* Web Review 5

This sharing site is created by Melanie Sandoval. She was once a Food and Consumer Science teacher. She created this site to give back to the community.

FamilyConsumerSciences.com exists to give back to the community of F.C.S
professionals and our future Family Consumer Science teachers. The idea for the
site came after I finished student teaching and realized how much I wanted to
help other new and experienced Family Consumer Science teachers by categorizing
and sharing lessons, ideas, strategies, etc. At the very beginning of my student
teaching experience I remember feeling so overwhelmed because I had to teach
areas of FACS that were my weakest. I was so relieved when I stumbled upon the
Utah Education Network’s website that published many different lesson plans with
the supporting materials that I was inspired to create a resource that was
similar but allowed for more community interaction and contribution.
I
believe that teachers spend too much time trying to reinvent things that have
already been done but are not available to them. We struggle alone often times
not realizing that people that are more experienced have already done what we
have been struggling with and have real answers. That is why I desire to
categorize and freely share lessons and supporting materials so that teachers
across the country can spend more time perfecting and tailoring lessons than
having to create ones that already exist. -M. Sandoval

In this site, we can find lesson plans in the different areas of family and consumer sciences (home economics) through forums.
This sharing involves powerpoint slides, worksheets, links, videos and textbooks. It is categorised into child development, clothing (sewing), food and nutrition, interior design and life skills. It also provides articles related to family and consumer sciences.


one that caught my eye:

want to read more:

Home Ec's Modern Make Over: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/01/AR2010060101861.html

You can find anything that is related to Home Economics here. You will be able to share with your students what others students from other countries are doing for Home Economics.


What's more? you can also do your sharing with this site. You can share your lesson plan with other Family and Consumer Science teachers by being a part of the forum. No registration is needed. You just have to fill up the details.

do not forget to check the box.

and yes, it must be original =)

browse more: http://familyconsumersciences.com/