WHAT’S NEWIN HOME

ECONOMICS?Laura McGreevy

OVERVIEW

• Cross-curricular opportunities

Using Mathematics

ICT

Communication

Resource update

CROSS-CURRICULAR SKILLS

The cross-curricular skills of Communication, Using Mathematics, and Using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are the bedrock skills through which young people access knowledge.

These skills are developed across the curriculum and are the responsibility of all teachers.

UNIQUE SUBJECT

Excellent position to exploit opportunities to develop our pupils skills and capabilities in a wide range of contexts.

We naturally develop our pupils practical skills but we also have the opportunity to explore the cross curricular skills from our Northern Ireland curriculum.

Using Mathematics is the skill of applying mathematical concepts, processes and understanding appropriately in a variety of contexts. Ideally these should be in relevant real life situations that require a mathematical dimension. 

In HOME ECONOMICS our pupils have opportunities to develop their Knowledge and Understanding of:

Number and algebra Shape, Space and Measures Handling data

Lesson starters and Accredited tasks

USING MATHEMATICS

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USING MATHEMATICS

Cereal activity- Handling data

Energy value of drinks from Food a fact of life- Handling data

Scaling up recipes activity- Shape, Space and Measures

Converting measurements- Shape, Space and Measures

Calculating BMI- Algebra

Formula for cooking meat- Algebra

WHOLE SCHOOL

As part of our whole school commitment to healthy eating we actively encourage our pupils to drink water instead of high sugar/energy drinks.

Exploited opportunity to use maths!

USING ICT

In school, ICT forms a vital part of every pupil's developing knowledge, understanding and experience. Pupils need a broad range of experiences that reflect real-world uses of technology.

All teachers have a responsibility to provide learners with experiences of using ICT appropriate to their subject.

5 ‘E’s

Explore, express, exchange, evaluate and exhibit.

USING ICT

Storyboards and videos

Picture aids using the Ipad- of particular benefit to SEN pupils

Food a fact of life- nutritional analysis

Food a fact of life videos

Stem Works! CCEA resource

COMMUNICATION

Communication is central to the whole curriculum. Children should be able to communicate in order to express themselves socially, emotionally and physically, to develop as individuals, engage with others and contribute as members of society. 

The modes of communication include talking and listening, reading and writing.

The Statutory Curriculum at Key Stage 3: Rationale and Detail, (CCEA, 2007)

COMMUNICATION

CCEA Accredited Communication tasks

Agony aunt letter (anaemia)-Writing

Instructional text, persuasive writing, report writing

Presentation-Talking and Listening

Debate-Talking and Listening

Comprehension-Reading

RESOURCE UPDATE

Key Stage 3 textbook for

Home Economics...

a sneaky peak!

CONTACT DETAILS

Laura McGreevy

St Columbanus’ College

Ballymaconnell Road

Bangor

BT20 5PU

lmcgreevy930@c2kni.net