FREE Career Interest Games and Inventories on VA Career View

I have been searching for fun and interactive career activities to facilitate with students this year. I rediscovered Virginia Career View, which has a wealth of computer based and printable career activities. I have used this website many times, but each time I visit I am surprised by how truly awesome this site is.

In the K-5 Section of Virginia Career View there is an interactive game called Career Town! I used the Career Town game with some 5th grade students last year and they loved it. Career Town has three levels with different games to learn about jobs on each level. 

The Career Town has an educators guide for each "level' of the game. The educators guide has ideas of how you can utilize the game to meet standards and includes ideas for extension activities. 

In the 6-8 Grade section, there is a career cluster assessment activity called "Who R U?". It is web-based. The Virginia Career View website also has printable resources though!

 In the web-based version of "Who R U?" students check boxes of activities they are interested in. At the end their items are totaled and they can click on links to jobs in those cluster areas. 

I plan to use Career Town and "Who R U?" with  fifth and sixth grade in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Career site PA Career Zone. 

I plan to use FREE web-based career assessments My Next Move and Education Planner with seventh and eighth grade. My Next Move and Education Planner are great for middle and high school students!

I wrote a previous post about using Paws in Jobland for younger grades.

I will be using the results from the career interest inventories to invite speakers for Career Café. I will also be including in career portfolios I will be making with students this year.

What career assessments do you use with students? What are your favorite VA Career View lessons or activities? Comment below, tweet, or contact Danielle, share on the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page!

Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at School Counselor Blog, a place where school counselors share innovative ideas, creative lesson plans, and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via email, follow her on twitter, add her on LinkedIn or Google+, and become a fan of the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page.


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