As
a teacher, you are dedicated to helping prepare the children
of our community to have bright futures. Workforce Solutions
shares your desire to help students become vital assets
to our community as they grow into adulthood.
Workforce
Solutions is the public workforce system—linking employers
to job candidates and people to jobs. We operate multiple
community-based career offices throughout the 13-county
Houston-Galveston region.
In
considering the economic outlook of the region, Workforce
Solutions has identified those occupations that will be
in highest demand when your students enter the workforce
as adults. These careers include:
•
Accountant
• Chemical Plant Operator
• Computer Software Engineer
• Electrician
• Environmental Engineer
• Geologist |
• Police Patrol Officer
• Plumber
• Registered Nurse
• Teacher
• Radiologic Technologist
• Welder |
The
high demand for workers with these skills means that individuals
who train for these careers can earn wages above the region’s
average. By exposing your students to these professions
early in life, we hope to stimulate interest in these careers,
which will—in turn—help those students earn
good wages and contribute to the future economic growth
of our region.
To
support your efforts as an educator and a community leader,
Workforce Solutions has developed educational materials
for use in grades Pre-K through 5th that focus on how careers
help the community. These mini-units can be used in conjunction
with your school’s career day or done in the classroom.
Activities are meant to be interactive and student-focused.
Each lesson includes the audience type, time allotment,
level of Bloom’s Taxonomy and the TEKS that apply.
The mini-units are designed to be flexible so you can use
those lessons and extensions that best suit your instructional
needs. We invite you to customize the mini-units for your
students.
Finally,
we hope you will find these materials useful and enjoy working
with the content. If you would like to learn more about
Workforce Solutions, please contact the nearest career office.
You can access a complete list of locations on our Web site,
www.wrksolutions.com.
We
value your input and would appreciate your feedback after
utilizing the mini-unit with your students. Please complete
a brief evaluation of our materials by
clicking
here.
| Online
Resources for Lessons |
| 'When
I Grow Up' Career Map |
| Article
on Scarcity (Grades 2–3) |
| |
| Pre-K |
| Lessons:
Pre-K (PDF, 232 KB) |
| Blackline
Masters: Pre-K, English (PDF, 10.5
MB) |
| Blackline
Masters: Pre-K, Spanish (PDF, 13.7
MB) |
| |
| Kindergarten
and 1st Grade |
| Lessons:
K–1 (PDF,
612 KB) |
| Blackline
Masters: K–1, English (PDF,
3.1 MB) |
| Blackline
Masters: K–1, Spanish (PDF,
3.1 MB) |
| |
| 2nd
and 3rd Grades |
| Lessons:
2–3 (PDF,
596 KB) |
| Blackline
Masters: 2–3, English (PDF,
552 KB) |
| Blackline
Masters: 2–3, Spanish (PDF,
552 KB) |
| |
| 4th
and 5th Grades |
| Lessons:
4–5 (PDF,
592 KB) |
| Blackline
Masters: 4–5, English (PDF,
588 KB) |
| Blackline
Masters: 4–5, Spanish (PDF,
592 KB) |
| |
Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer/program.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to
individuals with disabilities. Texas Relay: 1.800.735.2989
(TTD) 1.800.735.2988 (Voice) or 711
