Lesson Plans/Activities:

 

Dear Mom Cookbook

Dear Mom Cookbook

Project Summary
Dear Mom Cookbook Planning Sheet
Dear Mom Cookbook Sample
Potato Chip Cookie Recipe

 

 

Writing a Wedding Toast
Writing the Perfect Wedding Toast

 

FACS Reading Strategies

 

Select a book that relates to your curriculum and assign students to read specific chapters in the same way you would make textbook assignments.

 

Give students the opportunity to read a specific book or one from a list of options as an enrichment or extra credit activity.

 

Work with your English, Reading or Language Arts department to request that they include FACS-friendly selections in their required reading lists. Students will embrace reading an additional book for your class more readily if they can also use it to meet a requirement in another class.

 

Work with your school or public library to create a comprehensive list of FACS-friendly book selections so that students may quickly identify books that relate to your curriculum.

 

Set aside a specific reading time in your classroom. Some suggestions might include:

 

the last ten minutes of a class period once or twice a week.

an entire class period one Friday each month.

 

class time during standardized testing or other activities that disrupt the regular school schedule.

 

the class period before a holiday or school break when students have difficulty concentrating and being productive.

 

Select a book related to your content area and read the book aloud to your students. If your district can afford it, purchase copies so that students can follow along. If the book is available in an audio version, that would be an excellent alternative. However, not all books are available in that format.

 

Check with your school librarian to see if the book(s) you are considering assigning are in the Accelerated Reader database. If students are required to accumulate AR points, this will be an additional incentive to complete your assigned reading.

 

Gradually build a library of books related to the FACS curriculum and make them accessible to your students.

 

A few words of caution:

 

Don’t overburden students by assigning them to read books that are too long or beyond their reading ability.

 

Assign no more than one book per grading period and make the assignment early in that time period so that students understand that they will have time to complete the assignment.

 

If the reading assignment is to be completed entirely outside of class time, remind students of your expectations often and post the completion date in a prominent location.

 

Select books that have a clear connection to your content area and ones that you believe your students will find interesting.

 

Remember that you want your students to discover that reading is a pleasure not a punishment, so make your selections with that premise in mind.

 

Require students to complete a written or oral book review, complete a test, or create some type of project that will document to you that the assignment has been successfully fulfilled.

 

For additional strategies visit our companion website www.facsbythebook.com.

 

 

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FACS Literacy

Every educator, regardless of their content area, is charged with the task of building students’ proficiency in the fundamental skills of reading and writing. The resources on this page were developed to equip Family and Consumer Science teachers to seamlessly integrate reading and writing components into their existing curriculum. To learn more about these FACS literacy resources, click on the images below.

On or companion website, www.FACSbytheBook.com and our second blog www.facsbythebook.blogspot.com you will find and extensive list of pre-screened teen novels, support resources and activities for building your FACS literacy program.

 

Blending reading into the FACS curriculum is easy when you encourage students to read books they enjoy and link the content of those books to hands-on activities. The new edition of Novel Approach is based on fourteen novels written for teen and young readers. The novels new to the 2011 version are:

Artichoke’s Heart by Suzanne Supplee
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Lynn Visible by Julia DeVillers
The Cupcake Queen by Heather Helper

The new 2011 edition of A Novel Approach to FACS is a complete guide to using fiction as a teaching tool in the FACS classroom. The new resource now includes over 200 pages of information and activities at the same affordable price.
The activities in this resource are appropriate for individual instruction or an entire class. Activities build FACS vocabulary, apply FACS skills, stimulate discussion and encourage creativity.

 

A complete curriculum to emphasizing literacy by incorporating the culinary mystery Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder into the FACS classroom. Includes 15 classroom-ready individual and group acitivies, references, recipes, evaluation rubrics and answer keys. Recipe for Reading includes activities for all FACS content areas. New for 2009: Bonus 5 new activities based on the novella Candy for Christmas.

 

A compilation of writing exercises designed to enable teachers to effortlessly incorporate writing into the FACS curriculum. Each of the 25 activities in the manual include step-by-step project instructions, a vocabulary bank related to the project topic, additional support materials, and an evaluation rubric. Projects include writing a child observation report, foods lab report, a letter of introduction, restaurant review, fashion catalog, children’s book and more. Features 5 new original projects.

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FACS By the Book Connections:

	Hattie Big Sky		Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
	A Very Dairy Christmas		Hope Was Here
	The Truth About Forever		The Sugar Camp Quilt
	The Gospel According to Larry

Daisy Notes–Note Cards

The charming images on this set of 12 cards (2 each of six different designs) will add a touch of warmth to all of your correspondence. Appropriate for anyone, these cards were specifically created for FACS teachers. Measuring 5 x 7 inches, cards are blank on the inside providing ample space for your personal message. Envelopes included.

Order cards here.