Curriculum Organizers for Home Economics 8 to 10
Prescribed learning outcomes for Home Economics 8 to 10 are grouped under the following curriculum organizers:
- Addressing Needs and Wants
- Working With Food Resources
- Working With Textile Resources
- Nurturing Growth and Development
These four curriculum organizers are interrelated and of equal importance. No attempt has been made to place limits on the class time spent on any one curriculum organizer. The possibilities for organizing the Home Economics 8 to 10 content are unlimited, which allows teachers to address the needs and interests of their students. School districts, schools, and teachers are encouraged to work in partnership with students, parents, and community members to present relevant programs.
Addressing Needs and Wants
Human needs and wants change throughout the life cycle. The manner in which families provide necessities and luxuries for their members is influenced by such factors as structure of the family and its stage in the family life cycle. Students examine the role that they as individuals can play in providing for family needs and wants. Through activities in this organizer, students develop:
- an understanding of factors that influence needs and wants (including economic, socio-cultural, political, and technological)
- an ability to address individual needs and wants in a variety of circumstances
- the disposition to make informed and socially responsible decisions in addressing needs and wants, and to implement those decisions
Working With Food Resources
Food production, processing, and preparation are of fundamental importance for society, whether carried out on a domestic scale or as an industry. Students in Home Economic 8 to 10 learn to distinguish and evaluate the merits of particular approaches to food processing and preparation. Through activities in this organizer, students develop:
- an understanding of proper nutrition (healthy eating patterns)
- an understanding of the principles of food processing and preparation, including those related to safety
- a hands-on familiarity with some of the foods and food preparation techniques that are employed by people the world over
Working With Textile Resources
Textiles have a wide range of applications in our society. Home Economics 8 to 10 looks at various aspects of fabrics and the production of finished textile products. Through activities in this organizer, students develop:
- an ability to select, plan, and create textile products
- a familiarity with the tools and techniques used in the creation of textile products (including the ability to handle tools and equipment safely)
- an awareness of the use of textiles in various cultural contexts
- a recognition that textiles are an important medium for human expression
Nurturing Growth and Development
Nurturing is a primary function of families and is essential for the well-being of body, mind, and spirit. Throughout the human life cycle, people need to be cared for and to care for themselves and others. Students use nurturing and care-giving skills along with knowledge of human growth and development to anticipate their changing personal and family needs. Through activities in this organizer, students develop:
- an understanding of the stages of human development and of well-being at each stage
- an ability to identify and practise responsible care-giving attitudes and behaviours
- a recognition that nurturing and care giving can be provided in professional as well as family contexts
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