Family and Consumer Science is an introductory course designed to help students develop everyday living skills. Basic life management skills will be taught to help students function and prosper as responsible teens and in their independent, post-secondary lives.
(Unit order may change depending on teacher and classroom location.)
Unit 1: Individual Growth and Life Readiness/Human Development and Relationships
Student will set and work towards achieving a SMART goal
Students will analyze positive and negative aspects of peer pressure and ways to assert individual choices within a peer group Environmental Design and Management
Students will understand how family and parenting important, and how do they impact the well-being of individuals and families
Students will develop skills that demonstrate effective money management
Unit 2: Apparel and Textile Production and Design/Environmental Design and Management
Students will identify common equipment and supplies used in hand and machine sewing
Students will demonstrate basic hand and machine sewing techniques by creating or repairing a textile product
Students will create a floor plan designed to meet their needs and/or families
Students will construct a budget for implementation of their floor plan design
Unit 3: Food Systems and Production
Students will demonstrate food safety and sanitation procedures
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
-ChooseMyPlate- food groups/serving sizes/nutrition
-Meal planning considerations
-Processed versus whole foods
Students will identify monetary influences on one’s ability to select and purchase nutritious foods
Students will prepare simple, nutritious meals
Unit 4: Nutrition and Wellness
Student will develop skills that demonstrate nutrition and wellness practices that enhance individual and family well-being
Students will identify monetary influences on one’s ability to select and purchase nutritious foods
Students will read, compare and decipher food labels
Student will demonstrate basic safety and sanitation in the kitchen