Designed to provide consumer and homemaking education teachers with new and creative ideas for meeting the needs of male students, this guide consists of suggestions for developing a classroom environment and teaching strategies to involve males in home economics classes. The first part of the guide covers the following topics: classroom environment, classroom image, public relations, the Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO) organization, home economics careers, and instructional materials. Discussed in the second section of the guide are teaching strategies for involving males in home economics classes dealing with the following subject areas: child development, clothing and textiles, family living, food and nutrition, home management and consumer education, housing and home furnishing, and careers. Each chapter in the second part of the guide contains a list of behavioral objectives followed by a series of suggested learning activities for use in addressing each objective. (MN)