Discovering Life Skills excels at preparing students for the future and putting them on the path towards discovery and excellence. Students are encouraged to discover exciting career paths, determine goals, and manage their lives. Differentiated teaching involves all students and allows teachers to better understand the needs of the classroom. Includes: hardbound student edition aligned to the content standards.
Build students independent living skills and prepare them for success beyond high school! This program meets the newest FACS standards. Students are prepared for career or college with full-page Career Pathway or College Readiness features. Career cluster guidance, job outlook, education and training, and 21st Century Skills are included. Career Readiness: is also focused on thorough résumé writing, job interview prep, and portfolio building activities and guidance. College Readiness includes information on scholarships, financial matters, and the college application process. Project-based pedagogy is used throughout this program through Unit Portfolio Projects. Financial literacy education is integrated throughout this program, both in the context of projects and activities and with specific chapter-based Financial Literacy features that include math practice. 21st Century Skills: Time-management skills, leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and teamwork skills are focused on. Succeed in School and Life features appear throughout each chapter to reinforce skills concepts and applications. Rigorous, standards-based academic integration to support the Perkins legislation mandate is included. Family and community connections are approached through activities in each chapter. Independent living skills, self-discovery, and value-based self-affirmation are focused on. Includes: Print student edition
Evaluate students' progress with the printed booklet of Chapter Tests and Lesson Quizzes. Preview online test questions or print for paper and pencil tests. Chapter tests include traditional and document-based question tests.
Managing Life Skills builds students’ independent living skills and prepares them for success beyond high school. Throughout the course, students will prepare for independent living, develop interpersonal and management skills, recognize healthy food choices, and much more. Includes: Print Student Edition
Glencoe Health is a comprehensive health program, provided in a flexible format, designed to improve health and wellness among high school students. Real-life application of health skills helps students apply what they learn in health class toward practicing good health behavior in the real world. Hands-on features are integrated with technology, assessment, and up-to-date health content. Features: Hands-on activities-based program focuses on health skills, avoiding risk behaviors, and promoting health literacy. Academic integration throughout the program includes research-based reading and writing strategies in every lesson, as well as Real-World Connections emphasizing math concepts and activities, and Standardized Test Practice focusing on Math and Reading/Writing. Fitness is emphasized through the program with the Fitness Zone. The Fitness Zone includes tips in the Student Edition for incorporating fitness into everyday life, activities in the Teacher Edition, a special section of the Online Learning Center, and a heart-rate activity workbook with CD-ROM.The latest technology includes videos, podcasts, activities for handheld devices, the online student edition, PowerPoint DVD, StudentWorks Plus, and TeacherWorks Plus. Includes: Print Student Edition
