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Download full textSmith, Michelle Knovic; And Others – 1990
The kit provides students and teachers new ways to study culture through its material evidence: the objects and artifacts of daily life. In the four activities comprising this kit, students study clothing as an aspect of their own material culture. They move from general observations about clothing to consideration of their personal wardrobes,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clothing, Consumer Science, Cultural Influences
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. – 1989
This guide for school personnel is intended to sensitize them to the special problems of homeless students, to help them meet their special needs, and to help them make school a more comfortable place for these students. It is divided into four areas of particular concern for homeless children. The first, food, makes the following points: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services, Breakfast Programs, Clothing
Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg, VA. – 1989
The Loudoun County, Virginia, middle school home economics curriculum has been designed to meet the unique needs of the early adolescent. It is based upon three major concepts: (1) basic skills; (2) self-knowledge/understanding/decision making; and (3) independence/interdependence. This guide on teen living for sixth graders includes a curriculum…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Clothing, Competency Based Education
Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg, VA. – 1989
The Loudoun County, Virginia, middle school home economics curriculum has been designed to meet the unique needs of the early adolescent. It is based on three major concepts: (1) basic skills; (2) self-knowledge/understanding/decision making; and (3) independence/interdependence. This guide on teen living for seventh graders includes a curriculum…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Clothing, Competency Based Education
Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg, VA. – 1989
The middle school home economics curriculum on Life Management Skills I (eighth grade) meets the needs of the early adolescent. It is based upon three major concepts: (1) basic skills; (2) self-knowledge/understanding/decision making; and (3) independence/interdependence. Emphasis on the basic skills of reading, writing, communicating, using…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Child Care Occupations, Clothing
Hansen, Joan – 1983
This instructor's guide contains materials for use in teaching a middle school exploratory home economics course. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: nutrition education and food management, parenting education, resource management, clothing management, and personal management. Each section contains a unit…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1990
This course of study provides the framework for the content of a program in home economics. It presents an organization for home economics courses in the middle and high school grades. An introduction describes the four components of home economics programs that focus on the individual, home, society, and jobs. A conceptual framework recommends a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Child Rearing, Clothing Instruction
Crawford, Glinda B.; And Others – 1985
This life skills curriculum for seventh and eighth grade is organized according to major concept areas. These concept areas are defined by concerns/specific needs of the students. Part I suggests a scope and sequence for five program options dependent on time spent in instruction. Part II discusses use of the concerns approach. Sample student and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Change, Child Development, Child Rearing
