Help students connect classroom learning to real-world careers at no cost.
Bring career-connected learning to grades 5–9 with hundreds of ready-to-use, standards-aligned lessons and activities.
What this means for your classroom:
- Save planning time with ready-to-use lessons and activities
- Make learning relevant by connecting concepts to real-world careers
- Keep students engaged with interactive, hands-on learning experiences
- Support your curriculum with standards-aligned, cross-subject resources
- Teach your way with flexible materials for one lesson, full unit, or program
- No cost as an Idaho educator
What’s Included in Your Idaho Toolbox:
Interactive Lessons
Over 400 online lessons tied to academic standards
Challenge Projects
Hands-on, project-based lessons using common materials
Design Thinking
Solve complex problems with the 5-step creative thinking process
Parent Discussions
Handouts and easy experiments for at-home discussions
Career Videos
Introduce over 50 careers with real-life people
3D Printing Activities
Create objects that demonstrate science principles
Intro to Coding
20-hour middle school course providing robust coding experiences
Papercraft Figures
Students make origami-type figures of 100 careers and technologies
I have been using the computer missions in Learning Blade to help my JH Computers class understand what careers are available if they were interested in that field. I have allowed my Career Exploration class complete any mission they thought looked interesting to get them thinking about their future and what they want to do. We have discussed future careers and students are now doing more in-depth research of specific careers they might be interested in. Especially for my Career Exploration class, using Learning Blade has helped them see beyond what they thought they knew. Living in a rural school district, most students know some aspect of agriculture. Learning Blade has opened up new ideas about careers they could pursue, or even careers that would enhance their agriculture capabilities.
Melba Junior Senior High School, Melba, Idaho
The Learning blade products have helped students in my classroom by expanding the knowledge of different careers related to vet. science. It as also helped me bring in different aspects of the industry. One student enjoyed learning about the use of the 3-d printer to make article limbs. Which was something I had not covered in the past in my other classes. I believe that the Learning Blade Missions are great to help integrate other STEM and CTE concepts in my classroom. It helps support the education mission of expose students to those concepts that have readily available to the teacher and student. It also expose them to new career paths available to them.
Aberdeen High School, Aberdeen, Idaho
My students are going to choose their own mission and go through the entire mission. This will let the students check out different careers and content that goes along with them. I am able to monitor progress and have my students do the Design Challenge at the end.
Independence High School, Blackfoot, Idaho
I get to build out all my courses, and Learning Blade is the perfect solution to the asynchronous work my students are required to do in the careers class that goes with the First Step Standards.
Richard McKenna Charter High School, Mountain Home, Idaho
This was the best session I attended the entire day, with actionable steps. I love how it’s connected to the standards and an easy resource to start using!
Lewis and Clark Middle School, Meridian, Idaho