{"product_id":"lessons-for-life-volume-1-elementary-grades-paperback","title":"Lessons for Life, Volume 1: Elementary Grades - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZark VanZandt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBette Ann Buchan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEileen Ciavarella\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a career development curriculum packed with stimulating lessons and activities to help students develop the self-knowledge, interpersonal skills, and work habits they need for success in school, work and life, while learning how to make good decisions about their education, personal lives, and future careers. This book folds flat for easy photocopying of the lesson materials and includes 60 ready-to-use lessons with related activities and worksheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all school counselors and teachers of life skills courses, here is a complete K-12 career development curriculum packed with stimulating lessons and activities to help students develop the self-knowledge, interpersonal skills, and work habits they need for success in school, work and like, and learn how to make good decisions about their education, personal lives, and future careers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe curriculum is organized into two volumes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eVolume 1: Elementary Grades (K-6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVolume 2: Secondary Grades (7-12)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach level volume provides 60 age-appropriate lessons with related activities and worksheets that encourage students to examine themselves, their life roles, the relevance of their education, and factors that contribute to positive career choices. The lessons help students of all abilities: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop self-knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove interpersonal skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine various life roles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractice assertiveness and acceptance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild employability skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelate school to work\/careers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet short- and long-term goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore different careers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake good decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlan ahead for both school and work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll lessons are presented on two facing pages -- a left-hand Preview Page listing the lesson title, the career topics addressed, the skill-based objectives, and supplies needed (if any), and right-hand Lesson Page with introduction, focus, activity, closure, and follow-up activity. Many lessons also include a reproducible worksheet for use with individual students or an entire class. For example, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean \u003cb\u003eInterpersonal Rating Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e to be used by students in the interview\/role-play activity with the lesson Best Foot Forward (Volume 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEgg Pattern Cut-Outs\u003c\/b\u003e, a worksheet used in the fingerprint activity for the self-concept lesson I'm Something Special (Volume 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea \u003cb\u003eDear Editor Worksheet\u003c\/b\u003e on which students rate the tolerance shown in letters to the editor of their local newspaper (Volume 2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe \u003cb\u003ePersonal Goal Worksheet\u003c\/b\u003e, an educational development exercise in which children set short-term academic goals for themselves (Volume 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea \u003cb\u003eSeven Intelligences Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e that students use to categorize the strength of famous personalities and themselves in the lesson IQ-4-U (volume 2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, each LESSON FOR LIFE volume gives you all the basic components of an effective career guidance curriculum. The lessons can serve a complete developmental program in themselves or be used to supplement or enrich any career guidance program already in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all school counselors and teachers of life skills courses, here is a complete K-12 career development curriculum packed with stimulating lessons and activities to help students develop the self-knowledge, interpersonal skills, and work habits they need for success in school, work and like, and learn how to make good decisions about their education, personal lives, and future careers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe curriculum is organized into two volumes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eVolume 1: Elementary Grades (K-6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVolume 2: Secondary Grades (7-12)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach level volume provides 60 age-appropriate lessons with related activities and worksheets that encourage students to examine themselves, their life roles, the relevance of their education, and factors that contribute to positive career choices. The lessons help students of all abilities: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop self-knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove interpersonal skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine various life roles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractice assertiveness and acceptance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild employability skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelate school to work\/careers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet short- and long-term goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore different careers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake good decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlan ahead for both school and work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll lessons are presented on two facing pages -- a left-hand Preview Page listing the lesson title, the career topics addressed, the skill-based objectives, and supplies needed (if any), and right-hand Lesson Page with introduction, focus, activity, closure, and follow-up activity. Many lessons also include a reproducible worksheet for use with individual students or an entire class. For example, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean \u003cb\u003eInterpersonal Rating Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e to be used by students in the interview\/role-play activity with the lesson \"Best Foot Forward\" (Volume 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEgg Pattern Cut-Outs\u003c\/b\u003e, a worksheet used in the fingerprint activity for the self-concept lesson \"I'm Something Special\" (Volume 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea \u003cb\u003eDear Editor Worksheet\u003c\/b\u003e on which students rate the tolerance shown in letters to the editor of their local newspaper (Volume 2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe \u003cb\u003ePersonal Goal Worksheet\u003c\/b\u003e, an educational development exercise in which children set short-term academic goals for themselves (Volume 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea \u003cb\u003eSeven Intelligences Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e that students use to categorize the strength of famous personalities and themselves in the lesson \"IQ-4-U\" (volume 2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, each LESSON FOR LIFE volume gives you all the basic components of an effective career guidance curriculum. The lessons can serve a complete developmental program in themselves or be used to supplement or enrich any career guidance program already in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZark VanZandt\u003c\/b\u003e, Ed.D., is a counselor educator at the University of Southern Maine at Gorham. He has served as both and elementary and a high school counselor, a director of guidance, and a state guidance consultant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBette Ann Buchan\u003c\/b\u003e, M.Ed., is an elementary\/middle school counselor at Woolwich (Maine) Central School and adjunct clinical supervisor of interns at the University of Southern Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 11.28 x 7.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923681607987,"sku":"9780787967017","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KJQhWkPa7b9780787967017.webp?v=1793825529","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lessons-for-life-volume-1-elementary-grades-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}