Skills for Living, 9th Edition

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By: Frances Baynor Parnell

ISBN: 978-1-59070-668-8
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: © 2008
Subject: FCS Comprehensive
Grade Level: 8-12
Retail Price: $72.00
School Price: $54.00

Description

Skills for Living has been completely redesigned and streamlined to help make your teaching more efficient! With over 450 photos and a bright new look, this comprehensive Family and Consumer Sciences text helps secondary level students meet the challenges of their daily lives with confidence. They will learn practical skills for making decisions at home, school, and in the workplace. Topics break down the chapter content, allowing you the flexibility to assign specific topics as needed. Added features are sure to generate student interest.

Each chapter opens with a list of careers related to the chapter material listed from entry-level jobs to those requiring a college degree, raising student awareness of career options.
The More You Know reports amplify chapter concepts.
Setting the Scene stories give students real-life scenarios to analyze and apply. Each is followed by discussion questions.
Pages titled career guide describe various career options, their preparation requirements, and personal qualities needed to succeed.

Previous Edition
Skills for Personal and Family Living, 8th Edition

Part One: A Better You

1. Understanding Yourself

2. Your Health and Fitness

3. Developing Your Interpersonal Skills

Part Two: Family and Community Relationships

4. Understanding Families

5. Strengthening Families

6. Personal Relationships

7. Considering Future Relationships

8. Community Living Skills

9. Job Readiness Skills

Part Three: Understanding Children

10. Meeting Childrens Developmental Needs

11. Caring for Children

Part Four: Nutrition and Food Preparation

12. Healthful Eating

13. Meal Management

14. Before You Cook

15. Buying, Storing, and Preparing Foods

16. Serving Food and Dining Out

Part Five: Managing in Todays World

17. Learning to Manage

18. Achieving Financial Strength

19. Consumer Decisions

Part Six: Meeting Your Clothing Needs

20. Choosing and Caring for Clothes

21. Fabrics, Patterns, and Sewing Equipment

22. Sewing Techniques

Part Seven: Meeting Your Housing Needs

23. Choosing a Place to Live

24. Applying Design in Your Home

25. A Safe and Healthful Environment

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Text

Chapter 3 (PDF, 855 KB)

Chapter 17 (PDF, 1.17 MB)

Teacher's Presentations for PowerPoint Individual License

Topic 2-1 (PPS, 2.97 MB)

Topic 2-2 (PPS, 2.47 MB)

Note: Sample file quality has been reduced to allow for Internet streaming and viewing.

Correlations

Alabama

Family and Consumer Sciences (PDF, 54 KB)

Arkansas

Family & Consumer Sciences, Grades 9-12 (PDF, 34 KB)

Idaho

Kentucky

FACS Life Skills, Grades 9-12

Louisiana

Family & Consumer Sciences II, Grades 9-12 (PDF, 148 KB)

Mississippi

Family Dynamics (PDF, 112 KB)

New Mexico

FCS General (PDF, 187 KB)

North Carolina

Teen Living (PDF, 66 KB)

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Family and Consumer Sciences (PDF, 66 KB)

Utah

Life Management

West Virginia

LIFE (Learning for Independence, Family, and Employment), Grade 9 (PDF, 124 KB)

Note: Correlation files may not be available for all listed courses.

About Author(s)

Frances Baynor Parnell - was a secondary family and consumer sciences teacher for 32 years and served as department chair. She is president of Natural and Family Resources, Inc., which provides opportunities to be involved in cultures around the world. She has conducted research and completed a project on work and family skills to supplement family and consumer sciences education programs in North Carolina. In addition to writing this text and its supplements, Frances coauthored the book Guarding Your Own Mental Health in a Fast-Paced World. She has written numerous articles for professional publications. She has conducted many workshops and given frequent presentations.

She has also contributed her expertise and leadership to a number of professional and civic organizations, which have earned state and national recognition in areas of environmental concerns.

During her years of teaching, Frances has received such awards as the North Carolina Home Economics Teacher of the Year, the Outstanding Educator Award (from East Carolina University, where she received her B.S. and M.S. degrees), and the Frances Hutchinson Teacher of the Year Award.

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