The guide suggests activities and resources for teaching home management and maintenance skills to mentally retarded boys and girls. Material is designed for use by both home economics and special class teachers. Broad areas covered include grooming and personality, home management and maintenance, clothing, food, and child care. Each section contains a rationale, sub-units, instructional objectives, core activities, vocabulary, auxiliary activities, resource material suggestions, bibliography, and handouts. The objectives are offered for the educable and trainable mentally retarded at the primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Sample activities and the bibliography of books and films are also classified according to primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. (KW)