This is not your average home economics course! In this course, we will begin with mindset. By tweaking our mindset and our executive function skills, we will be in the right frame of mind to learn how to get our house in order and keep it in order. We will be learning skills and systems that will carry over from the tween and teen years into adulthood. These skills will set you up for long-term life-long success. By learning basic life skills, you will be better equipped to help around the house and to take those skills into adulthood. There are many methods to learning these skills and I will show multiple methods as time allows.

Week 1- Executive Function, Mindset and Planning- Bring your planner so we can plan and budget our time
Week 2- Executive Function, Mindset and Planning- Budgeting your finances, Saving and Planning for now and the future
Week 3- Executive Function, Mindset and Planning- Menu Planning, Choosing Recipes, Meal Prep, Budgeting and Grocery Shopping
Week 4- Weekly Meal Prep for Breakfast, Lunches, Snacks and Dinners
Week 5- Cooking and Maintaining an Organized Kitchen- We will prepare an easy 30 minute meal and simple dessert
Week 6- Laundry Basics
Week 7- Organization and De-Cluttering- Clothing
Week 8 - Organization and De-Cluttering - Bedroom
Week 9- Sewing on a button and basic clothing repairs
Week 10- Sewing using a sewing machine and a simple pattern (learners can choose from basic skirt, apron or pajama pants)
Week 11- Sewing project continued
Week 12- Basic home repairs (turn off the water, how to find a leak, how to fix a breaker, change an air filter, etc.)