Life Skills I

Life Skills I:  typically freshmen & sophomores--comprehensive Family and Consumer Science:  year long course focusing on the introduction to the semester courses.  The course begins with the introduction to housing needs, scale room drawings, and cleaning; moves to leadership and vocational organizations, then to relationships (family and dating); next to child development and parenting, on to nutrition and introductory food preparation and finally clothing selection, care and repair. 

Life Skills I-A comprehensive year-long course

Textbook:  Building Life Skills (grade is average of daily, lab, and tests X2)

Semester I

Part 7:  The Place You Call Home

            Chapter 40:  The Comforts of Home

            Chapter 41:  Your Personal Space 

            Chapter 42:  Keeping Your Home Clean and Safe

Part 8:  Reaching New Heights

            Chapter 43:  Working with a Group

Part 1:  Learning About Yourself

            Chapter 5:  Your Family (Adoption University)

             Chapter 6:  Your Friends

Part 2:  Managing Your Life

            Chapter 7:  Getting Ready to Manage

            Chapter 8:  Managing Your Resources

            Chapter 9:  Managing Time, Energy, and Money

Part 6:  Clothes You Wear

            Chapter 34:  Building a Wardrobe

Part 3: Understanding Children

            Chapter 13:  Safety and Health Concerns

            Chapter 14:  The Business of Babysitting

Semester II

Part 4:  Your Health and Nutrition

            Chapter 18:  Nutrition and You (Food science activities)

            Chapter 19:  Eating Nutritiously

            Chapter 20:  Managing Your Weight

Part 5:  Working in the Kitchen

            Chapter 22:  Kitchen Safety and Sanitation (Food poisoning poster)

Chapter 23:  Kitchen Utensils and Appliances

Chapter 24:  Convenience Foods

            Chapter 25:  Getting Ready to Cook

            Chapter 26:  Fruits and Vegetables

            Chapter 27:  Cereal Products

            Chapter 28:  Milk and Milk Products

            Chapter 29:  Protein Foods

            Chapter 30:  Desserts (cookies)

            Chapter 32:  At the Table

            Chapter 31:  Foods of Different Cultures (report)

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