Family and Consumer Sciences Standards and Benchmarks
July 29, 2008
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Comprehensive Family
and
Consumer Sciences Education Standards
Housing, Interiors, and Furnishings
Standard I: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in housing,
interiors, and furnishings.
1.12.1 Identify recent trends in housing.
1.12.2 Explain basic financial and legal aspects of housing in various demographic
situations.
1.12.3 Evaluate housing alternatives (i.e., floor plans, structure and maintenance of a
residence, safety, energy, lifestyles and populations with special needs.)
1.12.4 Examine design principles and elements.
1.12.5 Identify qualities of home furnishings and appliances (i.e., performance, safety, cost, quality, efficiency, space and cleanability.)
1.12.6 Examine home furnishings-home management related occupations.
1.12.7 Locate and/or utilize housing, home furnishing management and equipment
resources for assistance.
1.12.8 Demonstrate safety, sanitation, security and first aid procedures.
Consumer and Family Resources
Standard II: Evaluate management practices related to the human, economic, and
environmental resources.
2.12.1 Identify procedures in planning for expenses, saving and managing finances.
2.12.2 Apply the principles of management in the home (e.g., prioritizing, planning,
delegation, evaluation, time allocation, etc.)
2.12.3 Determine the decision-making process in for expenses, savings and managing
finances (i.e., insurance retirement).
Facilities Management and Maintenance
Standard III: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in facilities
management and maintenance.
3.12.1 Use equipment and supplies with proper procedures.
Food Production and Services
Standard IV: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in food
production and services.
4.12.1 Examine food related occupations.
Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition
Standard V: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in food
science, dietetics, and nutrition.
5.12.1 Analyze nutritional needs and select foods for good health throughout life.
5.12.2 Prepare foods from the basic food groups.
5.12.3 Analyze fad diets and eating disorders.
5.12.4 Identify various cultural and regional cuisines.
5.12.5 Locate and/or utilize food and nutrition resources.
Nutrition and Wellness
Standard VI: demonstrate nutrition and wellness practices that enhance individual
and family well-being.
6.12.1 Plan menus, prepare shopping list and purchase food.
6.12.2 Plan, prepare, serve and evaluate a meal.
6.12.3 Utilize basic kitchen skills in food preparation and storage.
6.12.4 Apply the principles of sanitation, recycling and safety when working with food and
equipment.
6.12.5 Evaluate consumer health options.
Family and Community Services
Standard VII: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in
family and community services.
7.12.1 Explain the basic skills necessary to maintain personal, physical and mental health
(i.e., alternative strategies in dealing with stress).
7.12.2 Identify personal safety and survival skills.
7.12.3 Identify substance abuse, use and non-use.
7.12.4 Describe procedures for prevention and control of diseases (i.e., sexually transmitted diseases and acquired immune deficiency).
7.12.5 Identify the needs and concerns of populations with special needs.
7.12.6 Examine family-individual health related occupations.
7.12.7 Locate and/or utilize family/individual health resources.
7.12.8 Locate/utilize resources for populations with special needs.
Interpersonal Relationships
Standard VIII: Demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, work-place, and community.
8.12.1 Analyze strategies for developing a positive self-concept.
Career, Community, and Family Connections
Standard IX: Integrate multiple life roles and responsibilities in family, work, and
community settings.
9.12.1 Demonstrate alternative ways of effective communications.
9.12.2 Describe ways to build good interpersonal relationships with others.
9.12.3 Identify risks of sexual activity.
9.12.4 Identify and demonstrate response to family problems and crisis (i.e., co-dependency relationships).
9.12.5 Identify sex-role stereotyping and means of dealing with them.
9.12.6 Develop problem-solving techniques.
9.12.7 Identify ways to deal with peer pressure.
9.12.8 Describe ways to strengthen family and relationships.
9.12.9 Identify the ways to balance work, family and individual needs.
9.12.10 Develop short and long-term planning, goal-setting and decision-making skills.
9.12.11 Examine family living/parenthood related occupations.
Early Childhood, Education, and Services
Standard X: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in early
childhood, education, and services.
10.12.1 Identify types of sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and intervention options.
10.12.2 Identify and demonstrate response to family problems and crisis (i.e., codependency relationships).
10.12.3 Locate/utilize resources for populations with special needs.
10.12.4 Develop problem-solving techniques.
10.12.5 Identify ways to deal with peer pressure.
10.12.6 Examine child development related occupations.
10.12.7 Evaluate the impact of parenting roles and responsibilities on strengthening the wellbeing of individuals and families.
10.12.8 Examine various child care options.
10.12.9 Locate and/or utilize family living and parenthood resources.
10.12.10 Examine parenting responsibilities.
10.12.11 Describe sexual reproduction and birthing process.
10.12.12 Analyze contraception and family planning methods.
10.12.13 Discuss health concerns and needs at various stages of prenatal and postnatal
development.
10.12.14 Identify the additional risk of teen pregnancy and parenting.
10.12.15 Select and use appropriate child guidance techniques.
10.12.16 Identify types of child abuse, neglect and intervention options.
10.12.17 Discuss childhood diseases and immunization procedures.
10.12.18 Identify ways to provide a safe environment for a child.
10.12.19 Locate and/or utilize child development resources for assistance.
10.12.20 Select toys, equipment, food and materials appropriate for the developmental stage of a child.
Consumer Services
Standard XI: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in consumer
services.
11.12.1 Identify consumer rights and responsibilities (i.e., preservation of natural resources and effective complaint procedures).
11.12.2 Evaluate advertising, warranties, written contracts and quality of goods and equipment (i.e., consumer fraud schemes).
11.12.3 Examine consumer education related occupations.
11.12.4 Locate and/or utilize consumer education recourses for assistance.
Textiles and Apparel
Standard XII: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in textiles
and apparel.
12.12.1 Recognize the relationship between appearance and self-concept.
12.12.2 Plan a wardrobe and prepare a clothing budget.
12.12.3 Identify fabrics, fabric construction, finishes and care.
12.12.4 Identify elements and principles of clothing design.
12.12.5 Demonstrate use and care of sewing machine and equipment in a safe manner.
12.12.6 Follow preparation procedures for constructing and evaluating a garment project.
12.12.7 Demonstrate repair, alteration and recycling methods.
12.12.8 Describe cleaning and storage methods.
12.12.9 Examine textile and clothing related occupations.
12.12.10 Evaluate clothing and accessory purchases (i.e., construction, cost and care).
12.12.11 Locate and/or utilize textiles and clothing resources for assistance (e.g., extension
service, labeling, references and manufacturers).
