Lesson 1
Unit: Resources
Grade:7
Topic: Components of Home Economics
Objectives:
1. At the end of the lesson students should be able to name the components of home economics
2. They should be able to explain what each means and entails
3. Write 3-5 sentences explaining what home economics entails
Concepts:
Home economics is a wide discipline and is the science of practising good economics in the home
Skills: Observing, listening, discussing, writing, deducing
Focus Questions:
1. You want to become a Home Economist .What would you expect to learn and do as a Home Economists?
2. For each of the areas what are some of the resources and tools you will need in class
while training?
Teaching Methods:
1. Question and answer, observation and recording, grouping, research. lecture.
Instructional Aid:
Live props, the home economics laboratory, note books and writing tools text.
Reference: Home economics for Caribbean Schools, internet related sites
Content Outline
a. Components of Home Economics
b. Nutrition : The science of nutrients in food and how they affect the body
c. Food preparation and service: The preparation and serving food
d. Clothing and Textile :Choice of clothing , designing and construction of clothing
e. Home management: managing the different aspect of the home. eg money, health,
f. Family life : Deals with issues relating to family
Procedure:
• The teacher introduces students to the home economics room and asks them to take a look around. They may make a list of some things they see and want to asks question on.
• Students gather back and explain some of the things they observed.
• They will be asked to explain what they think they will be learning.
• The teacher explains the different components taught in home economics.
Teacher and students brain storm words related to all the components .These will be listed on the c.b.
• The teacher asks students to group into 4 groups and each group will work within an individual area, They will pick out of the cloud of words on the c.b. words relating to a different areas of Home Economics while adding some of their own.
• .Each child will create his indiciduals list of one area.
• Each member in the group will take one of the areas and the group will make a reported.
-Students will pick out a task to complete from each area and make a tools and material list.
.The class will construct the tables under the heading Task ---Material----Tools
Evaluation:
• Each child will write five sentences about what they have learnt about the topic:
• Oral question to facilitate students who do not read and write well.
Author:( Soy Criada) Juliet Christie Murray
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