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.

Young children learn the importance of art and music and how they relate to their future with this book. The activities included are – Making the Band, Density/Packing Groceries, Working in the Classroom, Let’s Dance, The Sound Machine, Create a Play, Protean Props and Costumes, My Life, My Mentor, Cartoonists, Illustrators, When I Grow Up…, What’s Cooking?, Little Landscape Architects and Teamwork.

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.