The work study curriculum guide for secondary special education students was designed for use in a classroom atmosphere simulating a work setting. Performance objectives and suggested activities are listed for 10 units (sample subunits in parentheses): purchasing habits (advertising methods, types of stores and merchandise, sales tax); budgeting (income, expenses); banking (checking, savings, safety deposit boxes); job related behavior (coworker relationships, unions); job search skills (job sources, applications); vocational assessment (self awareness, vocational interests); home management (maintenance, food preparation and storage); health care (use of medication, emergency signs, care, social realtionships); personal hygiene and grooming (clothing selection); and functional signs (emergency signs, traffic and road signs). Materials are listed for each unit with publisher information appended. (CL)