Overview - PM SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING TEACHER EDITION
Covers a full range of skills from budgeting to community involvement.
Pacemaker Skills for Independent Living helps students build a variety
of skills that prepare them for making that critical transition to independent
living and managing on their own. Topics covered include budgeting, housing,
transportation, employment, setting goals, getting along with others, handling
change and stress, health, safety, community issues and citizenship, and much
more. This comprehensive hardcover text provides manageable, step-by-step lessons,
a student-friendly design, controlled vocabulary support, and frequent review.
FEATURES
• Enhances learning through appealing photos with captions, pre-taught
vocabulary, chapter Learning Objectives, and context-setting anecdotes.
• Prepares students for the standardized tests with Unit Tests, a Mid-Term
Exam, and a Final Exam in the Test Preperation Section.
• Connects the content to different aspects of life in Did You Know?, Think
About It, Everyday Tip, Using Technology, and Remember.
TOPICS EXPLORED
• Focusing on You
• You and Others
• Your Health and Safety
• Getting and Keeping a Job
• Handling Your Money
• Living on Your Own
• You and Your Community
MATERIALS (sold separately):
Student Edition - Written in an accessible, straightforward style, and
chapters follow a consistent organization. Practice activities are provided
in every chapter. The You Decide feature in every chapter guides students through
the decision-making process. Features such as Did You Know?, Think About It,
Everyday Tip, Using Technology, and Remember link text to daily life. The Student
Edition text is enhanced by realistic examples of documents students need to
apply their skills, such as cover letters, job applications, prescriptions,
and checkbook registers.
Student Workbook - Explores life skills through a variety of activities
that are classified as either a practice or critical-thinking activity. These
exercises help foster student understanding and motivation to succeed.
Teacher's Answer Edition - Provides answers at point-of-use for all
questions and activities in the Student Edition, and gives page references to
help locate program resources.
Answer Key - Contains answers and stepped-out solutions for the student
materials and Classroom Resource Binder.
Classroom Resource Binder - Helps meet the needs of all students with
a wealth of teacher resources, including numerous reproducibles for practice,
review, and assessment; extensive teacher notes; suggested enrichment activities;
cooperative learning activities; Answer Keys; and ESL suggestions.
Class Set - 10 Student Editions, 1 Classroom Resource Binder.