PART ONE

 PURPOSE AND USE OF THE GUIDE
 The purpose of a curriculum guide is to give direction to a
 program, to give emphasis to that which is basic in the field and
 to correlate the work done in the state. The teacher uses the
 guide to check her thinking and as an instrument in planning
 the program to meet the needs of individuals and families in
 the specific community where she teaches.
 This guide has been prepared to point the way for teachers
 in homemaking education to serve as a tool to them in creating
 an environment where pupils may have learning experiences in
 all areas of homemaking and where they may reach the high-
 est degree of satisfaction and skill according to their abilities.
 The objectives in all areas in this guide have been arranged
alphabetically according to groupings, i.e., abilities, apprecia-
tions, attitudes, understandings. They are not arranged in terms
of any sequence.

 GENERAL OVERVIEW
 The function of the homemaking education program in the
school and community is to provide opportunity for pupils to
gain experiences which serve as a direct means of meeting the
day-to-day needs of home and family living.
 Pupils coming into the homemaking education program for
the first time are in a period of adjustment and change as they
move from early adolescence to late adolescence. Due to the
changes in growth, the pupils may seem awkward and self-
conscious. They are eager to feel the security of being one of
the group. It is important that the teacher have a sympathetic
understanding of pupils of this age group in order to gain their
confidence and to help them to meet their needs; that she be
aware of the background of pupils in order to give effective
guidance; and that she know enough about counseling processes
to handle the more elemental situations effectively.
 The teacher of homemaking education has a great challenge
and responsibility to plan and provide learning experiences which