Job Skills & Chores from A-Z | Career Readiness for Special Education & Home
Job skills, chores, and a working allowance system — from A to Z.
Job Skills & Chores from A–Z is a complete system for teaching work readiness through real job applications, interviews, paychecks, and step-by-step visual directions. Use it as a career readiness curriculum in the classroom, or as a structured chore-and-allowance system at home.
Built for secondary and transition-age learners in school, and for families teaching independence at home. Real photographs throughout. Step-by-step visual supports for every task. Fully editable so you can tailor the system to your students or your kids.
18 step-by-step job and chore posters. 3 levels of job applications. A full paycheck and allowance system.
Who this is for
In the classroom:
- Secondary special education teachers running classroom job programs that double as transition skill-building
- Transition program staff preparing students for employment after high school
- Life skills and functional academics teachers looking for a structured, comprehensive career readiness system
At home:
- Parents wanting chores broken down with clear visual directions instead of repeated verbal reminders
- Families building an allowance system that ties earning to specific completed tasks
- Homeschool families teaching work readiness alongside academic content
- Parents of neurodivergent kids who need multi-step tasks visually scaffolded to follow through independently
Real photography and age-flexible framing make this work for middle school through transition-age learners, and for kids working on chores and allowance at home.
What's inside
18 step-by-step posters — Job and chore positions with visual directions showing exactly how to complete each task. Print, post, and reference.
Job applications (3 levels) — Differentiated forms students or kids can fill out to "apply" for jobs and chores, building real-world application experience.
Interview system — Structured practice for the conversation that comes before getting hired — useful for classroom simulation or family role-play.
Paycheck and economy system — A working money system with paychecks, money handling practice, and a purchase/reward system. Becomes a classroom economy at school or a chore-allowance system at home.
Job review and feedback system — Builds self-monitoring, independence, and the often-overlooked skill of accepting feedback from a teacher, supervisor, or parent.
Employee of the Month system — Recognition built into the structure, modeling how workplaces (and families) acknowledge consistent effort.
Workplace vocabulary stories — Real-image stories teaching essential words like "paycheck," "schedule," and "supervisor" in context.
Social narratives — Covering handshakes, dressing for interviews, and hygiene — the social and self-care skills that determine whether students keep the jobs they get.
Formats & delivery
💻 Printable PDF — Full system delivered as printable files. Print, laminate, and use across the school year or at home.
✏️ Editable text — Customize job titles, applications, paycheck amounts, kids' or students' names, and chore lists to match your specific context.
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