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HirePaths Free Lesson Plans

To help you bring career exploration into your classroom, we've partnered with teachers across Kansas to write lesson plans using HirePaths materials. These student-tested lesson plans are free to download! 

Would you like to submit a lesson plan to be included in this list? Send us an email. 

Lesson Plans for Pre-K Through 2nd Grade

  • Preschool, Careers, Construction Worker
  • Preschool, Careers, Dentist
  • Preschool, Careers, When I Grow Up
  • Kindergarten, Library, Future Career
  • Kindergarten - Fourth Grade, Library, Career Exploration
  • Kindergarten - Fifth Grade, Social Studies/Writing
  • First Grade, Library, Pizza Party
  • First Grade - Third Grade, Business, Community Heroes
  • Second Grade - Third Grade, Agriculture, Kansas Corn
  • Second Grade - Fourth Grade, Careers, Paths to the Future
  • Second Grade - Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, Code and Create
  • Second Grade - Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, My Future
  • Second Grade - Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, Stock Market Game

​Lesson Plans for Elementary School

  • Kindergarten - Fourth Grade, Library, Career Exploration
  • Kindergarten - Fifth Grade, Social Studies/Writing
  • First Grade - Third Grade, Business, Community Heroes
  • Second Grade - Third Grade, Agriculture, Kansas Corn
  • Second Grade - Fourth Grade, Careers, Paths to the Future
  • Second Grade - Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, Code and Create
  • Second Grade - Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, My Future
  • Second Grade - Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, Stock Market Game
  • Third Grade, Science, Wind Energy
  • Third Grade - Fifth Grade, English, Business Proposal
  • Third Grade - Fifth Grade, English, Career Exploration
  • Third Grade - Fifth Grade, STEM, Plumbing
  • Fourth Grade - Eighth Grade, Library, Olympic Careers

Lesson Plans for Middle School

  • Fourth Grade - Eighth Grade, Library, Olympic Careers
  • Sixth Grade, Finance, Financial Literacy
  • Sixth Grade, STEM, Intro to Careers
  • Sixth Grade - Eighth Grade, Communications, Email Writing
  • Sixth Grade - Eighth Grade, General, All About Me
  • Sixth Grade - Eighth Grade, General, My Career

Lesson Plans for High School​

  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Business, Career Quiz
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Business, Industry Research
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Business, Interviews
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Business, Interview Questions
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Agriculture/FFA, About Me
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Agriculture/FFA, Career Exploration
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Agriculture/FFA, Is College for Me?
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Business, Real Success Stories
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Government, Government and Schools
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, History, Enlightenment Education
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, History, Women's Employment
  • Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade, Library, Full STEAM Ahead

Lesson Plans Provided by Kansas 4-H Youth Development

K-State Research and Extension
  • Elementary School, Communications, Dynamic Displays
  • Fourth Grade - Eighth Grade, Communications, Presentation Basics
  • Fourth Grade - Seventh Grade, STEM, Junk Drawer Robotics
  • Middle School, Reading, Exploring Genres

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