{"id":54826,"date":"2017-08-20T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/?p=54826"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:09:18","slug":"home-ec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/home-ec\/","title":{"rendered":"How to homeschool home ec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54838\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Depositphotos_131173766_original.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Depositphotos_131173766_original.png 600w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Depositphotos_131173766_original-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Written by Kris Bales of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">I<\/span>\u2019m getting ready to show my age. Back when I was in junior high (See? The age-showing is happening already because middle school wasn\u2019t even a thing back then), we took our first elective class in 8th grade. Except it wasn\u2019t really an elective.<\/p>\n<p>All the boys took shop and, directly across the hall, all the girls took home ec. (See? More age showing with all that \u201cboys build things\/girls cook and sew things\u201d stuff.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>I still remember proudly making biscuits, as I&#8217;d learned in home ec, for my dad one weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(He was either being exceptionally kind or I have totally forgotten those 8th grade lessons because I can\u2019t make biscuits worth a flip anymore.)<\/p>\n<p>There is still an embroidered, apple-shaped pillow somewhere, and the latch-hook rug I made for my grandmother still hangs on her bedroom wall, even though she passed away many years ago.<\/p>\n<h4>What is home ec?<\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019re long past the \u201cboys take shop\/girls take home ec\u201d days, but that doesn\u2019t mean we should be past teaching the skills of home economics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Home economics encompasses all the skills needed to maintain a home such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preparing healthy meals<\/li>\n<li>Sewing (at least enough for simple repairs like replacing a button)<\/li>\n<li>Housekeeping<\/li>\n<li>Basic household repairs<\/li>\n<li>Menu planning and grocery shopping<\/li>\n<li>Budgeting and money management<\/li>\n<li>Balancing a check book\/finances<\/li>\n<li>Laundry<\/li>\n<li>Lawn care<\/li>\n<li>Making appointments (Some people hate calling to make a doctor\u2019s appointment, but it\u2019s something we all have to do at some point.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basically, what was once called <em>home ec<\/em> is what most of us now refer to as <em>life skills<\/em> \u2013 and it includes skills that both boys and girls need.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>How to Teach Home Ec<\/h3>\n<p>So, how do you teach home ec \u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/lessons-from-a-life-skills-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life skills<\/a> \u2013 in your homeschool?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54867 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homeecmain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homeecmain.jpg 400w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homeecmain-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Teach it as an elective.<\/h4>\n<p>I love the <a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/how-to-teach-your-kids-to-cook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cooking course<\/a> that Jamie does with her kids. A lot of times, it just makes sense to intentionally address some aspect of home ec.<\/p>\n<p>I know a lot of people teach their kids to cook as they go about their normal meal prep times, but that tends to not work well for me. \u00a0I find that I just want to get supper on the table.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if I\u2019m purposefully using the time to teach a cooking concept, I start earlier than normal, allowing more time for teaching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Dad involved by asking him to teach basic auto maintenance<\/strong> (changing the oil, airing the tires, changing a flat), lawn care, household repairs, or using the grill.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yes, moms can certainly teach those things, too. I just know at my house, my husband handles most of that, and asking him to share his knowledge with the kids is an easy way to get him involved in our homeschool.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Use school breaks.<\/h4>\n<p>I like to <a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/life-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use summer break to work on life skills<\/a>. Schedules are usually more open, allowing time to focus on teaching kids practical skills such as doing laundry, cleaning toilets, or washing dishes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer is also a great time to allow an older sibling to pass on a skill to a younger sibling.<\/strong> For example, an older sibling might teach the younger how to clean the bathroom. Cleaning bathrooms then becomes the younger sibling&#8217;s job and the older sibling can learn a new skill \u00a0to become his responsibility.<\/p>\n<h4>Incorporate the concepts into your daily life.<\/h4>\n<p>Many times, it makes sense to incorporate life skills concepts into your daily life, rather than teach them as a separate subject in your homeschool.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have your kids sit down with you as you plan the week\u2019s meals and have them suggest a meal for one or two nights. Or you take them to the grocery store with you and they see how you use your list and coupons to stick to your grocery budget.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, my husband had to do some minor electrical work in our home. He called our 17-year-old son in to watch, help, and learn. <strong>My son\u2019s BFF and his dad have spent the last year or two restoring a car, learning all kinds of things about auto mechanics as they go.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-54865 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/home-ec.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/home-ec.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/home-ec-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have a high school student, don\u2019t overlook these learning moments. <strong>Give them transcript credit for home ec (or life skills) based on the mastery approach.<\/strong> The mastery approach just means that students receive credit for mastering a set of skills, though the \u201ccourse\u201d may have spanned a few years rather than a single semester or school year.<\/p>\n<p>As an example of the mastery approach, recently a friend was worried that her high school senior still needed credit for a health class. <strong>However, after discussing it, she realized that her daughter had already covered all the concepts that a specific health course would have covered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019d taken a CPR course. She\u2019d learned some of the skills in their church\u2019s scouting-type group. Some of the lessons had been covered in other courses, such as biology.<\/p>\n<p>It really was pointless for her to take a separate course when she\u2019d already mastered all of the topics in a variety of settings over the course of her high school years. Instead, she was given credit based on her demonstrated mastery of the skills.<\/p>\n<p>Home economics are still valuable lessons for today\u2019s teens \u2013 boys and girls. <em>(And feel free to teach your boys and girls shop class topics while you\u2019re at it.)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"alert\"><i>What life skills are you working on in your homeschool this year?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s Your Homeschool Mom Personality? Take Jamie&#8217;s quiz now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and receive a free personality report to help you organize your homeschool based on what your personality type needs most!<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers I\u2019m getting ready to show my age. Back when I was in junior high (See? The age-showing is happening already because middle school wasn\u2019t even a thing back then), we took our first elective class in 8th grade. Except it wasn\u2019t really an elective. 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