LIFE SKILLS—DAILY LIVING SKILLS

[Pages:4]COURSE DESCRIPTION

Life Skills are essential to job functioning and I incorporate instruction for students on certificate of completion. Include appropriate life skills instruction so students will posses the potential to live and work in the community. My life skills curriculum blends academic, daily living, person/social, occupational skills, basic health concepts to ensure success and well being into integrated lessons designed the help students learn to function independently in society.

LIFE SKILLS--DAILY LIVING SKILLS

1. Managing Personal Finances Count money and make correct change. Manage a savings and checking account. Maintain a personal budget and keep records. Demonstrate personal finance decision-making skills. Make responsible expenditures. Calculate and pay taxes. Use Credit responsibly. Pay bills. Deal with renting or leasing.

2. Selecting and Managing a Household Perform or arrange for home maintenance. Perform housekeeping tasks. Plan and prepare meals. Fill out warranty cards for new appliances and mail them.

3. Caring for Personal Needs Practice proper grooming and hygiene. Dress Appropriately. Avoid Substance abuse. Demonstrate knowledge of common illnesses, prevention and treatment. Discuss how to maintain physical fitness and weight.

4. Safety Awareness Identify safety signs. Identify unfamiliar odors. Indentify unfamiliar sounds. Demonstrate knowledge and ability to evacuate a building in an emergency-follow evacuation route. Important elements of safety such as fire prevention, poison prevention, vehicle safety, water safety and environmental hazards. Leading causes of accidents.

5. Using Recreational Facilities and Engaging In Leisure Activities Demonstrate knowledge of available community resources. Choose and plan activities. Demonstrate knowledge of the value of recreation. Engage in group and individual activities. Plan trips and vacations and estimating expenditures, then calculating total cost. Demonstrate navigation tools. Understand and use a map.

LIFE SKILLS--PERSONAL/SOCIAL SKILLS

1. Achieving Self-Awareness Identify physical and psychological needs. Identify interests and abilities. Identify emotions. Identify strengths and weaknesses. Proper appearance and exhibits positive self-concept. Experience and describe success and confidence. Setting personal goals.

2. How to Deal with Stress Identifying stressors and how each one affects you as an individual and family. Identifying physical causes of stress. Identifying signs and symptoms of stress. Managing and reducing stress. Coping strategies.

3. Achieving Socially Responsible Behavior Accepting Rules and authority at school. Demonstrate appropriate behavior and social etiquette in public places and when dating or eating out. Demonstrate knowledge of important character traits. Recognize personal roles. Relating to Peers, making and keeping friends. Communicate with understanding. Communication both verbal and non-verbal. Demonstrate knowledge of social cues.

4. Knowing and Exploring Occupational Options Explore occupational possibilities. Identify the rewards of work. Locate sources of occupational and instructional information. Identify personal values met through work. Classify jobs into categories. Investigate local occupational and instructional opportunities in the community; make site visitations when applicable. Make realistic occupational choices. Identify requirements of appropriate and available jobs.

5. Exhibiting Appropriate Work Habits and Behavior Follow directions and observe regulations. Recognize the importance of attendance and punctuality. Understands the importance of safety and demonstrates the appropriate guidelines. Work appropriate with others including managers, supervisors, co-workers and customers. Work at a satisfactory rate while striving for high quality work.

6. Seeking, Securing, and Maintaining Employment When applicable work cooperatively with Twin Rivers and Voc. Rehab or other organizations that offer assistance. Search for a job. Apply for a job.

Functional Achievement Standards

Accesses resources for medical assistance. Identifies helping professionals in the medical field. Uses common measuring tools in correct context. Recognizes that money is exchanged for wants and needs. Understands how to write a check. Understands how to fill out deposit slips. Understands how to balance checkbook. Budgets resources to meet objectives. Demonstrates appropriate use of equipment. Practices emergency responses.

 Recognizes and avoids unsafe practices and situations. Identifies personal needs in a living situation. Determines which living option best serves personal needs. Identifies living options in ads. Compares living options. Identifies community agencies and centers. Shows interest in job or career. Talks about realistic future educational or career goals. Completes vocational assessment. Accesses resources and tools to meet vocational needs. Resolves conflicts in socially accepted ways. There is a relationship between personal health behaviors and the prevention

of injury, illness, disease, and premature death. It is important to assume responsibility for personal health behaviors. Physical, social, and emotional environments influence personal health. Communication can be both verbal and nonverbal. Health decisions can have both long-term and immediate impact on an

individual, family, and/or community. Analyze the possible causes of conflict in schools, families, and communities. Evaluate strategies to manage grief and anger.

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