Dear Parents,
Here is an overview of the topics that will be covered this school year. I will be available to talk with you any day between 1:00 and 2:15, either by phone or in person. Please call the classroom, 897-6046, to set up an appointment. You are always welcome to visit the classroom and see what your child is doing in class. You can also communicate with me by email: angelitta.darden@gulfportschools.org.
Content Topics
- 1st Block Functional Academics
- Functional Reading
- Signs
- Survival Words
- Reading for information (Newspapers, TV Guide, Menus, Recipes, Labels, etc.)
- Functional Math
- Money Identification, Combining Coins, Making Change
- Use of Calculator for Basic Operations
- Real Life Problem Solving
- Time Telling
- Functional Reading
- 2nd Block Domestics
- Cooking
- Menu Planning/Meal Preparation
- Nutrition
- Kitchen Safety
- Individual Kitchen Skills
- Grocery Shopping
- Household Maintenance
- Dish Washing
- Laundry
- Mopping, Sweeping, Dusting, etc.
- Cooking
- 3rd Block Employability Skills
- Pre-Vocational Skills
- Following Directions
- Team Work
- Problem Solving
- Specific Vocational Skills
- Assembly Work
- Office Work
- Janitorial Work
- Pre-Vocational Skills
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- 5th Block Health Awareness
- Exercise and Leisure Activity
- Team Sports
- Strength and Endurance
- Special Olympic Training
- Personal Health
- Body Parts and Functions
- Healthy Lifestyle (Nutrition, Rest, Exercise)
- Human Reproduction
- Personal Safety/Community Mobility
- Medicines
- First Aid
- Exercise and Leisure Activity
- 5th Block Health Awareness
Grading:
Grades are determined by classroom performance. All IEP objectives should be mastered at 80%. Skills and assignments are practiced until success is achieved. Students are not penalized for lack of ability to perform a task but rather rewarded for effort and attention to task. You will receive a regular progress report at 4 ½ weeks and a copy of their service goals and progress every nine weeks.
