| MICHIGAN CONTENT STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS | |
| Life Management Education (Family & Consumer Sciences) |
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BENCHMARKS | Balance Work & Family | Nurturing | Human Development | Decision-making | Responsibility | Wellness | Demographic Change | Consumerism | Technology | Using Community Resources |
| Balance of Work and Family |
| Content Standard 1: | All students will demonstrate skills necessary to function in family roles and relationships which are transferable to roles and responsibilities within the workplace and community. | |
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| E1.1 Develop an understanding of the contributions of the family to the individual, community, and society. | M1.1 Explore the relationship between family and community rights and responsibilities. | H1.1 Evaluate factors which affect the successful balance between work and family. |
| E1.2 Identify roles individuals serve in the home, community, and workplace. | M1.2 Explore career and family issues (e.g. balance of career and family responsibilities). | H1.2 Evaluate interrelationship of career and family roles. |
| E1.3 Explore relationships within the family. | M1.3 Demonstrate communication skills. | H1.3 Analyze positive patterns of communication used at work and home. |
| M1.4 Identify relationships between individual, career, and family goals. | ||
| E1.5 Practice daily resource management skills. | M1.5 Identify individual priorities and responsibilities. | H1.5 Demonstrate life management skills necessary to be effective in individual/family, career, and community roles. |
| E1.6 Explore how management skills are used in work, home, and community settings. | M1.6 Analyze impact of changing life roles on interdependent relationships and how they influence management skills. | H1.6 Practice stress management skills necessary to manage conflict resolution among multiple adult roles. |
| E1.7 Explore ways in which the workplace influences the family. | M1-7 Explore the relationship among family, work, and community roles. | H1.7 Examine attitudes related to balancing work and family (e.g., parent/career adjustments). |
| Nurturing |
| Content Standard 2: | All students will demonstrate characteristics of nurturing. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
| E2.1 Describe characteristics of family. | M2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of human development. | H2.1 Describe and analyze the needs and responsibilities of caregivers throughout the family life cycle. |
| E2.2 Describe the importance of family. | M2.2 Identify parenthood readiness factors (e.g., economic, health, emotional maturity, relationship responsibilities and career goals). | H2.2 Learn how to create support systems to assist individuals in their roles as nurturer, caregiver, and parent. |
| E2.3 Explore the concept of nurturing and empathy. | M2.3 Identify skills necessary for nurturing self and others. | H2.3 Demonstrate skills necessary in the physical, social, and emotional care and nurturing of family members. |
| E2.4 Identify ways to communicate caring and consideration. | M2.4 Explain the relationship of a nurturing environment to individual/family growth and development. | H2.4 Analyze characteristics of a nurturing environment. |
| E2.5 Recognize individual needs of others. | M2.5 Explore the roles and responsibilities of nurturers, caregivers, and parents. | H2.5 Compare the nurturing needs of the family throughout the family life cycle. |
| Human Development |
| Content Standard 3: | All students will analyze factors that influence human development. | |
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| E3.1 Demonstrate self-awareness. | M3.1 Demonstrate the ability to influence your individual achievement. | H3.1 Assess relationships of individual aptitudes, interests, abilities, and individual development. |
| M3.2 Differentiate between healthful behavior and high-risk behavior. | H3.2 Analyze impact of healthful behavior on life goals. | |
| E3.3 Determine individual rules and priorities. | M3.3 Relate human needs to theories of human development. | H3.3 Assess individual aptitudes, interests, and abilities. |
| H3.4 Perform assessments of individual growth and development. | ||
| E3.5 Explore physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development. | M3.5 Analyze relationships with peers and adults. | H3.5 Demonstrate responsible attitudes and actions when caring for self and others. |
| E3.6 Develop realistic self expectations. | M3.6 Identify factors influencing growth and development. | H3.6 Create a plan to manage problems and crisis. |
| M3.7 Formulate expectations of self and others. | H3.7 Internalize expectations of self and others. | |
| Decision Making |
| Content Standard 4: | All students will demonstrate responsible individual and family decision-making. | |
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Early Elementary |
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High School |
| E4.1 Identify the consequences of right and wrong. | M4.1 Identify internal and external factors that would enhance or impede the implementation of an individual plan of action. | H4.1 Develop a comprehensive plan for making decisions about work and family. |
| E4.2 Identify wants and needs. | H4.2 Practice implementing an individual plan of action. | |
| E4.3 Explore community norms for ethical conduct. | M4.3 Identify biases. | H4.3 Practice decision-making skills. |
| H4.4 Develop strategies to overcome bias. | ||
| H4.5 Analyze an individual decision. | ||
| E4.6 Function successfully in a setting where rules, regulations, and procedures exist. | M4.6 Implement an individual plan of action. | H4.6 Evaluate the impact of decisions on individuals, families and communities. |
| H4.7 Evaluate the influence and impact of various decisions on individual and family lifestyles. | ||
| E4.8 Apply the decision-making process as it relates to individual and family. | M4.8 Analyze how biases, stereotypes, and prejudices can limit and interfere with ethical and responsible decision-making. | H4.8 Employ responsibility in the practice of personal, family, work, and community decision-making responsibilities. |
| E4.9 Identify relationships between present and future decision-making. | M4.9 Describe the relationship between personal priorities and ethical decisions. | H4.9 Practice independent decision-making. |
| E4.10 Describe how decisions involve responsibilities for self and others. | ||
| Responsibility |
| Content Standard 5: | All students will practice family, social, and civic responsibility. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
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| E5.1 Identify opportunities for individual contributions to the family, school, and community. | M5.1 Identify examples of social and civic responsibility. | H5.1 Practice identified social and civic responsibility. |
| E5.2 Be aware of and accepting of others. | M5.2 Respect the social and cultural contributions of all individuals. | H5.2 Affirm individual, social and cultural diversity. |
| E5.3 Identify responsibilities of individuals and families within their homes and community. | M5.3 Identify legal responsibilities and rights of individuals and families. | H5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the legal rights and responsibilities pertaining to individuals and families in a simulated situation. |
| M5.4 Identify opportunities for families to assume social and civic responsibilities. | H5.4 Analyze the relationship between individuals, family, and community rights and responsibilities. | |
| Wellness |
| Content Standard 6: | All students will develop a plan for individual and family wellness. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
| E6.1 Identify safety issues and responses related to home and emergency situations. | M6.1 Demonstrate individual responsibility for individual safety and the safety of others. | H6.1 Demonstrate providing safe and healthy environments. |
| M6.2 Demonstrate appropriate behavior for emergency situations. | ||
| E6.3 Identify ways in which an individual’s behaviors influence community health | M6.3 Identify individual responsibilities for good health as it relates to social, emotional, and physical effects | H6.3 Practice individual responsibilities for health as it relates to social, emotional, and physical well-being. |
| H6.4 Share the responsibility of maintaining a safe and healthy living environment. | ||
| E6.5 Demonstrate an understanding of recommended dietary guidelines. | M6.5 Determine daily dietary needs of individuals at various stages of the life cycle. | H6.5 Assess the effect of non-nutritional food choices on individual wellness. |
| E6.6 Explore the food pyramid. | M6.6 Demonstrate the ability to make nutritious choices in a food establishment. | H6.6 Apply food pyramid in food decision-making. |
| H6.7 Analyze food labeling. | ||
| E6.8 Identify ways to maintain individual safety. | M6.8 Recognize family violence, including physical, emotional and social. | H6.8 Practice alternatives for handling family conflict. |
| E6.9 Identify ways in which exercise and relaxation promote well-being. | M6.9 Identify community resources to protect self and others. | H6.9 Investigate how conflicts of work, home, family, and other pursuits create stress for individuals and families. |
| E6.10 Identify appropriate clothing for various situations. | H6.10 Propose criteria for a safe and healthy environment. | |
| Demographic Change |
| Content Standard 7: | All students will examine demographic changes and their impact on society and the family. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
| E7.1 Identify demographic trends that influence individual and family needs. | M7.1 Describe current demographic trends and their consequences. | H7.1 Analyze family structures and their impact on society. |
| E7.2 Identify ways in which individuals and families respond to, adapt to, and initiate change. | M7.2 Identify impact of demographic trends on individual and family environment. | H7.2 Examine how societal changes impact the family unit. |
| M7.3 Examine changes within the family in historical perspective. | H7.3 Recognize individual responsibility and the needs of family to manage and adapt to change. | |
| Consumerism |
| Content Standard 8: | All students will practice responsible consumer and producer behavior, rights and responsibilities. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
| E8.1 Distinguish between consumer and producer. | M8.1 Describe the relationship between a responsible producer and consumer. | H8.1 Use economic resources responsibly to meet individual and family needs. |
| E8.2 Differentiate between consumer wants and needs. | M8.2 Examine how individual priorities and achievement goals affect consumer decisions. | H8.2 Apply skills relating to consumer rights and responsibilities to meet individual and family needs. |
| E8.3 Identify factors which influence wants and needs. | ||
| E8.4 Identify effective conservation practices. | M8.4 Conserve individual and community resources. | H8.4 Practice conservation, recycling, maintenance, and environmental improvement. |
| Impact of Technology |
| Content Standard 9: | All students will assess the effects of technology on the family. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
| E9.1 Identify uses of technology in home, school, and community. | M9.1 Determine the use of technology to solve given problems. | H9.1 Demonstrate use of technologies to improve individual, family, work, and community life |
| E9.2 Explore how things were done prior to new technology. | M9.2 Analyze the impact of technology on the individual. | H9.2 Identify positive and negative impacts of technology on individuals and their families. |
| M9.3 Evaluate the economic costs of new technology and its impact on communication. | H9.3 Predict impact of changes related to family, work, school, and community roles. | |
| Using Community Resources |
| Content Standard 10: | All students will demonstrate the use of community resources to solve individual and family issues. | |
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Early Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
| E10.1 Identify a variety of human and other types of resources available to reach your goals. | M10.1 Analyze interrelationships between individuals, families, and communities. | H10.1 Assist others in identifying community resources. |
| E10.2 Describe ways to use resources. | M10.2 Explain how resources change over the life cycle | H10.2 Aid community resources through volunteer services. |
| E10.3 Identify community resources that aid families. | M10.3 Demonstrate responsible use of community resources. | H10.3 Evaluate standards for appropriate use of community resources. |
| M10.4 Identify existing resources and creative ideas for resource development. | H10.4 Use personal and community resources in individual and family problem solving. | |
This page last last updated on: 09/24/02
