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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: Other
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material, Group activity

Intro to interviewing: Developing skills to help you land the job

Knowing how to interview is an important skill for students to have—throughout their lives. Like any skill, doing it well takes practice. This mock interview experience and class discussion can help.

Topic: Accounting practice, Accounting principles
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity, Group activity, Presentation

Sustainable Luxury: An In-Class Accounting Competition

This two-part team accounting competition challenges students to think out of the box to make a luxury hotel more green. The winning idea will rely on teamwork, research, analysis—and a presentation.

Topic: Accounting practice, Other
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material

Test Your Ethics: A 10-Question Quiz

Strong ethics are important for CPAs. See where your students fall and start a discussion with this multiple-choice quiz that presents a wide range of situations dealing with matters of ethics.

Topic: Other
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 15 minutes
Format: Practice exercise, Printed material

Educator Crossword Puzzle

In honor of National Crossword Puzzle Day, we’ve created a special one just for you. It’s time to flip the script and show your students how it’s done by putting your accounting knowledge to the test.

Topic: Accounting practice, Career options
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Under 30 Minutes
Format: Online activity, Printed material, Group activity

CPA Task Match

What exactly does a VP of Operations do? This game allows your students to find out. They’ll use Real-Life CPA profiles and context clues to match responsibilities with the CPA who might have them.

Topic: Accounting practice, Career options
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Online activity, Printed material, Group activity, Presentation

Ask a CPA

This multi-part, multi-week project allows students to explore potential career paths as a CPA. By interacting with real-world professionals, students can learn more about specific CPA careers.

Topic: Accounting practice, Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 5 minutes
Format: Printed material

"Bursting with Opportunity" Accounting Careers Intro Card

This folded card gives students an introduction to what exactly accountants do, the benefits of pursuing a career in accounting and words of wisdom from professionals in the field.

Topic: Other
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 5 minutes
Format: Printed material

Bank On It Winner Goodie Package

With Bank On It's third birthday this month, we want to help you celebrate in your classrooms!

Topic: Career options, Forensics, Fraud
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity, Group activity

FIND THE FRAUD—CRACK THE CASE

This group activity challenges students to research real cases of fraud that the FBI has solved recently. It’s a good opportunity for your students to think about what went into solving the case.

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
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 30 Minutes
Format: Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Bank On It® Game and Educators' Guide

It’s easy to incorporate this fun, interactive accounting-principle-based game into the classroom with the included Educators’ Guide.

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.

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 9

Take a (thankfully) rare glimpse at what the world would be like without CPAs and find out the best-kept secrets about the accounting profession.

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 8

Get tips for networking on social media, planning finances early on and deciding if community college is right for you.

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 7

Everything readers need to know about trendy accounting jobs, related salaries and what it takes to get there.

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 6

Read up on the salary benefits of being a CPA, the demand for CPAs and the industries that need CPAs.

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

Start Here Magazine Special Issue

This edition of is all about careers in accounting – different paths to get there, fields that need CPAs and the college courses that are required.

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 5

Issue 5 features articles on how math can be used to nab criminals, and why the Cleveland Indians’ go-to-player is the team CPA.

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 4

Issue four includes features on the latest poker champion, a CPA, and Emily Richards, the web’s hottest singer-turned-dot-com-exec.