October 2013

October Unit Topic: HOUSEKEEPING CHORES

 

WORK SKILLS (Periods 1 & 6)

 

Job Club Topic #1: Apartment Renting - Students will read through the apartments for rent ads to learn about two apartments that are open and available to rent, students will discuss things to consider when deciding on the best rental

Job Club Topic #2: Applications & Interviews - Students will fill out application for the apartment chosen in previous lesson

Job Club Topic #3: Job Interest Surveys - Students will complete an on the job survey form. Each student will rate his or her response to the jobs that are identified. Students are expected to recognize tasks within given jobs and identify these tasks as those they like or do not like. 

Job Club Topic #4: Work Attitudes - Various work attitudes will be presented for discussion, role-playing and learning: Take Care of Your Tools, Report Your Mistakes and Keep Your Work Area Clean. Students will be expected to demonstrate work skills with the necessary support, including staying on tasks, following directions, responding to authority and asking for help. 

 

Job Club Topic #5: Volunteer Jobs - Students will discuss various volunteer opportunities and the difference between pay and volunteer jobs.

 

Throughout the month students will also work in small groups to complete work based tasks including counting/delivering papers, collecting/sorting aluminum and plastic recyclables, emptying bins/collecting paper recycling, shredding paper, setting the table, grouping utensils, cutting, sorting, and completing collection sheets for labels for education, disinfecting doorknobs, etc.
DAILY LIVING SKILLS (Periods 2 & 4)

 

Daily Living Club Topic Story 1: The Cleaning Plan - Students will read story, answer comprehension questions and discuss daily v weekly housekeeping chores. 

Daily Living Club Topic Story 2: The Right Cleaning Tools - Students will read story, answer comprehension questions and label various cleaners by surface. Students will also follow directions to complete a daily living tasks, using pictures or physical supports to do so if necessary.

Daily Living Club Article #1: Make a Cleaning Plan - Read article, match tasks to the appropriate room in which they need to be completed

 

Daily Living Club Article #2:Housekeeping: Where Do I Start? - Read article, discuss what clutter is, how it accumulates and if the team members think the presented stategy in the story would work in their homes. Discuss ways to keep clutter from accumulating in the home. Students will complete an activity in which they are presented with a picture of a bedroom full of clutter. They will be expected to use problem solving to clear the bedroom of clutter by depositing items into the appropriate container.

Daily Living Club Article #3:Using the Right Cleaning Tools? - Read article and discuss safety of using products in their correct places.

Daily Living Club Rights & Responsibilities - Housekeeping - Discuss difference between a right and a responsibility. Students will be expected to identify basic personal rights and responsibilities as they relate to housekeeping chores.

 

Daily Living Club Problem Solving Game - Housekeeping - Students will respond to the following questions after each scenario is presented in game - Is this an emergency? Who can  solve or help you solve this problem? What will you do or say? 
FUNCTIONAL MATH  

 Students will participate in the banking process to the highest level of their abilities. They will use calculator to add/subtract, write demographic information, read and write dollar amounts to $200, sign name, read and write number words, orally identify parts of a check and deposit slip, write date, state purpose of a check, deposit slip, and debit/ATM card, the receipt, and a PIN.

FUNCTIONAL READING 
Students will read a weekly newspaper article based on their individual reading level. Students will use icons to identify unfamiliar vocabulary words. They will answer comprehension questions related to article.