Zest for life : for junior cycle home economics

Zest for Life contains everything you need to meet the objectivesof the new Specifi cation for Junior Cycle Home Economics.

Threeinterconnected contextual strands put the emphasis on being healthy,sustainable and making good choices. Integrated approach to topics as recommended in the SpecificationAssessment for Learning (AfL) approach guides the learning as recommended in the Junior Cycle FrameworkLearning Outcomes listed at the start of each chapter for ease of planningLearning intentions in the ‘What I Will Learn’ section break down the Learning  Outcomes for the studentKey Words to understanding the concept of the chapter/topic are given at the startRevision Toolkit provides hints, tips and mnemonics to help students be exam readyDefinitions of various key terms are given throughout each chapterLinks to other parts of the course, curriculum and to the Classroom-Based Assessments fully integrate learningRevision Questions consolidate comprehension of the topicChapter on preparing for Food Literacy Skills Brief and Practical Food Skills ExamBulleted summaries at the end of each chapter aid revisionDiscovery Learning activities throughout give ideas for students’ active learningFurther Investigation sections provide references for students to websites of interest‘Don’t Forget!’ clouds encourage the key skillsLinks to Teacher’s Resource Book provide integrated extra activities THE ZEST FOR LIFE PACKAGE INCLUDES:Zest for Life Skills Book - Included Free with the textbook: Includes skill-based activities, exercises that reinforce content, and LearningChecklists to promote self-evaluation and help focus revisionZest for Life Teacher’s Resource Book: With detailed schemes of work and topic-by-topic suggestions for enlivening the Home Economics classroomA suite of digital resources including curriculum-focused videos, PowerPoints and quizzes, which are all available on GillExplore.ieFree eBook of the textbook with embedded videos, weblinks and quizzes.

See inside front cover for details. Adopting teachers also get access to free eBooks of the Skills Book and Teacher’s Resource Book.

Gill Education eBooks are accessible both online and offline. THE ZEST FOR LIFE AUTHOR TEAMÚNA SHELLY teaches in Grange Post-Primary School in County Sligo, and is the author of Leaving Certificate textbook Modern Home Economics.

She has over 30 years’ experience and has examined at both Junior and Leaving    Certificate level.

She is also a local facilitator with the PDST. CONSULTANT EDITORMARGARET P. KINSELLA teaches in Bunclody Vocational College in Wexford, and is co-author of Leaving Certificate textbook, Living Today.

She was a member of the Junior Cycle Home Economics Development Committee that drafted the new Specification.