In this course, students will study many aspects of the Family and Consumer Sciences
content areas to prepare for the life skills necessary for independent living, including:
an introduction to foods through cooking (i.e. cooking and food preparation terms,
reading a recipe, measuring and equivalents, equipment and utensils, etc.)an
entrepreneurship unit, and other essential life skills that will help them now and in the
future.

As evidenced based on classroom assessments, the student is able to:

• Standard: MMSFACS 3.0 Students will demonstrate nutrition, wellness, and food preparation practices that enhance individual and family well-being.
  • Benchmark: 3.4 Demonstrate skills needed for preparing and serving foods, including: equipment for preparing and serving food.
• Standard: MMSFACS 3.0 Students will demonstrate nutrition, wellness, and food preparation practices that enhance individual and family well-being.
  • Benchmark: 3.4 Preparing and Serving Food: Demonstrate skills needed for preparing and serving foods, including:
    • 3.4.2 equivalents, abbreviations, measurements.
• Standard: MMSFACS 5.0 Students will integrate multiple life roles and responsibilities in school, family, career, and community settings.
  • Benchmarks: 5.1 Leadership for Life: Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills, including:
    • 5.1.1 Leadership skills and styles
    • 5.1.4 Working in a group
• Standard: MMSFACS 3.0 Students will demonstrate nutrition, wellness, and food preparation practices that enhance individual and family well-being.
  • Benchmark: 3.3 Food and Wellness Issues: Examine factors and issues that impact current and future health and wellness, including:
    • 3.3.2 Food safety and Foodborne illnesses.
    • 3.4 Preparing and Serving Food: Demonstrate skills needed for preparing and serving foods; including:
    • 3.4.1 Laboratory/kitchen safety
• Standard: MMSFACS 3.0 Students will demonstrate nutrition, wellness, and food preparation practices that enhance individual and family well-being.
  • Benchmark: 3.4 Preparing and serving food: Demonstrate skills needed for preparing and serving foods, including:
  • 3.4.3 Reading and using recipes
• Standard: MMSFACS 1.0 Students demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for success in further education, career, and life.
  • Benchmarks: 1.1.6. Behavior, etiquette, and personal appearance in different situations.
• Standard: MFFP 3.0 Distinguish various components necessary for food preparation.
  • Benchmark: 3.6 Demonstrate teamwork, communication, and time management when planning and completing a lab.
• Standard: MFFP 5.0 Demonstrate how to prepare a meal from planning to presentation.
• Standard: MFFP6.0 Analyze career clusters and pathways in the food production and service industry.
  • Benchmark: 6.1 Identify roles, duties, and functions of individuals involved in food production and service industry careers.
• Standard: MMSFACS 3.0 Students will demonstrate nutrition, wellness, and food preparation practices that enhance individual and family well-being.
  • Benchmark: 3.2 Nutrition: Evaluate nutrition choices and practices in a variety of settings, using reliable guidelines and sources of information, including: 3.2.1 Dietary Guidelines.
• Standard: MMSFACS 2.0 Students will apply management practices to personal, family, and financial resources.
  • Benchmark: 2.1.2 Marketing/Advertising Techniques.
• Standard: MMSFACS 6.0 Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and practices in interiors, textiles, and apparel.
• Standard: MMSFACS 6.0 Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and practices in interiors, textiles, and apparel.
  • Benchmarks: 6.1.1 Reading use/care labels and manuals.
  • 6.1.3 Clothing care, repair, stain removal, laundry.
• Standard: MMSFACS 1.0 Students demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for success in further education, career, and life.
  • Benchmarks: 1.1.6 Behavior, etiquette, and personal appearance in different situations.
• Standard: MMSFACS 1.0 Students demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for success in further education, career, and life.
  • Benchmark: 1.1.2 Analyze factors that impact self-formation, including: Goals, priorities, and values.

• Various websites for comprehension
  •  Blooket
  •  Quizlet
•  Kitchen appliances and equipment for hands-on learning