1. What’s new in Home Economics?
Laura McGreevy

2. Cross-curricular opportunities Using Mathematics ICT Communication
Overview
Cross-curricular opportunities
Using Mathematics
ICT
Communication
Resource update

3. Cross-Curricular Skills
The cross-curricular skills of Communication, Using Mathematics, and Using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are the bedrock skills through which young people access knowledge.
These skills are developed across the curriculum and are the responsibility of all teachers.

4. Unique subject
Excellent position to exploit opportunities to develop our pupils skills and capabilities in a wide range of contexts.
We naturally develop our pupils practical skills but we also have the opportunity to explore the cross curricular skills from our Northern Ireland curriculum.

5. Using mathematics
Using Mathematics is the skill of applying mathematical concepts, processes and understanding appropriately in a variety of contexts. Ideally these should be in relevant real life situations that require a mathematical dimension. 
In HOME ECONOMICS our pupils have opportunities to develop their Knowledge and Understanding of:
Number and algebra Shape, Space and Measures Handling data
Lesson starters and Accredited tasks

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10. Using mathematics Cereal activity- Handling data
Energy value of drinks from Food a fact of life- Handling data
Scaling up recipes activity- Shape, Space and Measures
Converting measurements- Shape, Space and Measures
Calculating BMI- Algebra
Formula for cooking meat- Algebra

11. Whole school
As part of our whole school commitment to healthy eating we actively encourage our pupils to drink water instead of high sugar/energy drinks.
Exploited opportunity to use maths!

12. Using ICT
In school, ICT forms a vital part of every pupil's developing knowledge, understanding and experience. Pupils need a broad range of experiences that reflect real-world uses of technology.
All teachers have a responsibility to provide learners with experiences of using ICT appropriate to their subject.
5 ‘E’s
Explore, express, exchange, evaluate and exhibit.

13. Using ICT Storyboards and videos
Picture aids using the Ipad- of particular benefit to SEN pupils
Food a fact of life- nutritional analysis
Food a fact of life videos
Stem Works! CCEA resource

14. Communication
Communication is central to the whole curriculum. Children should be able to communicate in order to express themselves socially, emotionally and physically, to develop as individuals, engage with others and contribute as members of society. 
The modes of communication include talking and listening, reading and writing.
The Statutory Curriculum at Key Stage 3: Rationale and Detail, (CCEA, 2007)

15. Communication Agony aunt letter (anaemia)-Writing
CCEA Accredited Communication tasks
Agony aunt letter (anaemia)-Writing
Instructional text, persuasive writing, report writing
Presentation-Talking and Listening
Debate-Talking and Listening
Comprehension-Reading

16. Resource update Key Stage 3 textbook for Home Economics...
a sneaky peak!

18. Contact details lmcgreevy930@c2kni.net Laura McGreevy
St Columbanus’ College
Ballymaconnell Road
Bangor
BT20 5PU