This curriculum guide contains materials for a course that provides occupationally specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the textile and apparel industries. Contents include an introduction; the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) covered; sample course outlines; instructional strategies organized…

Eight home economics curriculum areas are presented in this guide, with each area consisting of one or more instructional units as follows: (1) Orientation (orientation to Future Homemakers of America--FHA, FHA in action, parliamentary procedure); (2) Career Exploration (home economics related occupations, locating a job, job success); (3) Child…

Designed to provide consumer and homemaking education teachers with new and creative ideas for meeting the needs of male students, this guide consists of suggestions for developing a classroom environment and teaching strategies to involve males in home economics classes. The first part of the guide covers the following topics: classroom…