Adulting 101 - Skills for the Real World!

In this ongoing class students will be taught essential skills that will help them become successful and independently functioning adults.  Students will learn to cook simple dishes that are affordable and mostly from scratch.  Students will also learn how to be safe in a kitchen.  They will also learn how to do laundry, shop for groceries, meal planning, manage a budget, how debt works, and how to clean a home along with many other vital skills.

Each class is 30 minutes long and will follow a pattern of: 

2 minutes -Welcome – Introduce ourselves/greetings

14 minutes - - Cooking Lesson – Lecture with slides that will cover basic cooking and kitchen safety.  There will be time for questions and discussion. 

14 minutes - Life Skill Lesson – a skill necessary for being successful at living independently.  There will be time for questions and discussion.

The class is very interactive and students will be encouraged to participate. One goal of the class is that students will increase their confidence.  Students will watch a presentation with video clips and slides.  My style of teaching is to keep the material interesting and to proceed at a good pace.  My classroom if a fun and safe place.

Week of January 28th:  First order of business will be to review safety.  How to use a knife in the kitchen as well as to pay attention to things that can burn you.  Students will then learn how to make a basic pasta dish from scratch (it will cost less than sauce from jar and taste better!)  After this, the class will learn the skill of cleaning up the kitchen and why it is a bad idea to leave the dishes for tomorrow!

Week of February 4th:  The class will review safety in the kitchen.  Then the class will learn to make soft tacos – (chicken, beef, and bean - with the salsa made from scratch).  After this, students will learn tips on how to do laundry correctly. 

Week of February 11th:  The class will look at safety in the kitchen and why every kitchen should have a basic first aid kit.  Then the class will learn to make grilled chicken and a loaded baked potato.  After the class will look at shopping for groceries and meal planning.

Week of February 18th: The class will review safety tips of using a knife and cutting board.  Students will then learn to make pasta with fresh garlic: After this, students will learn about opening a checking account, building credit, and the dangers of debt.

Week of February 25th:  The class will review kitchen safety and putting on kitchen gloves when working with raw meat.  The class will learn how to make simple chicken breasts in a garlic lemon sauce.   After this the students will learn how to properly clean a bathroom.

Week of March 3rd:  The class will review all of the safety lessons.  The class will then learn to make simple meatloaf and mashed potatoes.  After this the class will how to clean a home and how to keep a home clean!