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 Lower Elementary Language Arts Book contains ideas for integrating work related skills into the language arts curriculum for young learners. The activity suggestions include – I Am Poem, Morals, Job Awareness, The Importance of Caring, All About Me, Character Creation, What I Want To Be, Classroom Newsletter, When I Was Little, The Giving Tree, Author Quilt, Teamwork, Create A Big Book and Important Words.

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.