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Topic: Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Lesson plan, Printed material

The Adviser: Sweater Weather

Have your students explore their creative side with this supply and demand activity.

Topic: Accounting practice, Career options, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material

Potential, Prestige & Purpose: A primer to the accounting profession

Courtesy of our sister site, ThisWayToCPA.com, this booklet is the go-to resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the accounting profession.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Flexible
Format: Practice exercise, Group activity

Welcome to the coffeehouse: A team accounting challenge

Being a good accountant requires strong critical thinking skills. This week-to-week challenge helps students develop those skills by running a local coffee shop chain and evaluating strategic choices.

Topic: Accounting principles, Career options, Financial literacy
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material, Group activity, Presentation

Where did you first learn about accounting?

Get a class discussion going with your students about how they first learned about accounting and how it’s part of the world around us.

Topic: College prep
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 5 minutes
Format: Printed material

Students’ Guide to: Mastering the SATs

This one-page quick reference guide serves up a little bit of everything your students need to know to do their best on the SAT.

Topic: Career options, College prep
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity, Printed material

Self-Analysis for a Stellar Career

This activity is designed to help you help your students consider their personalities when exploring their career options.

Topic: College prep
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 5 minutes
Format: Online activity, Printed material

The Secret to Choosing the Right College

Deciding where to go to college is a complex decision. This worksheet helps students consider what’s most important to them so they can choose the right college or university.

Topic: Accounting principles
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Practice exercise, Printed material, Group activity

Tic-Tac-CPA

It’s the classic game of tic-tac-toe, now with an accounting twist. Test your students’ knowledge and help them prepare for exams with several ways to play.

Topic: Career options, College prep, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity, Printed material

Path to CPA

What does it take to be a CPA? Find out on this interactive journey.

Topic: Accounting principles, Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Practice exercise, Group activity

Twist My Words

Students + Words = Story. Use this quick classroom activity for a little play on words, CPA-style.

Topic: Career options, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material

Recruitment Posters

Let us help you recruit students into your classes with our brand new three-poster series.

Topic: Career options, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material

Career Guide

This handy guide is a great place to start when pondering the possibilities of a career in accounting.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles, Career options, College prep, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity, Printed material

Start Here Magazine Issue 11

Being a CPA in the FBI, how to preserve your social media reputation, and how a summer internship rocks are just a few highlights of the magazine.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles, Career options, College prep, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity, Printed material

Start Here Magazine Issue 10

Brush up on apps that will help high school students prepare for college and get an in-depth look at why Gen Y is so interested in accounting.