Life Skills Arcade Middle school Family and Consumer Sciences, grades 6 to 8

Handout 0.1

Handout 0.1: Course Map and Hope Card

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Unit 0: Launch: Welcome to the FACS Room
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Name: ______________________ Date: __________ Period: ______ Table number: ______

Part 1: The year map

Directions: As I hold up each object, write the unit in your own words and one thing you expect to do in it.

OrderThe objectThe unit (in your words)One thing I expect to do in it
1A wooden spoon
2A coin
3A baby sock
4A paint chip or tape measure
5A needle and thread
6A can of beans

The six units, for your reference: Kitchen Skills and Smart Eating; Me, My Goals, My Money; Growing Up, Getting Along; Spaces We Live In; Make It, Mend It, Wear It; From Farm to Table.

The first cooking lab is on day ______ of the year.

Part 2: What I already do at home

Directions: For each unit, write one or two words about something you already do at home that fits it. "Nothing yet" is allowed. Then put a star next to two units where you already have a skill.

UnitWhat I already do at homeStar
Kitchen Skills and Smart Eating
Me, My Goals, My Money
Growing Up, Getting Along
Spaces We Live In
Make It, Mend It, Wear It
From Farm to Table

Grade 6: fill three rows. Grade 8: add one line here: the unit I think I will like least, and one thing that could change my mind: ________________________________.

Part 3: Who is at this table

Directions: Go around the table. Say your name, the skill from your index card, and one thing you can offer this table this year. The recorder writes the four offers on the table card.

Sentence starters: "My name is ___. I can ___. I can offer ___."

My offer: ________________________________________________

Part 4: What I can count on

Directions: Write the three things Mr. Prevosto said you can count on in this room.

  1. ________________________________________________
  2. ________________________________________________
  3. ________________________________________________

Monday routine: ________________________________________________


Hope card (tear off here and hand in)

Name: ______________________ Period: ______

The unit I hope to reach first is: ______________________

Why (two sentences):



One thing I can offer my table this year: ________________________________