Classroom Resources :: Start Here, Go Places.

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

Accounting Career and Educator Resources Posters

Want to pique your students’ interest in an accounting career? Anxious to tell other teachers about the free resources on our site? Then download these printable posters to tout Start Here, Go Places.

Topic: Career options, Salary
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Online activity

FutureMe

Having your students answer a few quick questions about what they’re into can show them the real accounting jobs they could have someday—if they pay attention in class.

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: 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: Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material

All-About-Auditing Toolkit

Help your students learn more about auditing as an accounting career path—from what exactly it entails and where it can take them to how they can get there with this collection of printable materials.

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: Financial literacy
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: Multi-day
Format: Online activity, Group activity

“Stay Out of the Red” Game

This eye-opening, 12-week game will help your students better understand budgeting and everything else that goes into supporting themselves once they get into the real world.

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: Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Video, Lesson plan, Online activity, Group activity

Virtual Field Trips

Take your students on a trip to the wonderful world of accounting – without leaving your classroom – on our Virtual Field Trips.

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

CFO OMG

Engage your students in the business of making bank by researching the financial top-dogs of today’s coolest companies.

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: Online activity

Salary Snapshot

A career in accounting can really pay off. Want to see how much?

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

Start Here Magazine Issue 12

Issue 12 will show your students that they don’t have to wait until college to start thinking about their career.

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

Educator Sample Kit

Snag a copy of each of our latest and greatest resources in a sample kit.

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: Career options
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Flexible
Format: Printed material

Futurizer Wheel

We don’t have a crystal ball, but the Futurizer Wheel is close. Give it a spin to see what a career in accounting could hold.

Topic: Accounting practice
Difficulty: Basic
Duration: Under 45 minutes
Format: Group activity

Who Wants to be an Accountant

Have your students work their way to a successful career in accounting by being the first team to choose 10 correct definitions for accounting terms.

Topic: Career options
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Under 45 minutes
Format: Group activity

Most Valuable Accountant

Students hone their communication skills by debating why the CPA in their selected profile is the best kind of CPA to be.