Household Smarts Chapter 2 Everyday Life Skills

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Household SmartsChapter 2Everyday Life Skills

• Goals for Learning
• Identify steps involved in finding and renting an
  apartment
• Identify how to contact utility services
• Read and explain clothing care labels
• Identify what information not to give over the
  telephone

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Lesson 1 Finding an Apartment
Standards ELA 1 Essential Question What skills
do we need to be active participants in
society? Lesson Objectives Students will
identify and define the purpose of a
lease.Students will describe how to look for an
apartment.

• Agenda
• Complete self assessment (Household Smarts)
• Vocabulary
• Lease, rent, classified ad, security, deposit
• Read and discuss pages 58-62
• Classifieds Activity/Abbreviations
• Independently complete Lesson 1 Review
• Independently complete Activity 10

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Classifieds Activity

• Apt Apartment
• A/C- Air Conditioning
• BR- Bedroom
• W/D- Washer/dryer
• CPT- carpeted
• Furn- furnished
• w/yd- with yard
• Refrig- refrigerator
• CA- central air

• In groups read through classifieds and identify
  as many abbreviations as you can.
• Add more abbreviations to the list
• Create your own apartment ad

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Lesson 2 Organizing a Household
Standards ELA 1 Essential Question What skills
do we need to be active participants in
society? Lesson Objectives Students will
describe tasks involved in setting up a new
apartment.Students will identify people and
businesses that must be notified of a change of
address.

• Agenda
• Vocabulary
• Manual
• Read and discuss pages 63-66
• Personal Journal
• Think about the kitchen we use (the Café). How
  would you organize the kitchen to make it more
  organized and safer? You can draw a diagram if
  you wish.
• In groups complete Lesson 2 Review
• Complete Activity 11
• Complete Workbook Activity 11

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Lesson 3 Managing Household Maintenance
Standards ELA 1 Essential Question What skills
do we need to be active participants in
society? Lesson Objectives Students will
describe how to set up service with utility
companies.Students will describe how to maintain
household equipment.

• Agenda
• Vocabulary
• Rate, utility, company, recycle, thermostat,
  pilot light
• Water, Electricity, Gas How do we use each?
• Read and discuss page 67-71
• Complete Lesson 3 review
• Workbook Activity 12

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Lesson 4 Insurance
Standards ELA 1 Essential Question What skills
do we need to be active participants in
society? Lesson Objectives Students will define
insurance.Students will identify how to obtain
an insurance policy.

• Agenda
• Vocabulary
• Insurance policy, renters insurance
• Read and discuss pages 72-75
• With a partner complete Lesson 4 Review
• Complete Workbook Activity 13

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Lesson 5 Communicating by Telephone
Standards ELA 1 Essential Question What skills
do we need to be active participants in
society? Lesson Objectives Students will
identify how to arrange telephone
service.Students will state what information
should not be given out over the phone and why.

• Agenda
• Vocabulary
• Telephone etiquette
• How much time do you spend on the phone?
• Read and discuss pages 76-80
• Independently complete Lesson 5 Review
• Complete Activity 14
• Workbook Activity 14

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Lesson 6 Caring for Clothing
Standards ELA 1 Essential Question What skills
do we need to be active participants in
society? Lesson Objectives Students will
identify where to find clothing labels.Students
will identify the purpose of clothing
labels.Students will describe how to care for
clothes.

• Agenda
• Read and discuss pages 81-84
• Personal Journal
• Draw or describe your favorite outfit. What
  message do you think you send to others when you
  wear your favorite outfit?
• Complete Lesson 6 review
• Complete Activity 15
• Workbook Activity 15

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Chapter 2 Review

• With a partner complete the Chapter 2 Review on
  pages 86-87
• As a class go over the answers to Chapter 2
  Review
• Chapter 2 TEST!!