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=Grade 3 Resources:= - survey to evaluate how Career Education & Work Standards are being addressed at your grade level - shows the career standards addressed by the social studies text ideas to get you started with career education at your grade level; links to good student websites. - overview connecting career standards with the __Communities__ social studies text by unit; lesson plans and activities below are indicated in this document

[|www.bls.gov/k12/] - Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

[|www.knowitall.org/kidswork/] - Kids Work! Explore interesting jobs in a virtual community of workplaces

[|www.kids.gov/k_careers.htm] - The official kids portal for the US Government

[|www.careervoyages.gov/students-elementary.cfm] - Career voyages for the elementary student

http://www.amazon.com/Career-Day-Picture-Books/lm/2LMBEBXLV8GDA - Career books (Amazon)

Additional Resources

=Lesson Plans:= - (SS Unit 1) - lesson goes with book //Arthur's Pet Business//; recognize an area of interest and that individuals differ in their interests - (SS Unit 1) - identify skills learned in school that they will use in thier life

//Developmental Guidance Classroom Activities for use with National Career Development Guidelines. A notebook with many more activities can be found in your school library.// - DG Activity 46 "Skills for Success" (SS Unit 4) - recognize how skills learned at school can tranlate into the work world later - DG Activity 143 "Can You Predict the Future?" (SS Unit 3) - explore past, present, and future lifestyles - DG Activity 145 "Future Careers and Lifestyles" (SS Unit 3) - explore future careers and lifestyles - DG Activity 152 "What Happens in a Community?" (SS Unit 1) - explore occupations that contribute to the community

=Activities:= //Careers Are Everywhere Activity Book - created by PDE// - p. 5 "Self-Knowledge" (SS Unit 4) - self-knowledge assessment - p. 7 "The Future" (SS Unit 3) - visualizing their future - p. 21 "Definitions" (SS Unit 1) - exploring employment - p. 29 "Assembly Line" (SS Unit 5) - experience an assembly line by creating greeting cards (Note: this activity could easily be used around the holidays or to make Mother's Day cards) - p. 30 "Government & Public Administration" (SS Unit 4) - explains jobs in this field - p. 33 "Work Habits" (SS Unit 4) - work habits and goal setting