Building Futures infuses career education into a teacher's academic curriculum with easy-to-use lesson plans and informative resources for each grade level.

Manuals are divided into six core subject areas: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health & Physical Education, and Art & Music. Subjects are approached through the concept of multiple intelligences, and the manual provides activities to recognize and develop student competency for each.

The Art and Music book for middle school students shows educators how to integrate necessary career development skills into an already established curriculum. The activities utilized in this process include – Me, Home, Sculptures, My Stationary, Poetry and Dance, Writing Raps, The World of Work, My Mentor, Making Music, Top Ten Comic Strip, Team Spirit, Create a Children’s Book, First Impressions, Productions and Scientific Illustrations.

In addition to creative lesson plans, each spiral-bound manual contains a chart of 125 occupations, organized into 25 career clusters with descriptions of tasks, skills required, and salary ranges. There is also a calendar with career-related events, and numerous website addresses for teachers and students to explore.

Further career information can be found at www.building-futures.com.