Family & Consumer Science and Personal Finance

Overview of Family and Consumer Science: 

In Family and Consumer Science class, students can look forward to learning a variety of important life skills, such as kitchen safety and sanitation, cooking and being able to prepare simple meals and snacks, nutrition, sewing, financial management, career exploration and some future job skills.   

5th grade Overview: 

Meets every day for a quarter. 

• Nutrition Unit 

• Safety and sanitation 

• Cooking techniques 

• Cooking labs 

• Benefits of knowing how to cook/cooking at home 

• Clothing Unit 

• Safety with sewing tools 

• How to hand sew (sew on a button, running stitch, etc.) 

• Sewing project-pillow project 

• Personal Finance 

• Needs vs wants 

• Budgeting 

• Different ways to pay 

6th Grade Overview:

Meets every other day for a semester (half the year).

• Nutrition Unit 

• Safety and sanitation 

• Cooking techniques 

• Cooking labs 

• Healthy snack food habits 

• Nutrients and their purposes 

• Reading a food label 

• Clothing Unit 

• Safety with sewing tools 

• Review hand sewing 

• Machine sewing 

• Sewing project-hat 

• Personal Finance 

• Needs vs wants 

• Budgeting 

• Different ways to pay 

7th grade Overview: 

Meets every day for a quarter. 

• Nutrition Unit 

• Safety and sanitation 

• Cooking techniques 

• Cooking labs 

• How to read a recipe 

• Clothing Unit 

• Sewing safety, sewing machine safety 

• Sewing terms/techniques 

• Reading and understanding directions 

• Sewing project-apron project 

• Career  Unit 

• Interest surveys 

• Resume writing/filling out a job application 

• Applying for a job 

• Interview skills 

• Personal Finance 

• Different forms of accounts (saving accounts, checking account, 401ks, etc) 

• Loans, 401k 

• Credit vs debit 

• Simple investments 

 

Overview for Personal Finance Classes: 

Personal Finance consists of two different classes: "Real World Finance" and "Smart Money." Both classes are hands-on financial literally courses that teach students the practical skills they'll need to manage money confidently. These classes are taught through games, projects, and real-world scenarios. 

5th Grade (Real World Finance): 

A one-quarter introduction to financial literacy, building early foundations in: 

• Needs vs. wants 

• Basic budgeting 

• Different ways to pay 

• Introductory earning concepts 

6th Grade — Smart Money: 

One-semester (haf the year) introduction to financial literacy.  

• Needs vs. wants 

• Types of income (allowance, chores, gifts vs. earned income) 

• Budgeting: creating a simple budget and tracking spending 

• Saving basics: short-term vs. long-term goals 

• Different ways to pay (cash, debit, credit) 

• Intro to banking: savings accounts vs. checking accounts 

• Smart spending habits: needs-based decision making 

7th Grade (Real World Finance): 

Meets daily for one quarter. Students explore: 

• Earning: types of income, gross vs. net income, how paychecks work 

• Budgeting: building and managing a personal budget 

• Credit: how credit works, credit vs. debit 

• Investing: an introduction to simple investing concepts 

• Financial Responsibility: the habits and decision-making that tie it all together 

Learning happens through games and hands-on projects rather than traditional lecture-based instruction.