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# Career Development Activities

## K-12 Career Development

Why use career development in the classroom? 

- foster [essential skills for success](https://doe.sd.gov/cte/essentialskills.aspx)
- provide students a brain break
- develop meaningful engagement for students (the "why" in their learning journey).

![ElementaryAwareness](https://sdmylife.com/hubfs/ElementaryAwareness.png "ElementaryAwareness")

### Career Exploration

[K-2 Activities](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ry6MA0DbqxRzKEg0R7izDnexh1OLE7a-)

[3-5 Activities](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C-60J6yRQ1eO10R0aqr9a_1PHYxBaJp8)

![MiddleSchoolExploration](https://sdmylife.com/hubfs/MiddleSchoolExploration.png "MiddleSchoolExploration")

### Career Exploration

[6-8 Activities](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11ckMpbeXkssy1AUIbm0qaaMe8zX2g-Yf)

![HighSchoolPreparation](https://sdmylife.com/hubfs/HighSchoolPreparation.png "HighSchoolPreparation")

### Career Exploration

[9-12 Activities](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XbrXz-nuPcFG2CJaEhSX__pI3qNvt-c2)

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