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I teach Family and Consumer Science (also known as Home Economics) in both Middle School and High School. I also teach 10th grade girls health, 9th grade Bible and 4th and 5th grade computer keyboarding.
The specific classes I teach are:
Basic Foods - a 1/2 year course involving nutrition, meal planning and cooking fundamental foods.
Foods and Nutrition - a 1/2year course involving kitchen planning, grocery shopping, and various food preparations and food science.
Creative Cooking - a 1/2 year course including foods and fitness, food preservation, and multicultural foods.
Basic Sewing - a 1/2 year course in the basics of sewing. The student makes 3 projects, which employ fundmental skills. They also learn various seams and seam finishes..
Clothing Construction - a 1/2 year course in sewing. The student creates 3 projects, one for a child and 2 for themselves. A mini unit on Interior Decorating is optional.
Sewing for Others - a 1/2 year course in sewing. The student makes 3 projects, one for someone else and 2 for themselves.
Health - Our text called Total Health has a Christian emphasis on life. It covers topics including nutrition, body systems, communicable and noncommunicable diseases, etc. This is required for all 10th graders.
6th Grade FCS - this is required for boys and girls. They learn basics in cooking, the Food Pyramid, tablesetting, table ettiquette, etc. for nine weeks. The following nine weeks they learn basic sewing skills, both on the machine and hand stitches. Sewing on buttons is a must for this class. Their main sewing project is a back bag.
7th Grade FCS - this is required for boys and girls. For nine weeks they learn basic nutrition and food terms used in basic recipes, and how to correctly prepare lunch foods. During the following nine weeks they learn basic sewing terms, gain an understanding of various types of fabrics, learn how to cut out a garment, and complete a sewing project such as pajama pants(girls) or boxer shorts(boys).
8th Grade FCS - boys and girls are required to take this course. The first nine weeks are centered on foods. They learn to adjust quantities for doubling and dividing recipes, become familiar with more complex food preparation terms, and how to correctly prepare dinner foods. During the second nine weeks they learn how to correctly lay out a pattern for cutting and how to follow pattern instructions for constructing a person garment. They construct a skirt or purse (for girls) or sports bag (for boys).
4th and 5th Grade Computer Keyboarding - students learn basic fingering skills, touch technique, and proper posture. They work on speed and accuracy.
Bible - 9th grade - the first part of the year is spent learning various ways to study the Bible. The 3rd marking period is spent studying the book of Galatians, followed by reading "The Bondage Breaker" in the 4th marking period.
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Who am I?????
I am married to J. Allen Lehman. We have 3 children: Danae, Micah and Amber. All 3 of them are graduates of Shalom. I attend Pleasant View Mennonite Church. I began teaching here at Shalom in 1994. Food and Consumer Science entails many of those skills which I thoroughly enjoy and I want to see others learning to enjoy doing them also. Cooking and sewing are handy lifeskills needed for a lifetime.
When I am not busy with schoolwork I try to find time to do crafts,such as knitting and quilting, reading and enjoying the outdoors.
Family vacations in the summer are a highlight for me. One of my favorite vacation spots is the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Educational Background
Eastern Mennonite University - 1980
B.S. in Home Economics Education
Gratz College - 1997
3 graduate credits in Education