All About Career Town

Xello productXello K-2 Time14 mins tvRecorded September 2024

The adventure that students embark on in Xello K-2 is a non-violent mystery that underlines not only the variety of work and workers in a community, but the importance of every worker in a community. In Xello K-2, the Xello Lessons are the Locations students explore in Career Town. Students explore six locations where characters have similar kinds of jobs or perform similar tasks because they have each taken the same career path.

Check out this recording to learn about the topics they address and the learning outcomes they achieve. In addition, see how educators an access resources to bring this program to life with your youngest learners, and gather insights to learn about each student.

This session will cover:

  • An overview of the K-2 student experience
  • Resources to help introduce Xello K-2 and Career Town to your students
  • Extension activities support the work your students are doing in Xello
  • Scope & Sequence workbook to help plan your lesson sequence in Xello and support your career development roadmap for students.

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Additional resources

  • pdfPDF
    PDFLessons pacing guide

    Use this pacing guide to simplify your experience with Xello Lessons and supplementary resources. Topics for each grade level are sequenced for you, so you can see at a glance the order in which to deliver the curriculum.

    Xello 6-12
    Xello 3-5
    Xello K-2
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    PDFIntroducing students to Xello: Scope and sequence

    The Scope and sequence document outlines recommendations for how to use Xello throughout each grade.

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    Xello K-5
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    Supplementary resourceIntroducing Career Town to students

    Use the resources on this page to help introduce Xello K-2 and Career Town to your students from kindergarten to second grade. The video and the handout will help get students started!

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    Supplementary resourceLesson resources for Xello K-2 New

    Use these Xello K-2 resources to help students get the most out of Career Town.

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    Supplementary resourceExtension activities for Xello K-2

    These extension activities support the work your students are doing in Xello. Use them to help introduce and build on Xello activities.

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    Short VideoIntroduction to Xello K-2

    Check out the video to learn how future-readiness can begin as early as Kindergarten. See how students are taken on an age appropriate adventure around Career Town to help Detective Jill find the missing workers who have been lured away by Ernestine McNohire.

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    Short VideoTrouble in Career Town!

    An introductory video for students about to use Xello K-2 so they can learn all about Career Town and how to get started.

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Career Town in Xello K-2Browse through our resources on Career Town to learn more.