January 3-6, 2012

Fashion Design:
Tuesday-Friday-Individual project work- earn 10 points each day for work effort

Independent Living:
Tuesday- Online LifeSmarts focusing on Daily Quizes
Wednesday- Review using calendar of questions
Thursday- Continue review
Friday- Test online LifeSmarts Join the Competition

Consumer Foods:
Tuesday- Plan sandwich lab- make bread- order groceries
Wednesday- Bake buns
Thursday- Make sandwiches and salads
Friday- Chapter 41


Teen Issues:
Tuesday-Check progress, discuss strategy for week, draw for order of presenting
Wednesday- Finish speech and powerpoint
Thursday- Do Works Cited together; print.
Friday- Independent work on project.


FCS 8:
Tuesday- Finish pajama pants.
Wednesday- Explain Nutrition Research project- figure out percentages, fill in chart, highlight lowest.
Thursday- Discuss Nutrition Report Grade Sheet; expectations. Start research
Friday- Media Center research

December 19-22

Fashion Design:
Monday- Wednesday-Individual project work- earn 10 points each day for work effort


Independent Living:
Monday-Watch "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and do worksheet, discuss
Tuesday- Bake cookie of choice
Wednesday-Bake

Consumer Foods:
Monday- Cookie rotation- rosettes, krumkake, pizelles, spritz, rolled sugar cookies, donuts
Tuesday-Cookie rotation- rosettes, krumkake, pizelles, spritz, rolled sugar cookies, donuts
Wednesday-Make punch and set out goodies for buffet

Teen Issues:
Monday- Rough draft of speech due; read to classmate, time, record time
Tuesday- continue work on speech and powerpoint
Wednesday- Holiday Social

FCS 8:
Monday- PJ Pants- waistband
Tuesday- Hems, grade pants
Wednesday- Holiday Social

December 12-16

Fashion Design:
Monday- Friday-Individual project work- earn 10 points each day for work effort


Independent Living:
Monday-Watch "Catch Me If You Can" and list methods for identity theft
Tuesday- Watch "Catch Me If You Can" and list methods for identity theft
Wednesday-Finish video and discuss identity theft.
Thursday- Plan cooking labs
Friday- Bake cookies

Consumer Foods:
Monday- Plan pheasant lab
Tuesday-Cook pheasant and potatoes
Wednesday-Cookie rotation- rosettes, krumkake, pizelles, spritz, rolled sugar cookies, donuts
Thursday-Cookie rotation
Friday- Cookie rotation


Teen Issues:
Monday- Friday- Media center- work on brochures, powerpoint, speech.

FCS 8:
Monday: Cut out pajama pants
Tuesday- Demonstrate threading machines and winding bobbins
Wednesday- Sew seams and demonstrate serger techniques
Thursday-- Fill in nutrient charts, figure percentages
Friday- Sew and serge, demonstrate elastic waist band

December 5-9

Fashion Design:
Monday- Friday-Individual project work- earn 10 points each day for work effort


Independent Living:
Monday-Why You Buy video and worksheet
Tuesday- Identity Theft powerpoint and worksheet
Wednesday-Finish worksheet
Thursday- Identiy Theft puzzle using word bank
Friday- Watch "Catch Me If You Can" and list methods for identity theft

Consumer Foods:
Monday- Chapter 38
Tuesday-Honey lab
Wednesday-Pasta lab- prepare and refrigerate
Thursday-Warm pasta meal, share; serve buffet style.
Friday- Make Pizza Burger or Tuna Burgers


Teen Issues:
Monday- Tally surveys, do percentages. Go to media center to type brochures
Tuesday- Friday- Media center- work on brochures, powerpoint, speech.

FCS 8:
Monday: Computer lab- www.choosemyplate.com
Tuesday- Computer lab- www.choosemyplate.com
Wednesday- Plan lab- Garlic Cheese Biscuits
Thursday-- Garlic Cheese Biscuit lab
Friday- Video "Sew Simple Seams" and do worksheet

November 28-December 2

Fashion Design:
Monday- Friday-Batik Project- Develop design and assemble project


Independent Living:
Monday- Collect Auto loan worksheet, Do Car Insurance powerpoint and worksheet
Tuesday- Finish Car Insurance powerpoint and worksheet
Wednesday-Online Shopping powerpoint and worksheet
Thursday- Finish Online Shopping powerpoint and worksheet
Friday- Lifesmarts online

Consumer Foods:
Monday- Kitchen Transition worksheet- read, discuss, do worksheet
Tuesday- Cut meat and prepare marinade for Beef Jerky
Wednesday-Put jerky into dehydrator, Plan open face sandwiches; Pizza Burgers or Tuna Burgers
Thursday-Taste jerky, plan pasta lab for next week
Friday- Make Pizza Burger or Tuna Burgers


Teen Issues:
Monday- Collect surveys and interviews, prepare surveys and distribute into mailboxes
Tuesday- Tally surveys, do research.
Wednesday- Tally surveys, do percentages
Thursday- Check interviews- DUE for 50 points- Start brochures
Friday- Media center to type out brochure- discuss format- 3 columns on each side

FCS 8:
Monday: Check food logs- worth 50 points, Watch "Supersize Me"
Tuesday- Finish "Supersize Me" and list health effects.
Wednesday- Watch video to make "Fruit Quesadille"
Thursday-- Fruit Quesadille lab
Friday- To computer lab to do www.choosemyplate.com

November 21-22, 2011 Curriculum

Fashion Design:
Monday- Tuesday-Start making Batik design into Project


Independent Living:
Monday- "Automobile Loans" worksheet and powerpoint
Tuesday- Go to www.bankrates.com for loan calculator- computer lab


Consumer Foods:
Monday- Lab with pumpkin
Tuesday-Frost and eat pumpkin lab

Teen Issues:
Monday- Prepare surveys to distribute to resource groups
Tuesday- Check works cited list-worth 50 points, Tally surveys, discuss procedure. Reminder of interviews.

FCS 8:
Monday: Hand out Food Records- explain procedure, discuss serving sizes using food models
Tuesday- Fill in food charts, watch video"Supersize Me"

November 14-18, 2011 Curriculum

Fashion Design:
Monday- Friday-Batik Project


Independent Living:
Monday- Look at Consumer Reports and discuss different segments of their auto reports.
Tuesday- "Your Used Car"- do worksheet on your family's used car including kelly blue book values.
Wednesday-Computer lab to continue research for your used car choice
Thursday- "Your Used Car" - do worksheet on your chosen used car including kelly blue book values
Friday-

Consumer Foods:
Monday- Make Fried Rice
Tuesday-Make Eggrolls and Wontons
Wednesday-Prepare ingredients for Stir Fry- cut, bag, label, refrigerate.
Thursday-Stir-Fry labs- serve buffet style.
Friday- Plan lab for making beef jerky next week; look at recipes; who's bringing in their own meat?


Teen Issues:
Monday- Go to media center to research using "Google-Free Research"- demo on SmartBoard
Tuesday- Go over timeline for quarter. Show samples of brochures- discuss expectations.
Wednesday- Research in media center
Thursday- Work on surveys and interview questions. Discuss procedures.
Friday-Go over surveys and interviews to get approved before typing them out.

FCS 8:
Monday: Read beginning of Chapter 5- discuss. Do "Crowded Bed" Activity.
Tuesday- Watch video "Date Rape" and do worksheet
Wednesday- Watch video "Abusive Relationships" and do worksheet
Thursday-- Discuss worksheet. Read and discuss Chapter 10.
Friday- Measure for pajama pants project, discuss materials needed.