Description
One future, five exciting paths! Help your students explore life after high school and discover which direction could be the best fit for them!
✨ This comprehensive college and career awareness lesson lets middle schoolers explore the “5 Paths” available to them after high school graduation:
- Join the workforce
- Enlist in the military
- Enroll in a trade school
- Attend community college
- Pursue a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university
✅ THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
- A PowerPoint and digital for Google Slides™ presentation that inspires students to turn their interests into future possibilities, explains each of the 5 paths in depth, teaches critical college vocabulary, and explores how to find the “best fit” college. Then, it dives into applying for college, paying for college, dormitory life, academic life, social life, a day in the life of a college student, and steps middle schoolers can take now to prepare for their futures.
- 7 posters: 1 that displays the 5 paths, 1 that lists 8 reasons why to attend college, and 5 that provide a one-page summary of each path
- A 3-page mock college application for real-world experience in college prep
- A “5 Paths Survey” that helps students discover which of the 5 paths may be the best fit for them
- A “5 Paths Reflection” page that helps students score their survey, understand their scores, and reflect on their results
- A “College Fit Survey” that focuses on helping students find the best fit for their future college or university
- A “College Fit Snapshot” page that lets students reflect on their survey results and discover their priorities and preferences
- 5 (2-3 page) reading passages, one about each of the 5 paths
- 5 reflection pages (one for each path) with comprehension and reflection questions about the reading passages
- 24 discussion cards in full color and black/white to spark conversation about future planning
- Alignment to ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors
