Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life Skills
Elementary | Middle | High School | General
| Elementary | ||
Web Site |
Standard |
Information |
| Brain Teasers, from Education Place. | 9.2.A (Critical Thinking) | Math problem-solving question of the week for children grades 3-4. |
* Dealing
with Bullies |
9.2.B (Self-Management) & 9.2.C (Interpersonal Communication) | Articles written for children from KidsHealth. |
| Middle School | ||
| Brain Teasers, from Education Place. | 9.2.A (Critical Thinking) | Math problem-solving question of the week for children grades 5-6 and 7-8. |
| Defining Diversity, Prejudice, and Respect | 9.2.C (Interpersonal Communication) | Articles written for children from KidsHealth. |
Finance & Credit Education Information Kid Useful Links, from Indiana Department of Financial Institutions |
9.2.E (Consumer and Personal Finance) | A very long list of excellent links for teachers and for students. |
| High School | ||
| Career Games | 9.1.A (Career Awareness and Planning) and 9.1.B (Employability Skills) | Interactive "games: that examine career education topics including: interviewing, skills & talents, working conditions, self-assessment and more: make choices, and see the answers. |
| Career Voyages | 9.1.A (Career Awareness and Planning) | Good photographs and information in an interactive site - to provide information on high-growth, high-demand occupations. |
| New Jersey's WNJPIN | 9.1.A (Career Awareness and Planning) | First - to learn about jobs choose Career Explorer. •Under Career Exploration Advice, Career Guidance Aids check out links for self-assessment and skill advancement. Try NJNext Stop, too - including the Interviews tutorial. |
| Effective Habits for Effective Study from Study Guides and Strategies, University of St. Thomas. | 9.1.B (Employability Skills) | Tips useful for high school and college students. |
| General | ||
| Brain Boosters from DiscoverySchool.com. | 9.2.A (Critical Thinking) | Challenging activities in areas such as Lateral Thinking, Logic, Categorization, Reasoning, Spatial Awareness, and others. |
| Build a Bridge from NOVA at PBS.org. | 9.2.A (Critical Thinking) | See this and other "Interactives for Students" on the NOVA teacher guide by subject. |
| Injury Prevention Web | 9.2.F (Safety) | A mega list of listings! |
| Tips for Keeping the Peace from Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR). | 9.2.C (Interpersonal Communication) | Ten tips students can use to resolve conflicts. |
