Course Description:                                                                                                           

Level:  9-12 Grade                                                                                                               Credit: 1/2

Length: semester                                                                                                                Prerequisites: none

Program: Vocational Education                                                                                       Tech Prep: no

Career Cluster Area: Human Services Career Area                                               Pathway:  Health and Human Services

Source of Occupational Skills Standards: National Standards for Family & Consumer Sciences Education (FACS)

Eligibility for Nationally Recognized Skill Certificate(s)/State License: None known to be available at this time

Description:

Students will learn about the development of children from fertilization through preschool. Emphasis will be on the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of children and appropriate caregiver and parenting techniques. Students will carry a make-believe baby for two weeks while logging their behaviors in a journal. Students will visit a day care center, watch infant care videos, and interview real parents. Childcare careers will be explored.

Students will learn fundamentals sewing skills and the appropriate use of sewing equipment. They will learn a variety of sewing techniques from sewing on a lost button to using a pattern to construct a garment. Each student will purchase kits to sew a shirt, pants, and 1-2 choice projects. Students will also participate in a group quilt project. Textile careers will be explored.

Performance Standards

(Learner Outcomes)

Alaska Reading, Writing, Math, Science Performance Standards

Alaska Content Standards

Alaska Cultural Standards

Alaska Employability Standards

Occupational

Skills Standards

All Aspects

of  Industry

Assessment

Recognizes the changes in family unit make-up throughout American History

R4.E.D.2 W4.E. W4.A.1,2,5

H.A, H.D LA.A. 1,2,4 LA.B

A, D.4-6

A

FACS 6.0-2

Planning

*

Understands heredity and the causes of birth defects both environmental and inherited.

R4.E.B.2-3 R4.E.D.2 W4.E. W4.A.1,2,5 S.A.10, 12

HL.A   LA.A. 1,2,4 LA.B LA.E.1

A, B

D.4-6

A

FACS 12.0-3

Planning Health/Safety

*

Knows multiple methods for family planning and STD prevention

R4.E.B.2-3 R4.E.D.2 W4.E. W4.A.1,2,5 S.S.3-4

HL.A

LA.A. 1,2,4

LA.B

A,B

A

FACS 15.4

Planning Health/Safety

*

Describes the stages of prenatal development, care, and the birth process

R4.E.B.2-3 R4.E.D.2 W4.E. W4.A.1,2,5

HL.A   LA.A. 1,2,4 LA.B

A

FACS 12.0

Planning Health/Safety Labor

*

Understands the developmental stages of children 1-3 years

R4.E.B.2-3 R4.E.D.2 W4.E. W4.A.1,2,5

HL.A   LA.A. 1,2,4 LA.B

A

FACS 12.0

Planning

Technical

*

Assesses the family and society’s role in protecting the rights of children

R4.E.B.2-3 R4.E.D.2

HL.C, HL.D, LA.B

E

A

FACS 15.0

Community

*

Examines health and safety issues related to child development

R4.E.B.2-3 R4.E.D.2

HL.A, HL.C, HL.D, LA.B

E

A

FACS 15.3

Community Health/Safety

*

Investigates opportunities for careers in child care

R4.E.B.2 R4.E.D.2

LA.B

E

B

FACS 4.1

Labor

*

Knows how to use simple sewing techniques to mend garments

R4E.C.2 M4.A.2

LA.C.1-4

D1

A

FACS 16.4

Technical Work Habits

*

Independently operates a sewing machine for straight and zigzag stitching

R4.E.C.2 M4.A.2

LA.C.2

A

FACS 16.4

Technical Work Habits

*

Knows the technical vocabulary related to sewing equipment and techniques

R4.E.B.1

LA.B.1

A

FACS 16.4

Technical Work Habits

*

Uses a pattern to construct a garment that fits

R4.E.C.2 M4.A.2

LA.C.1-4

A

FACS 16.4

Technical Work Habits

*

Participates in a group sewing project

R4.E.C.2 M4.A.2

LA.C.1-5

C1

D1, 3

A

FACS 16.4

Community Technical Work Habits

*

Uses equipment in a safe and responsible manner

R4.E.C.2

LA.B

A

FACS 16.4

Health/Safety Work Habits

*

Investigates opportunities for careers in sewing

R4.E.B.2 R4.E.D.2

LA.B

E

B

FACS 16.1

Labor

*