General Family & Consumer Sciences

Fast FACS: A Desk Reference for Family & Consumer Science Teachers

By Ramona L. Hatch. Grades 7-12. Temperatures, cooking times, conversions, substitutions, and other data are an important part of the FACS teacher’s daily routine. Locating these pieces of information at a moment’s notice can be c... More.

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary

11th edition. America’s best-selling dictionary merges print, CD-ROM, and online formats to deliver accessibility and flexibility. Revised print content features more than 225,000 clear and precise definitions and over 10,000 new wo... More.

Instant Icebreakers

By Sandy Stewart Christian, MSW, LICSW, and Nancy Loving Tubesing, EdD. Grade 6 and up. Each 5- to 15-minute icebreaker opens communication lines and promotes positive group interaction. Includes step-by-step instructions, activit... More.

Family & Consumer Science Middle School Curriculum – 7th Grade

Teacher friendly and ready to use! “Learn by doing” teaching stressed in 24 lessons. Students run a mini preschool, demonstrate leadership skills in food preparation, invite guests to a lab, and sew three machine projects (all patterns inclu... More.

Family & Consumer Science Middle School Curriculum – 8th Grade

Teacher friendly and ready to use! 30 lessons teach budgeting, housing, nutrition, research, consumer decision making, cooking, and textiles skills. Tips and techniques included. Binder provides curriculum, teacher’s lesson plans, lab recipes, rep... More.

Family & Consumer Science Middle School Curriculum – 6th Grade

Teacher friendly and ready to use! An “appetizer” course to start off middle school students. 24 lessons packed with all areas of family and consumer science. Binder provides curriculum, teacher’s lesson plans, lab recipes, reproducibl... More.

Classroom Starters

Grades 6 and up. Get your entire class focused! Introduce a lesson or utilize extra minutes of class time with these quick and effective activities (written by teachers) that are perfect for the family and consumer science classroom. Activity top... More.

Nasco’s Family & Consumer Science: Not-So Trivial

By Carol Schmelzel. Grade 6 and up. The game includes 108 game cards. Each card has six color-coded questions and answers in the following categories: foods and nutrition; clothing and textiles; child development and family; personal developm... More.

Computer Projects for Family & Consumer Sciences

By Ruth E. Bragg, PhD. Grades 7-12. Provides ways to incorporate technology and computer use into your family and consumer sciences class. Contains 50 projects students can do using equipment and software you probably have in your classroom. ... More.

Recipe for Reading: Activities for Incorporating Reading into the FACS Classroom

By Ramona L. Hatch. This resource is a complete guide to emphasizing literacy by incorporating the culinary mystery Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder into the FACS curriculum. Includes 15 classroom-ready individual and group activities, references... More.