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.

Mathematics and career education are integrated in this lower elementary curriculum guide. Many activities are introduced to help young children gain skills they will need to become successful professionals in the future. The activities include – Number Hunt, Candy Count, Estimation at the Grocery Store, Shape Study, Symmetry, “Hello, my name is…”, Marketing the Perfect Pet, Can You Solve It? – Tangram Riddles, Slides, Flips and Turns, Math at Work, Numbers in the Newspaper, Making Change – Community Store, Patterns in Design, Sort it Out and Number Sense.

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.