North Carolina Curriculum Guide
Second Edition
Developed by:
Alamance Community College
Brunswick Community College
Central Carolina Community College
Mitchell Community College
Pitt Community College
Sampson Community College
Surry Community College
Wayne Community College
Introduction
How to Use the Curriculum Guide
Forms for Custom
Activities
DOMAIN ONE: DAILY LIVING SKILLS
Course: Basic Information
Unit: Social Skills
Lesson:
Introductions, Greetings, and Farewells
Lesson:
Who am I?
Unit: The Family
Lesson: My
Family and Related Handout:
Family Tree
Lesson: Read
Me a Story
Lesson: Tell
Me a Story (Story Starters)
Lesson: Feelings
Unit: Time
Lesson: Reading
the Clock
Lesson: Military
Time
Unit: The Calendar
Lesson: Days
of the Week
Lesson: Months
of the Year
Lesson: Recognizing
and Writing Dates
Unit: The Environment
Lesson: The
Seasons
Lesson: The
Weather
DOMAIN TWO: COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Course: Community Living
Unit: The Telephone
Lesson Topic: Using
the Telephone
Lesson Topic: The
Yellow Pages
Lesson Topic: Using
an Answering Machine
Unit: Emergency Services
Lesson Topic: Community
Helpers
Lesson Topic: Recognizing
and Communicating an Emergency
Lesson Topic: Disaster
Preparedness and PowerPoint
Exercise
Unit: Public Schools
Lesson Topic: School
Lesson Topic: Family
Involvement in Education
Lesson Topic: Enrolling
Your Child in Public School
Lesson Topic: Communicating
with Your Child’s School
Unit: The Post Office
Lesson Topic: Writing
a Letter
Lesson Topic: Sending
and Receiving Mail
Unit: The Public Library
Lesson Topic: Your
Public Library and PowerPoint
Exercise
Lesson Topic: A
Field Trip to the Library
Unit: Entertainment and Recreation
Lesson Topic: What
Activities Do You Like? and PowerPoint
Exercise
Lesson Topic: Planning
a Vacation
DOMAIN THREE: CONSUMER EDUCATION
Course: Consumer Economics
Unit: Money and Banking
General
Resources
Lesson Topic: Currency
Lesson Topic: Consumption
and Budgeting
Lesson Topic: Credit
and Borrowing
Lesson Topic: Banking
Lesson Topic: Investing
Unit: Consumer Protection
Lesson Topic: Reading
Critically: Ads and Unsolicited Mail
Course: Consumer Spending
Unit: Buying Clothing
Lesson Topic: Colors
and Patterns
Lesson Topic: Clothes
Lesson Topic: The
Department Store
Unit: Buying Food
Lesson Topic: Foods
Lesson Topic: The
Grocery Store
Unit: Eating Out
Lesson Topic: Going
to a Restaurant
Lesson Topic: Fast
Foods and Vending Machines
DOMAIN FOUR: THE WORLD OF WORK
Course: Assessment
Unit: The Right Job
The
Voice of Experience
Lesson Topic: Self
Assessment
Lesson Topic: Job
Assessment
Lesson Topic: Setting
Goals
Course: Job Readiness
Unit: Employment Applications
Lesson Topic: Introduction
to Employment Applications
Lesson Topic: Completing
the Employment Applications
Lesson Topic: Employment
Applications and Computers
Unit: Cover Letters and Letters of Application
Lesson Topic: Writing
a Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Unit: Résumés
Lesson Topic: What
is a Résumé?
Lesson Topic: Developing
the Résumé
Unit: Employment Interviews
Lesson Topic: Preparing
for the Interview
Lesson Topic: Interview
(Video Taping)
Lesson Topic: Writing
the Post-Interview Thank You Letter
Course: Job Search
Unit: Employment Sources
Lesson Topic: Where
to Look for Jobs
Course: On the Job
Unit: Human Relations at Work
Lesson Topic: Work
Relationships
Lesson Topic: Communication
Skills at Work
Unit: Work Basics
Lesson Topic: New
on the Job
Lesson Topic: Time
Management
Lesson Topic: Completing
a Time Sheet
Lesson Topic: Work
Benefits
Lesson Topic: Work
Safety
DOMAIN FIVE: HEALTH
Domain Five General Resources
Course: Wellness
Unit: The Body
Lesson Topic: Head
and Neck
Lesson Topic: Extremities
Lesson Topic: Trunk
Unit: Preventive Health Care
Lesson Topic: Germs
Lesson Topic: Getting
a Physical
Lesson Topic: Nutrition
Lesson Topic: Exercise
Lesson Topic: Smoking
Lesson Topic: Dental
Health
Lesson Topic: Vaccinations
Lesson Topic: HIV-AIDS
Lesson Topic: Drugs
and Alcohol
Lesson Topic: Vision
Care
Lesson Topic: Personal
Hygiene
Lesson Topic: Mental
Health
Course: Illness
Unit: Sickness
Lesson Topic: Common
Symptoms
Lesson Topic: Seeing
a Doctor
Lesson Topic: Health
History Forms
Lesson Topic: Visiting
the Hospital
Unit: Medication
Lesson Topic: Prescription
and Non-Prescription Drugs
Lesson Topic: Simple
First Aid
DOMAIN SIX: HOUSING
Course: Finding a Place to Live
Unit: Home Basics
Lesson Topic: Rooms
and Structures
Lesson Topic: Furniture,
Fixtures, and Appliances
Lesson Topic:
Neighborhood
Lesson Topic:
Location, Location, Location
Lesson Topic: When
It Doesn’t Work
Unit: Renting vs. Buying
Lesson Topic: Renting
Lesson Topic: Home
Purchase
DOMAIN SEVEN: TRANSPORTATION AND DIRECTIONS
Course: Getting There
Unit: Finding Your Way
Lesson Topic: Directions
Lesson Topic: Signs
and Landmarks
Lesson Topic: Maps
Unit: Transportation
Lesson Topic: Wings,
Wheels, and Rails
Lesson Topic: Department
of Motor Vehicles
Lesson Topic: Child
Safety Seats
DOMAIN EIGHT: THE USA
Domain Eight General Resources
Course: What is an American?
Unit: The Great Experiment
Lesson Topic: The
Colonies
Lesson Topic: Independence
Lesson Topic: Government
Structure
Lesson Topic: From
Sea to Shining Sea
Unit: Disagreement
Lesson Topic: The
Civil War
Lesson Topic: Elections
and Voting
Unit: Growth
Lesson Topic: From
Agriculture to Industry
Lesson Topic: The
Cost of Government
Unit: United We Stand
Lesson Topic: The
World Wars
Lesson Topic: The
Legal System
Lesson Topic: A
Shrinking Globe
DOMAIN NINE: THE OLD NORTH STATE
Course: North Carolina
Unit: NC Highlights
Lesson Topic:
North Carolina Symbols
Lesson Topic:
North Carolina from A to Z
Unit: NC Ghosts
Lesson Topic:
Brown Mountain Lights
Lesson Topic:
The Devil’s Tramping Ground
Lesson Topic:
The Maco Light
Lesson Topic:
The Girl at the Underpass
Lesson Topic:
The Legend of Gimghoul Castle
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