Home and Careers
Home and career classes are the most basic type of life skills training that we as teachers can have available for our students. Classes in Foods, Nutrition, Money Management and Sewing help students practice necessary math skills by giving them practical tangible experience to which they can easily relate. You can tell a child about the rules for dividing a square into equal pieces, but when that child can have the opportunity to slice a pan of brownies into equal portions for his classmates, he is actually holding the answer to the math problem in his hands. These classes help students have hands-on experiences with measuring, adding, subtracting, and working with money.
Home and careers courses also supplement Science, Language Arts, Social Studies as well as encouraging writing and reading skills. For children to be well-rounded, self-sufficient human beings, they need to know the nutrients that keep them healthy, how to be good consumers, the best ways to be financially savvy, how to cook for themselves, and yes, how to sew a button on a shirt!
Other Home and Careers Websites
The Home Economics Archive
This research, tradition and history site contains the full text of core books and journals in the discipline of home economics and related fields from 1850 to 1950.
Home Economics Careers & Technology
This site is for teachers and administrators involved with the Home Economics Careers and Technology and FHA-HERO curriculum.
Home Economics Homework Help
A forum where you can post questions and receive answers about home economics.
Lesson Plans for Home Economics Teachers
Home economics lesson plans and worksheets archive where you can find teacher approved lessons by grade and rating.
Family & Consumer Science Resources Online
Family and consumer science resources
Home Economics Alphabetical Resources
Hand picked directory of online home economics resources
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