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Put FACS on the Map!

 

One of the great things about FACS is the scope of the content that it includes!  Everything from food and nutrition, kitchen equipment and appliances, architecture and home furnishings, family dynamics, clothing, textiles and fashion and so much more!  The impact of FACS on the fabric of American life is everywhere and discovering evidence of it is so much fun!  How can you look at the crazy photo above and not think "Fun"?!!!  So what's my point?  Read on.

 

The photo above was taken when Dusty and I visited the Jell-O Museum in LeRoy, New York last fall.  Of course, we didn't drive hundreds of miles with the sole purpose of visiting the Jell-O Museum (http://www.jellogallery.org/).  This charming and fascinating spot was a happy discovery and turned out to be a real education in FACS history!  Many of the fun facts that I picked up during our visit became part of At Home With History, our resource for incorporating history into the FACS classroom.

As we travel, we're always on the lookout for the FACS connection in the sites we visit and we never have to look very hard for attractions that fit the bill.  Attractions that connect to FACS can be well known locations such as Sturbridge Village http://www.osv.org/ in Massachusetts or a relatively obscure spot like the Clabber Girl Museum in Terre Haute, IN http://www.clabbergirl.com.  Each of these locations provides information and experiences that you can take back and share in your FACS classroom.  You simply need to be open to the possibilities and you'll be amazed at what you'll discover!   For more examples of Putting FACS on the Map, check out the FACS on the Road category of our blog at http://freshfacs.com/wordpress/. 

 

 

Old t-shirts became designer originals when these creative 4-H club members snipped, stitched and fringed the day away. We all had a great time at this sewing workshop!

 

 

 

Sustainable Fashion Design on display at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.

 

 

 

 

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These resources were created to enrich the FACS curriculum in some very specialized areas. Wedding With Class is your complete resource for preparing students to prepare for their special day without mortgaging their future. In Cooking Up a Cool Career and High Tech Home Ec, you will find creative activities appropriate for each of the FACS content areas.

 

Wedding With Class is everything you will ever need to prepare your students to plan a wedding. Included are complete teacher support materials and references, color transparency masters, student hand-outs, project sheets, evaluation rubrics and more. It’s a ready-to-teach unit complete with on-line supplemental resources and curriculum alignment. Bonus–The entire unit is filled with links to core curriculum connections. Students and teachers alike will fall in love with Wedding With Class.

Get students thinking about a great FACS career as they develop problem solving, research and collaborative skills. This collection of twenty career activities will have students doing rather than just reading about FACS careers. A reproducible career summary sheet is included for each career followed by an activity that replicates that career. Support materials include pointer pages, project sheets and evaluation rubrics for each project.

 

Updated to keep pace with recent advances in technology, this resource includes 5 new student activities and expands on those in the original version. An extensive directory of FACS-friendly products, software, links, and more make this an indispensable resource for today’s FACS classroom. Includes projects for every FACS content area, plus templates and instructions for creating original projects using technology.

 

 

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FACS Holiday Cards

Convey holiday greetings to friends and family with these charming vintage-inspired greeting cards. Available in three designs and feature a bonus quick-to-prepare recipe inside. Set includes 12 cards of one design. Envelpoes included.

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