Lesson+Plans

= Links to lesson plans with connections in content areas to careers/college = Do you have one to share? Email trudyngobrown@kentisd.org

__ Elementary (K-5) __

 * "The Road Not Taken" (ELA, Math, Gr. 5): Students read Robert Frost's famous poem and Dr. Suess's //Oh, The Places You'll Go//​ and relate them to making choices towards building their futures.
 * Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday - Understanding Opportunity Costs (Math, Social Studies, Gr. 3-5): Students learn that opportunity costs exist for every economic decision as a result of limited resources. Connections are made to pursuing college after high school.

__ Secondary (6-12) __

 * //Map Projections and Career Connections// (Geography, Gr. 6-8): Students explore different types of map projections and use critical thinking skills to consider careers that would require geographic knowledge.
 * Preparing a Character for a New Job: Character Analysis through Job Placement(ELA, Gr. 9-12) Students analyze a literary character's traits while developing resume-writing skills.
 * //The REAL Cost of College// (Math, Economics, Gr. 7-12): High school students (can be adapted for middle school) learn the basics of budgeting, including understanding how revenue and expenses interact. Students put together different budget scenarios of what it really costs to go to college, using online resources that they research independently.
 * //[|Sowing Failure, Reaping Success: What Failure Can Teach]// (General, Gr. 7-12): A collection of lessons from the //New York Times// related to the broad theme of “failure”: how it is defined, what it means, and what it can lead to in life