March 27 - 29, 2009 - Saskatoon, SK

Canadian Symposium XIssues & Directions

for Home Economics / Family Studies Education

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Connecting Curriculum: Integrating Grade 5 & 6 Human Ecology Education

Presenter: Sheila Stark-Perreault, PHecHuman Ecology Teacher

East Selkirk Middle School

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Who Am I?

•Integrated - Bachelor of Human Ecology/Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba (May 1991)

•Post Baclaureate in Education (May 2006)

Active member of both the Manitoba Home Economic Teachers’ Association (MHETA) and the Manitoba Association of Home Economists (MAHE)

Executive member of the Alpha Delta Kappa - Zeta Chapter (Teacher Sorority Group/philanthropy activities

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East Selkirk Middle SchoolWho are we?

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•A new educational facility in the Lord Selkirk School Division•opened its doors in September 2007•operates grades 5-9 with a population of 380 students and a staff of 50•French as a language is compulsory for grade 5 -8 students•offer an optional Ukrainian-Bilingual program for grade 5-9 students •offer 6 different grade 9 options - Art, Band, Drama, French, Human Ecology and Technology Education

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To desegregate... blend into a unified whole....

What is it? ... Merriam-Webster says...

integration:

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Human Ecology is....

HEART - Relationships

PAINT PALLET - Creative Expression

BOOK - Family Studies

1-2-3 CUBES - Child Development

SOCKS - Clothing Decisions

APPLE - Nutrition

COMPUTER - Communication

COINS - Money Management

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Human Ecology is....

SHOPPING CART - Food Choices

LEAF - Environment Issues

HOLDING HANDS - Parenting

MONEY TAG - Consumer Knowledge

GLOBE - Cultural and Global Awareness

THREAD AND NEEDLE - Skill Development

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Manitoba Wise...where are we?

Across the province there are still many grade 7-9 Home

Economics programs.

Few Home Economic programs offered at the grade 6 level.

ESMS is one of the first in the Province to integrate Home

Economics at the grade 5 level.

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What does it look like?

THE GRADE 5 PROGRAM

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Integrating Grade 5

The program runs for 3 months each beginning October and ending in June.

Each of the 3 grade five classes will receive a double (80 minutes) once a six day cycle.

The time is split between Human Ecology and Technology Education. (It works out to about 10 double classes each)

The classes are divided into male/female with the girls beginning in Home Economics/Human Ecology.

In Human Ecology grade 5, I integrate the concepts of Nutrition/Exercise and First Peoples in Social Studies.

The kids look forward to the time we spend together and have a lot of fun too!!

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Grade 5 Friendly

The Grade 5 students

Sharing our project ideas and time together

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The Food Guide SortEach group of students was given a tub of food items. Together they sorted

each item into appropriate food groups.

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THE PROCESS

BEADS... BOATS...BANNOCK

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The Finished Results

Beading Magic

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The Assembly Line

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TEAMWORK

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OUR EFFORTS WILL TASTE GREAT

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Legends in the making

Let us tell you a story

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What do the KIDS say?

Home Ec is awesome! McKenzie S/Taylor B

I loved this program. Jessica F

We’ll miss it. Kailey & McKenzie

Home Ec is perfect for me ‘cause I love crafts and baking!! Dana

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I love Home Ec. It is awesome. Haley/Kailey P-N

Thanks for taking the time to teach us. See you next year. Calida

Home Ec is awesome because the teacher is awesome and I had lots of fun!! Cindy

What do the KIDS say?

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What do the KIDS say?

I thought the program was real cool. I hope we do it next year, Makayla

I liked that we could be independent and do stuff on our own. I really enjoyed the program. Karen S

Home Ec was great. I learned a lot and it was just plain FUN! Katie S

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Home Ec is awesome!!! I especially like baking the bannock! Rebecca

Home Ec is soo much fun! I love it. Janine

It was a really great experience and I think that everyone who took part in it learned a lot and had a lot

of fun. Danielle C

What do the KIDS say?

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The Grade 6 Program

What does it looklike?

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Integrating Grade 6The program runs for 3 months each beginning October and ending in June.

Each of the 3 grade six classes will receive a double (80 minutes) once a six day cycle.

The time is split between Human Ecology and Technology Education. (It works out to about 10 double classes each)

The classes are divided into male/female with the boys beginning in Home Economics/Human Ecology.

In Human Ecology grade 6 I integrate the concepts of bone health and flight in Science.

The kids look forward to the time we spend together and have a lot of fun too!

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Grade 6 friendly

The grade 6 students

Sharing our project ideas and time together

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Bones....to....Bernoulli

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Into the oven they go

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Watching and Waiting

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The Plastic Pieces have shrunk less than 50%

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OUR FIRST WINDSOCK CREATIONS

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LET’S GET READY TO FLY!!!

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OUR SECOND WINDSOCK CREATIONS

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What do the KIDS say?

It was da bomb! It’s cool.

SWEET

It’s the best thing that has ever happened to this school, this community, this country.

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What do the KIDS say?

It rocks the earth - Colton (I love Home Ec Slobodian)

It’s funky. It’s awesome! I love it, it’s so creative!!

It’s way better than any other subject!

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What do the KIDS say?

It’s the best subject in the world.

I like it more than Math! I love the sewing.

Home Ec for grade 5 & 6 is a great opportunity for us!

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We hope you are all inspired by our creativity.

Thank you to all ESMS staff and students who helped make this

presentation possible!!!your time and talents are all greatly

appreciated

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