Syllabus

Life Skills

Mrs. Angela Stansberry

Astansberry1@cullmancats.net

Goal:  This course is designed to be exploratory in nature with emphasis on understanding and performing basic Life skills. Course content offers opportunities to explore the concepts of family, personal development, resource management (including areas of clothing, foods & preparation of foods, home management (cleaning, ironing clothing, setting a table, etc.) as well as nutrition and health. 

Students will have the opportunity to learn skills in shopping for the home (cooking/cleaning supplies, etc.) Each student is expected to use this valuable time wisely.

Classroom Rules & Expectations:

1. Be on time

2. Be prepared by having appropriate materials each day.

3. Show respect toward teacher, classmates & classroom/

4. No profanity

5. Students must exhibit appropriate & acceptable behaviors in order to participate in off-campus trips, as well as participation in the kitchen.

6. Have a positive attitude!

Topics to be covered:

*Personal development, responsibilities, communication, relationships

*Resource management:

        -personal appearance, appropriate personal choices

        -nutrition & foods, shopping for home & family

        -food preparation, caring for the kitchen, safety in the kitchen

        -caring for the home

        -basic entertaining at home

        -caring for clothing (appliances, washing/ironing clothes)

        -home needs

*Health & nutrition