Learning Context
	The purpose, objective, or focus of the learning experience:

This is a 7^th grade class that meets for 20 weeks.

Students will recognize the importance of the family to individual development, child nurturing and preserving cultural heritage. Students will understand that the family is a resource that is managed.

Students will recognize that families teach us our values and help us develop interests, skills, and goals.

Students will read texts, brainstorm, discuss, ask questions and take notes on different family forms, functions of families, the family life cycle and how teens can help families. Students will define, describe and identify the various family forms. Students will draw, label and explain the family life cycle. They will also be able to name and explain 3 changes in families that might disrupt this cycle. The student will be able to explain how various societal changes have affected the family today.

Students will brainstorm, discuss and take notes on events, trends and societal changes that have affected families in American culture over the course of United States history.

Students will show personally and socially responsible behaviors. Students will show respect for self and others as they develop skills of cooperation and collaboration while working on their family portrait projects.

Students will discuss their family celebrations. Students are encouraged to talk to one another about their cultures and their families as they complete their projects. 

Students will have had prior lessons on goals, values, skills and interests. Students will have explored some possible careers in Family and Childcare (including Parenting).

Health, Physical Education and Family & Consumer Science (Intermediate level) Learning Standard 3: Resource Management

Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources.

Performance Indicator: Students understand how the family can provide for the economic, physical and emotional needs of its members.        

English Language Arts (Intermediate Level)

Learning Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding:

Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding.

Performance Indicators

• Listening and reading: Students relate new information to prior knowledge and experience.

• Speaking and writing: Students develop information with appropriate supporting materials, such as facts, details, illustrative examples or anecdotes, and exclude extraneous materials.  This learning experience fits into several of the modules for the Home and Career Skills Curriculum.

•  Module H-1, Process Skills: This module is addressed in the subjects of decision making, favorable relationships, preservation of values, tension reduction and social and economic trends.

• Module H-2, Personal Development: The topics “What makes me, me?” and “How do I relate to others?” are discussed in this learning experience.

•  Module H-4, Career Planning: Students explore careers focused on family (including parenting) and realize that families help us develop skills, values, goals and learning readiness.

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