Career Exploration Activities with Research & Financial Literacy for High School

This CTE real life bundle is jam-packed with personal finance, career exploration, soft skills, real-world scenarios, vocational and employability readiness skills, career and technical education, and many other 21st-century skills and lessons high school students need. 

Students will learn about credit, credit cards, paychecks, loans, soft skills (interpersonal job skills), resumes, cover letters, interview questions, mindfulness, and character education for employment through a variety of real-life scenarios, readings, activities, and posters focusing on becoming quality employees.

The real-world FOCUS SKILLS of this bundle:

• Career Tech - Career Technology Readiness
• Personal Finance; Financial Literacy
• Occupational and Vocational Courses
• Career Exploration, Career Pathways, Occupational clusters
• College and Career Readiness
• Soft Skills
• Employment Skills and Job Readiness
• Transition Support
• Independent Living Skills and Life Skills

WHAT RESOURCES ARE INCLUDED?

1. Financial Literacy: Paychecks & Paystubs PRINTABLE

• PRINTABLE - 23 pages

2. Financial Literacy: Paychecks & Paystubs DIGITAL

• DIGITAL - 19 slides + directions (Google Slides™)

3. Financial Literacy: Credit and Credit Cards PRINTABLE

• PRINTABLE - 27 pages - Not editable

4. Financial Literacy: Credit and Credit Cards DIGITAL

• DIGITAL - 27 slides + directions (Google Slides™) - Not editable

5. Financial Literacy: Withholding Taxes and W-4 Tax Forms PRINTABLE

• PRINTABLE - 34 pages- articles, worksheets, assessments
• PRESENTATION - 18-slide PowerPoint presentation - add or delete slides (not completely editable)

6. Financial Literacy: Withholding Taxes and W-4 Tax Forms DIGITAL

• DIGITAL - 25 slides + directions (Google Slides™)
• PRESENTATION - 18-slide presentation - add or delete slides (not completely editable)

7. Financial Literacy: Understanding Types of Loans PRINTABLE

• PRINTABLE - 25 pages

8. Financial Literacy: Understanding Types of Loans DIGITAL

• DIGITAL - 12 slides + directions (Google Slides™)

9. Financial Literacy Budgeting - covers the benefits of creating a budget.

• PRINTABLE - articles, scenario activity, assessments, vocabulary
• DIGITAL - Google Slides articles, scenario activity, assessments, vocabulary

10. Soft Skills Presentation with Discussion Cards - top social & personal skills

• PRINTABLE - 29 page PDF + 29 pages of teacher notes (Not editable) + 32 printable discussion cards (customizable cards included)
• PRESENTATION - 29 slides of PowerPoint presentation (EDITABLE) + 29 slides of teacher notes (EDITABLE)
• DIGITAL - Google Slides™ presentation (EDITABLE) + 29 slides of teacher notes (EDITABLE) + 32 digital discussion cards (customizable cards included)

11. Resume and Cover Letters - EDITABLE - develop resumes and cover letters

• PRINTABLE - 45 pages + 16 EDITABLE pages
• DIGITAL - 34 slides + 39 EDITABLE slides + directions (Google Slides™)

12. Graduation Goals for High School Students - quick goal pages for students

• PRINTABLE - 18 pages
• DIGITAL - 10 slides + directions (Google Slides™)

13. Graduation Plan for Career Exploration - Customized plans for students

• PRINTABLE - 25 pages
• DIGITAL - 22 slides + directions (Google Slides™)

14. Career Exploration and Research Activities - students research careers

• PRINTABLE - 23 pages
• DIGITAL - 19 slides + directions (Google Slides™)

15. Career Exploration Career Clusters and Pathways Posters - show Career Pathways in full color

• PRINTABLE colorful reference poster set

16. Career Exploration and Job Interview Practice Questions Activity - Practice questions for job interviews

• PRINTABLE set of 44 interview question task cards
• DIGITAL set of Google Slides task cards

17. Career and Work-Related Posters for Career Exploration Classes

• PRINTABLE full-color classroom decor posters

18. Soft Skills Daily Dilemmas Prompts for Discussion and Writing - Real-world workplace scenarios students may face

• PRINTABLE for class discussions and response writing

19. Soft Skills Career Scenario Prompts for Discussion and Writing - Workplace problems and situations students could encounter

• PRINTABLE engaging class discussions and writing about real-life scenarios

20. Character Education Activities and Posters - Career exploration, character education, and life skills join together in this vocabulary set

• PRINTABLE poster set

21. Interview Follow-Up Thank You Letter for Career Readiness - how to thank potential employers for an interview

• EDITABLE PowerPoint
• PRINTABLE post-interview thank you templates

22. Mini Job Application Data Record for Career Exploration and Career Readiness - perfect for carrying on job interviews for applications

• PRINTABLE mini pocket resume

23. Career Readiness Interview Word Search - engaging word search

• PRINTABLE - word search puzzle

IMPORTANT:  NONE of these resources are completely editable, but many have editable portions. Only resources marked EDITABLE can be customized.

WHO SHOULD USE THIS BUNDLE?

I recommend this bundle for high school students or adults. The information may be difficult for middle school students to understand without teacher support. Special education students may benefit from teacher support- please examine the PREVIEW to see if this resource fits your needs.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nikki said, “I purchased this bundle to use with my Transition students for our first week of virtual learning due to the Corona Virus. It was fabulous and has a TON of stuff for me to use in the upcoming weeks."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Danyiele said, “I work with high students in the Occupational Course of Study leading to a high school diploma. This resource is EVERYTHING I could have ever hoped for and much more! My students are engaged in tasks and leading discussions, and I love how easy it has been for me to implement. Resources are appropriate for our curriculum and for our classroom . . ."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Danee said, “What an OUTSTANDING resource for career exploration!!!! My students really love the variety of jobs, the layout of the materials, and all the graphics. GREAT resource, really worth the money!"

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The original GROWING BUNDLE of Career Tech, Work, and Vocational oriented resources guaranteed 11 resources. As of January 8, 2018, the promised 11 resources have been completed, and 13 additional resources and many digital upgrades were added!

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