This guide contains nine units of study for a beginning course in home economics. Units include some or all of the following components: performance objectives, lesson plans, information sheets, transparency masters, handouts, assignment sheets, job sheets, a unit test, and answers to the unit test. All units are competency based and cross-referenced to a competency profile at the beginning of the module. The units cover the following topics: (1) orientation to home economics; (2) consumer education; (3) clothing and textiles; (4) housing and home management; (5) child development; (6) food and nutrition; (7) family and individual health; (8) personal relationships; and (9) career exploration. (KC)