Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Welcome to Family and Consumer Sciences 1 - formerly known as Teen Skills!  In this single semester class for 7th and 8th grade students, we will explore life skills and gain foundational knowledge in interior design principals, fashion/sewing, child development, career exploration, financial literacy, nutrition/wellness and food science. 

Course Overview

• In this single semester class for 7th and 8th grade students, we will explore life skills and gain foundational knowledge in interior design principals, fashion/sewing, child development, career exploration, financial literacy, nutrition/wellness and food science. 

  • Interior Design: Learn the Elements & Principles - Design Room Challenge

  • Fashion/Sewing: Fashion Mood Board & Decades Project - Hand/Machine Skills, Mini Pillow & Pillowcase Projects

  • Child Development: Stages of Development, Babysitter Training, Baby Egg Project

  • Career Exploration: Interest Inventory/16 Personalities, What to be/How to get there? - My Career Project

  • Financial Literacy: Saving/Spending Guidelines - Reality Check Project - Can you afford your lifestyle?

  • Nutrition/Wellness: Stress Management, MyPlate Challenge, Label Detectives Activity, Healthy Habits

  • Food Science: Sanitation, Mise En Place, Cooking Techniques, & Knife Skills. Recipes include: smoothies, wraps, muffins, eggs, french toast, pizza dough, pasta bolognese, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream! 

Classroom Rules

• RESPECT - Be all of the following: Responsible, Empathetic, a Self-Advocator, a Participator, Encouraging, Clean, & Thoughtful.

• THINK - Your words have power!  Before you speak THINK - Is it true?, Is it helpful?, Is it inspiring?, Is it necessary?, Is it kind? 

Classroom Procedures

• Backpacks outside on hooks, come into class w/ iPad only, WAIT outside classroom for me to let you in.  

• Seat assignments - check the board for any changes.

• Get bell ringer page from crate, take the most direct route to your seat, START ON your bell ringer question.

• Technology - charging station - if completely dead, you can use the chair at the table.

• Supplies on Tables - Do NOT touch without permission.  They are tools for learning, not toys, or fidgets.

• Food - there will not be ANY eating in class until we are in our cooking unit due to health code requirements.

• Band Aids & Nurse - I have band aids for minor scrapes or cuts. Nurse pass for the rest.

• Area must be completely cleaned to leave.  This is a very hands-on class and our workspaces will get messy.

• End of Class & Dismissal - Remain by your seats until the bell rings and I say you are dismissed.  SAY BACK: BE KIND!

Grading

• 60% Major (Cooking Labs, Unit Projects, and Quizzes)

• 40% Daily (Learning Checks, Bell Ringers, Exit Tickets, and Daily Work) 

Google Classroom

• Check it often!

• All instructions, worksheets, and assignments will be posted here.

Email

• You must check your email frequently as communication is a vital skill.

• Email me with your questions, but first be sure to check Google Classroom for the answer.

Bathroom and Water Breaks

• Keep bathroom and water breaks to a minimum

• Sign out at the door before you go and take the bathroom pass with you.

• Return in a timely manner.

Cell Phone Use

• School wide policy = no phones out from 8:35am to 4:00pm.  If I see it, it will be given to the grade level AP and you will have to retrieve it at the end of the school day.

Attendance

• You are expected to be on time.

• You are expected to be engaged.

Late Work Policy

• It is expected that students will turn in homework on the due date. You will receive a 0 in the grade book until that assignment is turned in. You will not receive full credit for the assignment if you turn it in late unless you were absent.

• Students are responsible for emailing the teacher directly to inform them of missing assignments that have been turned in.

Missed Work Policy

• Due to the hands-on and project-based nature of this class, many assignments require special tools, equipment, and materials that are only available in the classroom (such as sewing machines, kitchen appliances, or design supplies). Because of this, most missed work cannot be completed at home unless students have access to the necessary tools and materials.

• To support student success, I offer several opportunities for making up work at school: Wednesdays at 8am, before/ after school by appointment, and during Wildcat Time.

Mastery of Work Policy

• All assignments are able to be redone/reworked until the student is proud of their grade and end result.  My goal is for them to leave this class confident in their ability in these very important life skills. 

Getting Help

• Sometimes you may get stuck while working on an assignment for this class - please ask for help!  These are difficult skills to learn, but they will be so helpful to you as you grow into adulthood.  Persevere!

AI in the Classroom

• Eanes ISD supports the thoughtful and responsible use of AI tools to enhance teaching and learning. In this class, approved AI tools may be used to support instruction, provide practice opportunities, and offer feedback. Students will be clearly informed when AI use is allowed on an assignment. All AI use must follow district policies, including protecting personal information and using only district-approved tools.

Academic Dishonesty

• Academic dishonesty, or cheating, violates the honor code. Consequences for academic dishonesty include a new assignment to complete, the office and your parents being notified and possibly additional consequences.

• Academic Dishonesty, or cheating, includes but is not limited to

• Falsifying someone else’s work as your own.

• Looking at another person’s quiz or test.

• Using unapproved resources.

• Even if you get away with cheating - which if you are any good most of the time you will - there is at least one person that will always know you cheated. You.

• Charged iPad

• $25 Skyward fee

• Pen/pencil

• Fabric for pillowcase project - DUE BY 9/16/25

  • Fabric length measurements: 1 piece @ 3/4 yard, 1 piece @ 1/3 yard and 1 piece @ 1/8 yard.  

  • All fabric must be between 42-44" in width and cotton - no flannel, please. 

  • Fabric must be different (but coordinating) colors/patterns.

  • EASY BUTTON? - You can purchase this from a local fabric store on their website HERE and it will be delivered to school for you!

  • PICK ALL 3 ON YOUR OWN? - You can go to Hobby Lobby, Walmart, or the Cotton Cupboard (in Lakeway) to purchase the material according to the specifications above.

• For Sewing/Cooking Lab Days:

  • • Long hair tied back in a hair tie

    • Closed toed shoes

    • No loose clothes or jewelry