Erin+Fisher


 * 10 FACS Resources - Erin Fisher**

1-    [] - This website offers a development tracker that describes the stages children should be at each age. It also offers articles about different topics such as how to engage children’s senses, why boys tend to be more aggressive and activity ideas to do with children at specific cages that can be used in a child development class. 2-  [] – this website offers information about healthy and unhealthy relationships, quizes that can be printed out, poems, artwork, ideas about how to spread awareness in the community, and creative assignment ideas to use in the classroom. 3-  [] - this website offers information about free software and products as well as linksto help with lesson planning for all subjects covered in FACS. 4-  [] – this website offers lesson plan ideas about parenting and healthy relationships that are separated by age group. It also supplies information on how to become a certified babysitter through Red Cross and safesitter.com. 5-  [|www.marchofdimes.com] - this website offers information about pregnancy, birth defects, premature babies, how to care for your baby as well as information about teen volunteering opportunities. 6-  [] – this website offers information about health, fitness, pregnancy etc. They also offer easy recipes as well as recipes for people with certain health restrictions such as diabetes, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, etc. that may be fun to experiment with in the classroom. Under the “Tough Topics” category they list popular issues teens deal with and how to handle them effectively, it’s really meant for parents but it’s useful information for teachers as well. 7-  [] – Utah’s FACS website, it offers many lesson plans, worksheets and activity ideas. 8-  The Business of Being Born – DVD – Documentry about the history of child birth and various methods of giving birth, concentrating mostly on natural birth. 9-  [] - this website offers lesosn plans that can be used with a trip to the museum (it’s in DC so I doubt a trip would work) or with supplementary materials to educate students on the use of textiles in different cultures. 10-  [] - website offered by crayola where you select the grade level and topic you are teaching on and they give you lesson plan ideas with hands on activities that use crayola products. Some topics that they offer are Families, Friends, Clothing and Jewelry and Culture. They also have a “Gold Star Teacher Program” that allows you to test new products in the classroom, participate in demos and workshops as well as classroom contests.