teaching life skills

[QuilterMom]

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/ (some interesting printable topics under Family and Consumers)


http://www.acteonline.org/resource_center/lpl/facs.cfm

[QuilterMom]

http://www.homebaking.org/foreducators/index.html (nutrition, reading labels, baking, etc.)

[QuilterMom]

http://www.clabbergirl.com/learn_lessonplan.htm (home economics lesson plans/baking)

[QuilterMom]

http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1107.html (fun with dollars and sense)


http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2069.html (nutrition)


http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2139.html (plumbing)


http://www.easyfunschool.com/IndexHomeEc.html (home ec lessons and activities)

[sunshine]

Wow~ thanks for posting these! I'm bookmarking most of them to check out in depth later.

[QuilterMom]

http://www.sew-whats-new.com/sewinglessons/ (online beginner sewing lessons)


http://www.workshopsinc.com/manual/TOC.html#Telephone (telephone skills - ideas to adapt into a lesson plan)


http://www.workshopsinc.com/manual/TOC.html#Money (money management)


http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/...hool/teachers/ (practical money skills)

[QuilterMom]

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/lifeskills.asp (counting money, spending money, earning money)


http://www.moneyinstructor.com/spendsave.asp (check writing, checking accounts, checkbooks, banking and savings accounts, investing, economics)

[QuilterMom]

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lesson...s/OHE0001.html (using kitchen appliances)


http://students.hhsweb.com/z965367/lessonplan2.htm (serving a brunch)


http://www.col-ed.org/cur/misc/misc75.txt (comparison food shopping)


http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/foodlabl.pdf (printable food label comparison chart)


http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/nutrilog.pdf (printable daily nutrition log)


http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/fastfood.pdf (printable fast food analysis sheet)


http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl...sson0007.shtml (nutritional values of fast foods)


http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lesson...s/OHE0200.html (theme meal/party)

[QuilterMom]

http://www.stretcher.com/stories/00/001030f.cfm (teaching life skills - article from Dollar Stretcher)



http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentstea....html?cat=life (life skills - for younger kids using Arthur from PBS)

[QuilterMom]

http://njnj.essortment.com/sewbutton_rzkn.htm (how to sew on a button)


http://www.consumeralert.org/pubs/co...ensfinance.htm (teaching your children to manage money)


http://www.arabicslice.com/tabsetting.html (table setting guide)


http://www.almanac.com/holiday/table.html (setting the table)


http://nd.essortment.com/howtosetdinne_rjpp.htm (how to set the dinner table)

[QuilterMom]

http://mtmt.essortment.com/howtowritetha_ruqo.htm (how to write a thank you card)


http://mt.essortment.com/telephoneetique_rbpa.htm (telephone etiquette)

[kimmie]

These are great! Thanks so much!!

[QuilterMom]

[canadian gardener]

great stuff Kim!