Adult Living
1 & 2
Course Description:
The Adult Living curriculum focuses on the young adult as an individual balancing responsibilities of home, family, community, and work environments. The student will gain relationship and life skills, knowledge of relationship roles and responsibilities, problem solving, resource management skills, leadership, and 21st century employability skills. Adult Living is designed as a full year project and problem-based course recommended for 11th and 12th grade students. Half of the course will focus on interpersonal relationships, financial literacy and workplace readiness and the second will focus on personal management.
What you will learn in this class...
Adult Living 1
Course Outcomes:
Unit 1: Demonstrate Management Skills of Individual and Family Resources
Understanding yourself
Emerging into adulthood
What does it mean to be healthy?
Human Development theories
Values and Ethics
Making decisions and what impacts that process
18 in Idaho
Unit 2: Safe and Nutritious Food
Safety and sanitation in the kitchen
Food Lab process
Learning the process of making food for yourself
Understanding nutrition needs
Meal planning process
Buying food on a budget
Balanced Diet
Unit 3: Being a wise consumer & how we are affected by media and technology
Difference between wants vs needs
How to comparison shop
How to spend discretionary income
Medias affect on consumer buying decisions
Technology addiction
Solutions to harmful technology
Unit 4: Housing, Utilities, & Furnishings
Housing options and factors to consider
Identify all costs (ex: deposit, first and last month rent, etc.)
Income to housing ratio (rule of thumb for how much to spend on housing)
Understanding a lease agreement
Identify different utilities and how to set them up
Cost of utilities
Compare and contrast furnishing costs
Unit 5: Demonstrate Management of Financial Resources to Meet the Goals of Individuals and Families Across the Lifespan
Fixed and flexible expenses
Wage rates, paycheck deductions & taxes
Credit cards vs debit cards (pitfalls to avoid when using credit)
Budgeting simulation
Investing your money…rule of 72
Different types of insurance
Unit 6: Demonstrate 21st Century Employability Skills for Career Readiness
How to handle and resolve conflict in the workplace
Being a team player
Problem solving in the workplace
Assertive vs Aggressive (know the difference in the workplace)
Professional ethics
Collaborating and listening skills in the workplace
Professional dress in the workplace
Adult Living 2
Examine the Role of Relationships Including Family Throughout the Lifespan
Explore changing goals across the family life cycle
Explore the protective factors for strengthening family relationships
Analyze roles and responsibilities of purposeful and impactful parenting
Analyze your role and responsibilities with aging family members
Examine the Impact of Interpersonal Relationships Throughout the Lifespan
Examine your personal identity as it relates to independence and relationships
Analyze the effect of healthy and unhealthy relationships
Explore the effects of personal standards and behaviors on interpersonal relationships
Demonstrate 21st Century Employability Skills for Career Readiness
Demonstrate interpersonal skills and workplace expectations
Demonstrate professional knowledge and skills
Demonstrate technology knowledge and application in a variety of settings
*Cooking labs in both Adult Living 1 & 2