7th Grade FACS

Course Description:

This course helps students understand and cope with personal, family, and social challenges. Emphasis is place on communication, decision-making skills, and building stable relationships with family and peers. This course enables students to implement positive coping mechanisms and promotes understanding of self. It addresses issues that impact teenagers: self-concepts, family & peer relationships, substance abuse, personal loss, nutrition & exercise, and life skills. Emphasis is place on students taking personal responsibility for their lives.

Topics Covered

FCCLA

Relationships

Human Development

Nutrition & Wellness

Kitchen Basics/Cookery

TOPICS

ACTIVITIES

Class Introduction

Assignment 1: Return signed Parent Take Home Sheet.

Class Rules & Guidelines

Class Website (What is FACS?)

FCCLA- Take the Lead!

Develop Leadership Qualities

You can be a leader! You can use leadership skills at school, at home, on the job and in the community. To begin the "Take the Lead" unit, think about leadership skills you want to strengthen.

1. What is leadership? Brainstorm in groups and compare answers.

2. "How is leadership like this..." Game. You will be given an object and have to relate it in some way to the concept of leadership.

4. Paper Tower Teamwork Activity, Add A Word

5. "A Chorus of leaders" (page 21) - You will be creating your own song about leadership. The instructions are:

-Using the tune of a familiar winter holiday song ("Jingle Bells," "Frosty the Snowman," "Winter Wonderland," "Deck the Halls," etc.) create a song about anything you learned about leadership.

-You will perform the song in class.

Each person must create and perform his or her own song, but you may recruit others to help you with the performance (back-up singers, musical accompaniment, etc.).

-If you feel you cannot possibly perform the song live, you may make a video or audio tape to play for the class.

FCCLA ACTIVITIES (Day 2)

Students will skim through the teen times magazine and view the "FCCLA Prezi"

Students will complete a matching game activity using the PowerPoint Handouts.

Students will play FCCLA Jeopardy.

Students will view a guest speaker presentation on the topic of FCCLA.

6. How are you like an M&M? Go to http://www.mms.com/us/becomeanmm/ and become an M&M!!!

RELATIONSHIPS

Careers

R1.1 Select a Human Services Cluster and Pathway to explore career options.

R2.1 Classify knowledge and skills associated with the Human Services Careers.

	Identify and classify various careers that employ human services graduates.
	Interview guest speakers from various fields related to human services.
	Observe careers in action through fields trips.
	Research regional and virtual help wanted ad to list qualifications required.
	Interview a person in a career pathway and share learned skills using an online brainstorming program.
	Create a public service announcements or other advertisement that markets the knowledge and skills associated with one of the career pathways.

Working on Working!- Explore work options, prepare for a career, or sharpen skills useful in business!

Work is a major part of life. Make a wise career choice by exploring your options and learning the skills you need for career success. To begin the "Working on Working" unit, think about what you need to know about careers and work. Next, set a goal to work on a specific skill or to collect information you need.

1. WATCH CLIP FROM "THE BEE MOVIE" (Honey Field, One Job) at http://www.beemovie.com .

Journal Topic: What are the different reasons that we choose the careers that we do? How do you feel about having "one job" for the rest of your life?

3. Career Charades!

4. Career Research Guessing Game - You will research a chosen career (don't let anyone know your career!) You will then play a Jeopardy type game using facts about your career until everyone guesses what career you have chosen!

5. Work on communication skills.

Self-Esteem/Self-Image

R2.1 Summarize the effects of self-esteem and self-image within relationships.

1. Self-Awareness Activities

	Play "Over the Mountain"
	"Blaze A Trail for Yourself"
	GOAL SETTING http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/surfs-up/the-ladies http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/surfs-up/what-is-a-winner http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/surfs-up/surf-scout
	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Real You http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs/real-you
	Basketball Activity

ASSIGNMENT
-Students will make a personal collage of themselves using magazine cutouts/pictures/etc. On the back they must write a paragraph of why their collage represents who they are and what they stand for. SHARE WITH CLASS. (Optional) They will be able to bring in pictures from home to finish their collages in the next class.

Reading from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, “Making Sarah Cry” Page 214

Journal & Discussion “What do you think the moral of this story is?”

Junior High Clip: http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/intellectual-wasteland

Share personality traits and discuss their effects on self-esteem.

Identify positive traits of each classmate.

Role-play friendship scenarios demonstrating the impact of external feedback on self-image. (BASKETBALL ACTIVITY)

Building a Better You! - Improve personal traits!

BUILDING A BETTER YOU PROJECT ASSIGNMENT SHEET

1. The Wright Family Fun! Activity in class.

2. Brainstorm ways to improve your personal traits.

3. Each student will complete the Building a Better You! Project assignment. This completed project won't be due for approximately 1 week, depending on amount of time put into chosen project. This project assignment sheet can be found by clicking on the link at the right.

Note: If you are a member of FCCLA this project will qualify as part of completing your Power of One Unit in which you can receive District, State, and even National Recognition!

Individual Needs

R2.2 Explain individual needs within relationships.

	FRIENDSHIP MOVIE: THE SANDLOT, Study Guide
	Write a newspaper ad listing the qualities of a desirable friend.
	Prioritize individual needs and wants through a values auction.
	Create a coat of arms to illustrate personal needs.

Personal Standards & Behaviors

R2.3 Interpret personal standards and behaviors within relationships.

	Complete SD MyLife Learning Styles Assessment.
	Write a response to a relationship obstacle as an advice columnist using personal standards.
	Create a bumper sticker to illustrate a personal standard.
	Implement a service project related to the STOP the Violence National FCCLA Program.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Careers

HD1.1 Classify the Human Services Cluster and Pathways to explore career options.

HD1.2 Classify knowledge and skills associated with the Human Services careers.

	Classify various careers that employ human services graduates.
	Interview guest speakers from various fields related to human services.
	Observe careers in action through field trips.
	Research regional and virtual help wanted ads to list qualifications required.
	Interview a person in a career pathway and share learned skills using an online brainstorming program.
	Create a public service announcement or other advertisement that markets the knowledge and skills associated with one of the career pathways.

Roles Within a Family

HD2.1 Compare the different roles within a family.

Clips

http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/kindergarten-cop/my-dad

http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/liar-liar/birthday-wish

	Students will create a "Family Tree".
	Family Roles Lesson http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=5000

	Chart roles on a graphic organizer.
	Conduct walk about to identify different family roles.
	Use a vodcast to create an online family.

Family Structures

HD2.2 Explain the different types of family structures.

	Identify family structure through current events.
	Research family structure from other cultures.

Communication Skills in Families

HD2.3 Implement communication skills used in families.

	Practice good communication skills.
	Write conversation scenarios to use in role play situations to model the differences of effective and ineffective communicaiton skills.
	View recording or interactions to identify verbal and nonverbal communication techniques.

Family Ties - Get along better with family members!

1. Your family is very important. There's always something you can do to make your family and home life better. To begin the "family Ties" unit, think about things you can do to be a strong family member. Next, set a goal for improvement.

2. Complete the "Thinking About My Future" worksheet.

3. Prepare a Family Communication Skit to present to the class.

4. Organize a "Family Night" for your family that you will carry out.

FAMILY TRADITIONS

1. Complete the "Family Tradition"Worksheets

2. TLC Family Tradition Activity

3. Family Flags

4. Create a questionaire for family members (preferably the oldest member of your immediate family).

Social Issues on Families

HD2.4 Differentiate the impact of social issues on families.

	Research and present a report on a social issue.
	Create a poster using online technology to illustrate impact of social issues on families.
	Walk about to find solutions for identifies social issues.
	Create a brochure of support resources for families.

NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Careers

NW1.1 Summarize a Career Cluster Pathway of interest for a career choice.

NW1.2 Classify knowledge and skills associated with the food industry.

Identify businesses hiring youth in related food industry careers.

List questions to ask a food industry employee about his/her career choice.

Summarize qualities of a good employee

Identify knowledge and skills found in the work environment with the food industry.

Wellness

NW2.1 Infer food choice decisions which affect wellness

	Explain nutritional guidelines.
	Survey classmates on the impact of vending, fast/convenience foods on their food choices.

Activity Levels

NW2.2 Recognize acitivity level and habits affect individual and family wellness.

	Determine the amount and types of activities needed to expend calories consumed.
	Describe how a lifestyle affects eating and wellness habits.
	Plan, execute, and record a fitness plan based on a healthy weight and daily physical activity appropriate for age group.

Dietary Guidelines

NW2.3 Apply dietary guidelines in menu planning.

	Compare healthy and unhealthy options from various menus and justify how they are healthy or unhealthy options.
	Create a nutritious menu for a meal and explain why the meal is nutritious.

Food Safety

NW3.1 Explain common practices that promote sanitary food conditions.

NW3.2 Execute safe procedures in the food laboratory.

	List practices for maintaining a safe and sanitary environment where food is prepared and stored.
	Create a public service announcement promoting safety and sanitation.
	Develop an educational learning aid for safe and proper use of food laboratory equipment.
	Demonstrate correct procedures for upkeep of food laboratory equipment.
	Implement safe practices when preparing food items.

1. Take the food safety quizzes located at the below websites:

http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/quiz/onlinequiz_js.html

2. Complete the Safety & Sanitation Review worksheet in class.

3. Make a commercial/infomercial/public service announcement with a partner or small group promoting kitchen safety to young children. Use your worksheets, the internet, books, and the following websites to get ideas! Be creative (Must include at least five facts). Will be due next class time! The presentation should be at LEAST two minutes long. One idea would be to use the name of a famous actor or athlete to promote kitchen safety. BE CREATIVE!!!

-fightbac.org: Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) - Fight ...

-General Cooking Safety Tips for the Kitchen

-http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/cbook.html