In this video from Highlights Kids, students will guess the career and learn about what it takes to become that professional. Students should be able to identify three careers by the end of the video.

In this read aloud book Isabel’s teacher asks her students who they want to be when they grow up, Isabel doesn’t have an answer.

Isabel knows it makes her happy to help her friends, neighbors, and family—but can a person really grow up to be a helper?

It’s time for Isabel to open her eyes and her heart and see all the different jobs people do: the police officers, firefighters, soldiers, teachers, doctors, and clergy who dedicate their lives to helping people every day.

Students will think about what choices they make will help to shape their lives.

This funny book written by Weird Al Yankovic explores what it means to follow your dreams. 

It’s Show-and-Tell time in Mrs. Krupp’s class, and Billy just can’t wait for his turn! Today the class is discussing what they want to be when they grow up, and our exuberant eight-year-old hero is bursting to tell everyone about his future career plans.

In dazzling wordplay and delicious rhymes, Billy regales his patient teacher and amazed classmates with tales of the variety of careers he wants to pursue—each more outlandish and wildly imaginative than the last!

Students will be inspired to chases their dreams!

Students will draw occupational tools from a bag and match it to the career.