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Mrs. Ellen Schaeffer’s
Life Skills Support Class Rules
Academic Courses:
Reading: Groups are arranged by grade level abilities. Focus is on decoding, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.
Math: Course of study includes whole numbers, linear measurements, time, decimals, banking, fractions, and purchasing.
English: Area of interests include form and application completion, sentence writing, abbreviations, contractions, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, and paragraph writing.
Social Studies: Students are exposed to snippets of time in American and world events. Each year's focus is placed on different famous people and places of interest.Home Living: Students will learn safety rules in and outside of the home. They will learn to cook using the stove/oven and microwave. They will build wooden projects using basic houshold tools. Students will learn to use the sewing machine; creating projects to donate and keep for themselves.Pre-Vocational: Students will be introduced to basic work skills using a time clock and time cards. They will perform daily jobs within the classroom and the building which will focus on following directions and sequencing of steps.