, when, and where to apply for financial aid.
7. Apply for financial aid to pay for training, if applicable.

Activities:

Developing Your Vision    Chapters 1, 2, 4

I Know Where I'm Going (But Will My Cash Keep Up?)    Do I Get a Job or Bank on the Lottery?

PAYA    Module 3, Education, How Will I Pay for School    Module 5, Education, Career Planning

Ready, Set, Fly! A Parents Guide to Teaching Life Skills    Career Planning #9

Web Resource    Minnesota Careers, Financial Aid    Public Broadcasting System, Paying for College    The Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse