Career Information for Pre-K to 5
PK-2 ELEMENTARY
Listed below are resources and books you can use for your children in grades PK-2. Click on the links to be directed to the site. If you are in search of something specific please feel free to reach out to our Career and Technical Education (CTE) department and we would be delighted to help.
Sites:
Xello- Career Exploration program used from K-12th to track student interest, build resume, teacher recommendations and assistance with college application
Jobs I can have when I grow up- Video by HighlightKids, they also have great videos on how things are made
Jobmixer- Have your students match the job description with the proper clothes for the job
Meet the Helpers-Video on Lineworkers from Knowitall.org
Meet the Helpers-Video on 911 Operator from Knowitall.org
Meet the Helpers- Video on Meterologist from Knowitall.org
Apps:
Kids Learn Profession by KiDEO- The miltilingual app has 11 games that introduce various kind of occupations.
Professions for kids by Hippo Kids Games- You child can connect pipes to supply water to firefighters, take xrays and how to taxi people
Books:
Mae Among the Stars by: Roda Ahmed; Stasia Burrington
Margaret and the Moon by: Dean Robbins (Author) and Lucy Knisley (Illustrator)
I want to Be a Verterinarian by: Laura Driscoll and Catalina Echeverri (Illustrator)
Future President by: Lori Alexander
Bunny Business by: Lori Richmond
Otter the Best Job Ever by: Sam Garton
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by: Deborah Hembrook and Kathryn Heling
When I Grow Up by: Al Yankovic
The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera
The Firefighters by: Sue Whiting
Digger Man by: Andrea Zimmerman
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip Stead
ABC for Me: ABC What Can She Be? Girls Can be Anything They Want to Be, from A to Z Book by: Jessie Ford
3-5 ELEMENTARY
Listed below are resources and books you can use for your children in grades 3-5. Click on the links to be directed to the site. If you are in search of something specific, please feel free to reach out to our Career and Technical Education (CTE) department and we would be delighted to help.
Sites:
Xello- Career Exploration program used from K-12th to track student interest, build resumes, teacher recommendations, and assistance with college application
Jobs I can have when I grow up- Video by HighlightKids, they also have great videos on how things are made
Jobmixer- Have your students match the job description with the proper clothes for the job
Meet the Helpers-Video on Lineworkers from Knowitall.org
Meet the Helpers-Video on 911 Operator from Knowitall.org
Meet the Helpers- Video on Meterologist from Knowitall.org
Pop a Job- Students play a spelling game to determine the job on the board
SciGirls-Is your daugher interested in STEM? Here is show and activities that promotes STEM to young ladies
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Musesum- Three children go back in time to meet historical figures as they were children to see how they made a difference in the world
Books:
Cool Careers in Sports by: Audra Wallace
Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife by: Julia Coey
So, You want to Work with Animals by: J. M. Bedell
What Is an Archaeologist? by: Libby Romero
Entrepreneurship: Create Your Own Business by: Alex Kahan
What Is a Scientist? by: Barbara Lehn
100 Things to Be When You Grow Up by: Lisa Gerry
Electricians by: Gary Sprott
Will the Civil Engineer by: Chadd Kahlsdorf
You Wouldn't Want to Live without Nurses by: Fiona Macdonald
Special Effects Make-up Artist by: Jonathan Craig