Housing Decisions Interior Design Lesson Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved. 1

Warm Up/Bell Ringer Day One Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 2

End of Day One Wrap Up & Summary As individuals, each of you will be asked to contribute to the class discussion on the following questions…. – How is the definition of a home different than the definition of a house? – Why do houses have a peaked roof? – What characteristics found in a home are there for decoration rather than function? – How have the interiors of homes changed to reflect the desire of privacy? – How much coal was used by one household in the 1900s? – What inventions over the last 150 years have made household more economical? Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 3

Warm Up / Bell Ringer Day 2 Students please take your seat. Draw Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and label. – Where does housing fall in the hierarchy of needs? Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 4

Housing Through the Life Cycle PowerPoint – Single Adult – Beginning Stage – Expanding Stage – Developing Stage – Launching Stage – Aging Stage Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 5

New Vocabulary As a class, let’s investigate the following new terms: – Tract houses – Custom houses – Manufactured houses – Prefab houses – Kit houses – Precuts – Cooperative – Condominium Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 6

Pictures of Types of Homes Insert pictures of local homes to show students the type of housing available in your area. Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 7

End of Day Two Wrap-Up & Summary As individuals, each of you will be asked to contribute to the class discussion on the following questions…. – Where does housing fall into Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? – What are the three functions of housing? – Give an example of a type of housing that a person in the Expanding Stage would live in. – Give an example of a type of housing that a person in the Aging Stage. – When you graduate from high school what type of housing will you live in? – Why would you choose a tract home over a custom built home? – Why do some cities have specific rules about mobile homes? – Does our city have any codes or regulations pertaining to mobile homes? Copyright 2011 © Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved 8