Tag Archives: family and consumer science

Julia Roberts is Right about FACS

Posted on August 4, 2011 by in FACS Resources

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PRINT JULIA ROBERTS ARTICLE HERE!  from LearningZoneXpress.com

Deborah Larson is 2011 MN FACS Teacher of the Year!

Posted on February 7, 2011 by in FACS Resources, LZE Team News, Uncategorized

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Math in Design Curriculum by Debbie Larson

A big round of applause is in order for FACS teacher and Learning ZoneXpress curriculum author Deborah Larson. She has recently been named 2011 Minnesota Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year! Read the article here. Debbie is passionate about promoting FACS as a viable course through creating and implementing a unique approach to teaching important life skills by injecting math concepts into her curriculum. Recipe conversion, nutrient analysis and grocery cost comparisons are just a few of the practical ways she ties math into “foods” courses, while measurement and geometry are logically explained through clothing construction and interior design.  

Interested in how you can incorporate math concepts into your Family and Consumer Sciences classes? Check out both of Debbie’s books: Math In Foods and Math In Design (available soon) from Learning ZoneXpress.

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Math In Foods Curriculum by Debbie Larson

Home Ec or FACS, Still Relevant?

Posted on June 8, 2010 by in Uncategorized

 

Home Ed Makeover Home Ec or FACS, Still Relevant?

 

At Learning ZoneXpress, we LOVE home ec teachers and classess uuhh…we mean FACS teachers and classes. We create many of our products with the goal of helping teachers bring great culinary and nutrition information directly to the kids. But FACS is so much more now; financial management, planning for the future, child development etc… How has home ec class morphed into FACS class? And is it still needed?

Here’s one perspective, read this article from Jennifer LaRue Huget at The Washington Post. She shows some great insight on why we need to keep these classes alive and running! You can bet, we’ll be supporting this effort for years to come at Learning ZoneXpress!