Mrs. Diane Weiner

Family and Consumer Sciences

2001 - Nassau County Teacher of the Year

 

 

CLASSROOM TOPICS

Communication Skills

Cooperative Group Skills

Personal Development

Career Exploration

Kitchen Basics

Foods and Nutrition

Historical and Cultural Perspectives of Food

People and Culture

Consumerism

Career Exploration

Sewing / Clothing Construction

 

 

KIDS COOL
WEB SITES

PARENTS COOL
WEB SITES

 

 

BETHPAGE WEB SITES

Bethpage School District
Web Site

District Online Calendar

PTA Web Site

Bethpage Community
Web Site

Bethpage Public Library

 

 

Where Academics Meet Real Life!

Remember Every Day:

 

  • Be prepared with pen, binder, agenda book
  • Cooperate, be a good team member
  • Be a contributing member of the class
  • Have a positive attitude

 

7th and 8th Grade Course Outline:

 

Healthy Decision Making

7th Grade -'The One and Only You'
8th Grade - 'Tell It Like It Is'
  • Time Management
  • Personal Weekly Calendar
  • Cooperative Group Work
  • Decision-Making
  • Problem Solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Communication Skills
  • Personal Character Traits
  • Learning Styles
  • Oral Presentation Essay
  • Personal Characteristics Concept Splash
  • Peer Review and Edit

Foods and Nutrition

7th Grade -'You Are What You Eat '
8th Grade - 'Calling All Cooks...'
  • Kitchen Safety Rules
  • Utensil and Appliance Usage
  • Measuring
  • Abbreviations and Equivalents
  • Food Safety and Sanitation
  • Recipe Reading
  • Beginning Food Preparation
  • Label Reading
  • Nutrition of Food
  • Healthy Food Choices
  • Kitchen Safety Rules Review
  • Utensil and Appliance Usage Review
  • Measuring Review
  • Abbreviations and Equivalents Review
  • Food Safety and Sanitation Review
  • The Science of Food
  • Cost of Food Preparation
  • Function of Ingredients
  • Advanced Food Preparation

Clothing and Textiles

7th Grade -'In Stitches.. '
8th Grade - 'And Sew On ...'
  • History of Sewing
  • Hand Sewing Basics
  • Sewing Notions Usage
  • Hand Sewing Sampler
  • Hand Sewing Service Learning Project
  • Culmination Hand Sewing Project
  • Fabric and Textiles
  • Sewing Notions Usage Review
  • Ironing and Pressing Basics
  • Machine Sewing Basics
  • Machine Sewing Sampler
  • Service Learning Sewing Project
  • Culminating Machine Sewing Project


Financial Literacy..Career Exploration

7th Grade -'The Cost of Being Cool'
8th Grade - 'To Be or Not To Be '
 

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Service Learning Project

* *Visit the "Bridging the Gap" Quilt in the auditorium at JFK Middle School

 

 

 

As part of a special grant project, students, community members, and school personnel created this beautiful quilt to celebrate working and living together in this community.


 

 

 

 

Careers

E-Mail

dweiner@bethpage.ws