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STARTER This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC In your different groups reflect on all you’ve been taught in Home Economics and its relevance to your daily life<br>
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TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO HOME-ECONOMICS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Define Home-Economics
State the importance of Home-Economics
Identify and explain the areas of Home-Economics<br>
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Home
Economics
Is
Defined
as A subject that concerns itself with careful management of human and material resources for individuals and communities. A field of study that provides necessary knowledge for guiding and assisting individuals and families towards achieving better family life A field of study that helps to develop skills, knowledge and attitude<br>
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IMPORTANCE OF HOME-ECONOMICS
Home-Economics is important because it teaches people the following:
How to live a healthy life
How to cook
How to think creatively
How to manage our resources
How to make meaningful decisions on facts of life
It prepares the individual for a career
It helps the individual to acquire skills This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA<br>
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AREAS OF HOME-ECONOMICS
Home-Economics is a wide subject that covers the following areas:
FOODS AND NUTRITION
Is a branch of Home-Economics that deals with choice, preparation and serving of food that we eat daily. We also study the types of food and what work it does to the body.
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
Here we learn about choosing different materials for clothes and household articles, dress making, repairing or mending, washing and ironing our clothes, planning a wardrobe and how clothes can be stored.
HOME MANAGEMENT
Is a branch of Home Economics that deals with looking after ourselves, caring for our homes i.e. by sweeping, dusting, polishing and the making of household budgets so that we do not run out of management.<br>
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CAREERS IN HOME-ECONOMICS
The following careers are opened to a Home-Economist:
Teaching, Dietetics, Hotel Management, Laundering Services, Modeling, Nursery Nursing, Fashion Designing, Tailoring, Catering, Interior Decoration, Research and Development This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND<br>
