Covering the Third Level Outcomes and Experiences for Home Economics from both the Technologies Faculty and the Health and Wellbeing Faculty, Active Home Economics is a toolkit of rich tasks, interdisciplinary project ideas and assessment approaches to support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. Designed to support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence, Active Home Economics covers all the relevant Outcomes and Experiences for HE from the Technologies and Health and Wellbeing Faculties.It focuses on building skills - subject specific, literacy and numeracy and higher order thinking skills-as well as knowledge and understanding.Each double page spread contains rich tasks, cross curricular links, an extension exercise and applications to real life.At the end of each unit, there is an assessment checklist, a Think, Pair, Share form and a interdisciplinary project idea.With its emphasis on fostering creativity in HE class, Active Home Economics will inspire and motivate pupils.

Welcome To Our Story, Our Story Began in a small mid west town where family values still mean something, This book has very unique and readable qualities. We find that our family of many females and very few males are at a cross road as far as caring on the family name. The youngest family already have three girls and are now looked upon to try for a boy. Of course it want take much to convince the father due to his strong family values and loyalty to his father. Mother has very little say in the matter being the loyal and submissive wife she is. More surprises after the new baby arrives. There are no names mention in this book other than Don/Dawn. There is Father, Mother, Grandfather, Sister, Doctor, Nurse, Child at school, Neighbors, and Grandmother who plays a very large roll in the lives of Don/Dawn and Mother. The story is being narrated by Don/Dawn at the age of 18. You will have to read the next volume to find out what happens next. Good Reading To You And Thank You.