Teacher Support Links

These sites provide additional information related to a theme of each unit. Some of the sites have printable materials that can be used in class.

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Applications for employment
Print out one of these applications for your students to fill out. Select the one you feel is most appropriate for your class. (All in PDF format)

• Application to work for the State of Texas.
  
• Application to work for the US Post Office.
  
• Application to work for the City of Champaign, IL.

Common job interview mistakes
Venturi Staffing provides a useful list of The 25 Worst Job Interview Mistakes.

Driving directions
These sites give simple driving directions and include a map. Print one out and have your students practice giving directions using the map.

• San Diego (CA), directions to City Hall.
  
• Ithaca (NY), directions to City Court.
  
• Oakland (CA) Museum of Art, directions.

Floor plans
Use these floor plans to practice giving directions within a building.

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
• The Seattle Campus of DeVry University.

Troubleshooting
Print out pages 11-12 of this Sanyo color TV user manual to practice troubleshooting a problem. (PDF format)

What is a warranty?
The US Federal Trade Commission's downloadable flyer about warranties (PDF format) explains what a warranty is, gives tips on resolving complaints, and provides a sample complaint letter.

Consumer complaint letters
Print out these guidelines (from the Consumer Action and Information Center of Hawai'i) for writing a consumer complaint letter. Available, too, is a sample complaint letter.

Reporting unsafe products
The Consumer Product Incident Report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission can be printed out and used in the classroom.

Minimum wage information
Print this page so that your students can have a copy of the minimum wage regulations from the US Department of Labor. (PDF format)

Child labor
This fact sheet from the US Department of Labor will give you answer to questions your students might have about child labor laws, including minimum age standards for employment, occupations banned for minors, and hours standards.

Help-wanted ads
Use this list of help-wanted ads to compare hourly wages for jobs.

Timesheets
Print out one of these timesheets for more practice. (PDF format)

• California Student Opportunity and Access Progam, San Diego student payroll timesheet
• The Iredell-Statesville School District (NC) bus driver timesheet

Order forms

• Use this order form from Imperial Foods to practice ordering food through the mail. (PDF format)
  
• Columbia University has a supply order form that can be filled out by your students. (PDF format)
  
• Here is a simple office supply order form that can be used in the classroom. (PDF format)

Top 10 consumer purchase mistakes
Print out and discuss with your students what Debt Consolidation Online considers to be the top 10 consumer purchase mistakes.

Guide to unit pricing
The Food Market Institute has a guide to unit pricing. It also has a self-test that asks you to compare the unit prices of two items. Print these so your students can practice unit pricing.

"Getting What You Pay For"
This consumer guide from New York State includes a section with a simple explanation of unit pricing. (PDF format)

Parking rules
Print out these parking rules for your students to discuss in class. Although they are specific to the city of Monterey (CA), they can be applied to most US cities.

Parking violation appeal form
The website of the city of Ithaca (NY) has a simple parking violation appeal form that can be printed out and shared with your students. (PDF format)

Notice of disturbance form
This sample Notice of Disturbance form can be useful for practice reporting inconsiderate behavior. (PDF format)

Directions and indications
Print out these pages from CVS Pharmacies to share with the classroom. The site provides information on numerous over-the-counter and prescription medications.

• Tylenol Cold Children's Multi-Symptom Plus Cough
  
• CVS Ibruprofen Tablets
• Tums Relief Tablets
  

(Remind students that they are using these sites just for practice with reading drug information. They are not buying the medication from the website.)

Handling food safely
Print out these lists of tips on how to handle food safely.

• Basics for Handling Food Safely (including a Cold Storage Chart) (PDF format)
  
• Handling Chicken Safely
  
• Ground Beef Safety Tips
  

Using a food thermometer
The United States Department of Agriculture site provides guidelines on how to use a food thermometer in order to prevent food-borne illness. (PDF format)

Saving money

• Print out this list of low-cost fun activities.
  
• Learn to save money while buying food.
  
• The Always Frugal site has tips for making a household budget.
  

Avoid credit card fraud
Teach your students how to avoid credit card fraud by printing out and discussing this page from the Federal Trade Commission.

Help with resumes

• Print out this guide to resume writing from Jobweb.
  
• Print out this list of action words for your students to use in their resumes.
• Monster.com has a wealth of sample resumes. Print out this one for classroom discussion.
  

Help with cover letters
Careerbuilder provides a list of tips for writing a cover letter.