Grab-and-Go Activities

Click on the links below to download activities! Most of these do not require logging into Xello to utilize them. However, they may be great supplemental activities to emphasize the importance of career development and to utilize SDMyLife powered by Xello. 

The grab-and-go activities were provided by South Dakota school counselors at workshops that have been held over time. 

The materials below are for information purposes only, and the statements, views, and opinions expressed in any presentation or accompanying materials are solely those of the presenter and not of the South Dakota Department of Education. SDDOE Disclaimer.

SD Invest 2015: K-2 Resources

• A Job for Me
• Agriculture Bingo
• Career Clusters Powerpoint
• Career Day
• Career Deck
• Career Guessing
• Career Riddles Tic Tac Toe zip file
• Careers from A-Z
• Color Me
• Connecting the Dots
• Do We Go to Your School
• Friend"ship"
• Gender Roles & Responsibilities
• My Career Packet
• My Handful of Roles
• My Job as a Student - Part 1
• My Job as a Student - Part 2
• The Career Deck
• The Scientist
• What Do I Want to be
• What's My Job
• What's My Job Worksheet
• Who am I?

SD Invest 2015: 3-5 Resources

• Animals 'R' Us
• Becoming a Career Detective
• Blue or Pink
• Career 20 Questions
• Career Around Me
• Career Cluster Scavenger Hunt: Health
• Health Scavenger Hunt
• Career Cluster Scavenger Hunt: Hospitality
• Hospitality Scavenger Hunt
• Career Fishbone
• Career Fishbone Handout
• Career Poster
• Career Riddles
• Career Riddles Tic Tac Toe zip file
• Career Triathlon
• Career Worm
• Cluster Collage Posters
• Collage VS. Elementary
• Color Quiz
• Dueling Cards
• Gender Careers
• Hidden Heroes
• Snowball
• The Monster, the Mouse and Me
• We Depend on Each Other to Get Things Done

SD Invest 2015: 6-8 Resources

• 21st Century Career Skills
• ABC Careers
• Bobilator
• Bobilator PPT
• Buying a Car
• Career Cluster Memory Game
• Career Pizza
• Escalator
• Gender and Career Choice
• Grade 6-8 Powerpoint
• Grade Your Attitude
• Guess that Career
• High School Graduation Requirements
• High School, Can I Survive
• Junior High/Middle School Transitioning
• My School Attitude
• SDMyLife Career Hunt
• The Dream Job
• The Mole
• The Perfect Career Mix
  
• Understanding Learning Styles
• What Would You Say
• Your Brain Believes Everything You Say

Soft Skills Activities from Workshop
Balloon Trolley
Draw
Like Clockwork
Sell the Role
Red Card/ Green Card

Activities from Counselors
Grades K-2:
The Big Squeeze
How Santa Got His Job
Cooperation

Grades 3-5:
Attributes
Dream Job Meets Real World 
Early College Awareness
Have a Plan
How Santa Got His Job
SMART Goals
The Big Squeeze
The Great Balloon Race

Grades 6-8:
Attributes
Career Goals and Planning at the Middle School Level
Early College Awareness
How Do I Become A...
SMART Goals
Stakeholders

Grades 9-12:
Attributes
Interviewing Techniques
Learning Styles Research
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Personal and Group Responsibilities
SMART Goals
Stakeholders
Time Management