Health Occupations for Today & Tomorrow
Lesson Plans
All HOTT lesson plans and activities have been designed for classroom use, with the goal of healthcare career education in mind. Invite a local healthcare professional in to your class to assist with the lesson and talk about their specific job! Below you'll find lessons addressing a wide variety healthcare occupations. So...... what are you waiting for? Click on your grade level for fun, innovative health career lessons!
Grade Levels
- K-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
Lesson Plans
- Career Peek - Athletic Trainer
- Career Peek - Athletic Trainer #2
- Career Peek - Cardiovascular Technician
- Career Peek - Dentist
- Career Peek - Dentist #2
- Career Peek - Dietitian
- Career Peek - Dietitian #2
- Career Peek - Doctor
- Career Peek - Doctor #2
- Career Peek - EMT
- Career Peek - Nurse
- Career Peek - Nurse #2
- Career Peek - Occupational Therapist
- Career Peek - Optometrist
- Career Peek - Pediatrician
- Career Peek - Pediatrician #2
- Career Peek - Physical Therapist
- Career Peek - Radiological Technician
- Johnny's Hands- Variety
- Little Betsy Bookworm - Variety
- Little Dirty Dotty Dunn - Variety
- Teddy Bear Clinic - Nurse, Variety
- Career Peek - Brush UP
- Clean Tag! - Variety
- Counting Fun - Pharmacist, Pharmacy Tech
- Finger Puppet Germs- Variety
- Germ Counting- Variety
- Give me a Break - Radiology/Technologist
- Glitter Germs - Variety
- Health Habits Bulletin Board - Variety
- Health Jobs for Me PowerPoint Game -Variety
- Let's Salute Your B-day Suit - matologist, Variety
- Macaroni Skeleton - Ortho, Rad Tech
- Memory Game - Variety
- Mr. Clean & Tidy
- Show & Tell - Variety
- The Two Friendly Hands - Variety
- Enjoying Estimation - Pharmacist, Pharmacy Tech
- Give me a Break - Radiology/Tech
- Alphabet Coloring Page - Variety
- Booklist - Variety
- Fishing for Nutrition
- Germ Glo Gel Activity - Variety
- Health Career Coloring Book - Variety
- Healthy Teeth - Oral Health
Lesson Plans
- Career Peek - Athletic Trainer
- Career Peek - Cardiovascular Technologist
- Career Peek - Dentist
- Career Peek - Dietitian
- Career Peek - Nurse
- Career Peek - Optometrist
- Career Peek - Paramedic/EMT
- Career Peek - Pediatrician
- Crossword - Pediatrician
- Crossword - Pharmacist
- Crossword - Physical Therapist
- Crossword - Radiological Technologist
- Dental Health Web Tour - Oral Health
- Dress Up Days - Variety
- Give Me a Break - Radiology/Technologist
- Glitter Germs - Variety
- Go Away, Germs! - Variety
- Health Care Pictionary - Variety
- Health Career Coloring Book #2 - Variety
- Health Career Presentations - Variety
- Let's Salute Your B-day Suit - Dermatologist, Variety
- Microbe Math - Laboratory Technician
- My Healthy Lifestyle - Dietitian
- Pulse Check - Variety
- Spell It Out - Variety
- The Breathing Machine - Respiratory Therapist
- Uncover PowerPoint Game - Variety
- Wellness Bingo - Variety
Lesson Plans
- Brain Buster PowerPoint Game
- Dental Jeopardy
- Food Labels - Dietetics
- Germ Glo Gel Activity - Variety
- Getting the Word Out - Variety
- Give Me a Break - Radiology/Technologist
- Health Care Pictionary - Variety
- Health Career Tidbits for Morning Announcements
- Healthcare Trends Bulletin Board
- Healthcare Trends in the Media
- HOTT Jeopardy PowerPoint Game
- Lung Disease
- Occupational Therapy Challenge
- Weekly Current Event
- Word Scrambler
Lesson Plans
- A Plan of Attack
- Disease State Analysis - Epidemiologist
- Fast Food Analysis
- Health Career Brochure
- Health Careers
- Drug Resistent Germs
- Health Professional Interview
- Health Career Tidbits for Morning Announcements
- Healthcare Legislative Bill
- Health Professions History
- Healthcare Scavenger Hunt
- Healthcare Trends in the Media
- Healthcare Trends Bulletin Board
- Medicare vs. Medicaid
- Radio Campaign Activity
- Word Scrambler
- Germ Glo Gel Activity - Variety
- Health Career Board Game
- HOTT Jeopardy PowerPoint Lesson
- Pharmacy Jeopardy
- You Are What You Eat - PowerPoint
- Cardiovascular System: Case Study
- Digestive System: Case Study
- Endocrine System: Case Study
- Infectious Disease: Case Study
- Integumentary System: Case Study
- Muscular System: Case Study
- Nervous System: Case Study
- Pharmacy: Case Study
- Respiratory System: Case Study
- Skeletal System: Case Study
- Sports Medicine: Case Study
- Sports Medicine: Case Study
Healthcare careers
The lesson plans on this page were designed to increase students’ awareness of the many healthcare careers available to them. Healthcare careers are HOTT!
More Classroom Tools
More classroom tools, such as scripts to help plan presentations, online resources, booklists and posters are available on the teachers page.