November 8, 2013

Students watched a video on how to care for fabrics and fibers titled "Laundry 101." They also had a few questions they had to answer using the information in the video.

November 7, 2013

Students learned about different careers in clothing and textiles. They also had a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to complete and should have turned this in to the turn-in basket for points. They also learned about what classes are available here at FHMS and at Herriman High if they are interested in learning more about clothing and sewing skills.

November 6, 2013

The students collected their sewing supplies for the upcoming sewing unit and learned about the rules and expectations of their behavior in the sewing lab, as well as how they will be graded and what assignments/projects they will complete during the rest of this unit.

November 5, 2013

Students learned about how clothing is made and how assembly lines work, especially in the clothing industry. They did have 10 questions to answer and turn in before the end of class.

November 4, 2013

Welcome to the new term and to the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) section of CTE Intro. Today we went through the course description, gave out hall passes and late passes, created a seating chart, and went through where items are in the room, as well as what CTE Intro. is.

October 31, 2013

Students were given their final grades and citizenship for this term. Students were also given time to look their grade over carefully for any mistakes I may have made or computer errors. They also cleaned a part of the sewing lab and we discussed what teacher they have for CTE Intro next term.

October 30, 2013

Students learned about some more FACS related careers, including Interior Design, teaching, etc. They had an assignment to go along with this. We also covered a few more classes students can take at Herriman High in the FACS area.

October 29, 2013

Students had a final for this term to take today on what they have learned about in this section of CTE Intro. This will be scored today and put on their final grade so they can check those tomorrow before grades are finalized.

October 28, 2013

Students had a review for their FACS final test. They played Bingo or Jeopardy, depending on what the class chose. They can also play the review games online tonight to help them review. Both are found on my google site under test reviews and games.

October 25, 2013

Students learned about different Child Care and Child Development careers available to them, as well as what child care, day care and family care centers are and what is required to run one. They also had to write down the definitions of a child care center and a family care center. Afterward, students learned about different kinds and types of play teachers use in a preschool and day care setting to teach the children in their care while also playing. Today was also the last day they could turn in any late/missing assignments or extra credit, including unused hall passes and late passes.

October 24, 2013

Students learned about different jobs and careers in the field on Child Development. They had some questions to complete during class.

October 23, 2013

Students learned about the different types of play and activities they can do with young children, especially those who are preschool age when they babysit or as a possible career in the future. They took some notes as we discussed and they will use these to study for their upcoming test.

October 22, 2013

While watching a video on child care safety and babysitting, students had 11 true/false questions to answer or they could play a safety game to earn points for their team.

October 21, 2013

Students learned about different Child Care and Child Development careers available to them, as well as what child care, day care and family care centers are and what is required to run one. They also had to write down the definitions of a child care center and a family care center. Afterward, students learned about different kinds and types of play teachers use in a preschool and day care setting to teach the children in their care while also playing.

October 16, 2013

Students learned about the "Keys to Caregiving" which included physical, emotional and guidance needs. We also discussed their unit vocabulary test, which included specific terms and definitions, which they will take on Monday, October 28th which students need to start studying for this weekend. They were also reminded about the three review games that are available on my website to help them review for the test.

October 15, 2013

Students discussed the terms independence, freedom and responsibility and how they relate to each other. We then went through the 5 steps of problem solving, which the students had to write down. We then gave some examples of how the problem solving process could be used. We also discussed a few common careers students can go into to help families and members of families deal with problems they may be facing.

October 14, 2013

Students learned about and defined social skills, acceptable and unacceptable behavior and manners. They discussed what each one meant and gave examples of each. We then moved on to how this relates to the stereotypes we have and how we treat other people based on those stereotypes.

October 10-11, 2013

Students learned about the three types of communication (written, verbal and non-verbal) as well as how our personalities effect our communication skills.

October 9-10, 2013

Students continued working on their pencil roll projects. Students who are behind were told to start coming after school so they can catch-up. Pencil roll pouches are due on Thursday, October 10th

October 8, 2013

Students continued working on their pencil roll projects. CTE Sewing permits were also due in class today. Students who are behind were told to start coming after school so they can catch-up. Pencil roll pouches are due on Thursday, October 10th.

October 7, 2013

All of the CTE Intro classes watched the teacher demonstration on how to do their pencil roll project. Many students turned in their CTE sewing permits and started on their pencil roll projects. All CTE Sewing Permits are due to me by the end of class on Tuesday or it will be considered late.