Workforce Solutions Career Exploration for Elementary Students
Download the entire Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade, 2nd and 3rd Grades, 4th and 5th Grades curriculum.
Download the When I Grow Up - Elementary School Cover Page, Section Dividers and Binder Spine.
Pre-K
Aid students in exploring a variety of careers in Texas.
Lessons: Pre-K
Blackline Masters: Pre-K, English
Blackline Masters: Pre-K, Spanish
Kindergarten and 1st Grades
Learn more about each of the careers and what they do.
Lessons: K-1
''When I Grow Up'' Career Map
Blackline Masters: K-1, English
Blackline Masters: K-1, Spanish
2nd and 3rd Grades
Engage the economic importance of these jobs.
Lessons: 2-3
Article on Scarcity
Blackline Masters: 2-3, English
Blackline Masters: 2-3, Spanish
4th and 5th Grades
Create connections between careers and their impacts on the Texas economy.
Lessons: 4-5
Blackline Masters: 4-5, English
Blackline Masters: 4-5, Spanish
Making Career Choices
Other Resources
Using When I Grow Up in my region
Success in the New Economy (9.35 minutes video)
Watch a variety of videos on different occupations in 16 career clusters.
Career Videos
Learn About Careers
High-Skill, High-Growth Occupations
The Hard Facts
Gulf Coast Labor Market Information
Curriculum Support
"When I Grow Up" Coloring Page Templates
''When I Grow Up'' Career Map
"When I Grow Up" Trading Magnets
"When I Grow Up" Career Posters -11x17 (Eng./Span.)
"When I Grow Up" Career Posters -24x36 (Eng./Span.)
Activity Book
Activity Book, Single Pages
Workforce Solutions Career Exploration for Middle School Students
Download the Entire Math, Science, and Career Exploration curriculum.
Download the When I Grow Up - Middle School Cover Page, Section Dividers and Binder Spine.
Math
M1 - Evacuate!
M2 - 30 Seconds
M3 - Plan a Vacation
M4 - Miniature Gulf Coast Project
Science
S1 - On the Job
S2 - Newton's Laws
S3 - A Colony for Lunar Living
S4 - Simple Machine Scavenger Hunt
Career Exploration
C1 - Discover Your Interests
C2 - Egg-streme Sports
C3 - Reality Check
C4 - Survivor Island
C5 - Networking Bingo
Making Career Choices
Reality Check Assessment
My Next Move
Help Paying For Schools
Prepare for College - Checklists
My Future, My Way: Workbook
Curriculum Support
High-Skill, High-Growth Occupational Posters
Other Resources
Success in the New Economy
(9.35 Minutes - YouTube Video)
Summer Bridge Video 1 - The Human Knot
(3.35 Minutes - YouTube Video)
Summer Bridge Video 2 - Egg-streme Sports
(3.39 Minutes - YouTube Video)
Watch a variety of videos on 550 different occupations in 16 different industries.
Career Videos
Audio Files For Lesson S1b
Accountant (mp3)
Dentist (mp3)
Electrical Power Line (mp3)
Geologist (mp3)
Heavy Equipment (mp3)
Nurse (mp3)
Pharmacist (mp3)
Plumber (mp3)
Respiratory Therapist (mp3)
X-Ray Technician (mp3)
Learn About Careers
Labor Market Information
High-Skill, High-Growth Occupations
The Hard Facts
Occupation Data by Career Cluster in the Gulf Coast Region
Other Labor Market Information Resources
Tips for Teens
Workforce Solutions Career Exploration for High School Students
When I Grow Up Workbook 11x17 (Print-Ready PDF)
When I Grow Up Digital Workbook - Work through the pages on your computer!
Download the entire curriculum.
Skills Identification and Career Exploration
1 – Human Knot
2 – Discover Your Interests
3 – Evaluating Your Brand
4 – Reality Check
5 – Egg-streme Sports
Job Search Skills
6 – Networking BINGO
8 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(of Applications)
10 – 30 Seconds
(Answering Interview Questions 1)
11 – Speed Interviewing
(Answering Interview Questions 2)
12 – The Negotiations of Interviewing
13 – Thank You Letters
Employability Skills
14 – Skills that Pay the Bills (Verbal and Non-Verbal Cues)
15 – Actions Speak Louder Than Words (First Impressions)
16 – Workplace Personalities
17 – Workplace Ethics
18 – Social Media Pit Stop (Social Media Presence 1)
19 – Let’s Take a Selfie (Social Media Presence 2)
Making Career Choices
Help Paying For Schools
Prepare for College - Checklists
Other Resources
Success in the New Economy
(9.35 Minutes - YouTube Video)
Watch a variety of videos on different occupations in 16 different career clusters.
Career Videos
Curriculum Support
High-Skill, High-Growth Occupational Posters