Eight home economics curriculum areas are presented in this guide, with each area consisting of one or more instructional units as follows: (1) Orientation (orientation to Future Homemakers of America--FHA, FHA in action, parliamentary procedure); (2) Career Exploration (home economics related occupations, locating a job, job success); (3) Child Development (child care worker, child care activities); (4) Clothing and Textiles (pattern and fabric selection, small sewing equipment, sewing machine, basic sewing techniques, clothing care); (5) Consumer Education; (6) Food and Nutrition; (7) Housing and Home Furnishings; and (8) Personal Relationships (family relations, peer relations). Each instructional unit includes behavioral objectives, suggested activities for teacher and students, information sheets (providing content essential for meeting the cognitive objectives of the unit), assignment sheets, visual aids, tests, and test answers. (SH)