Volume 3: Life Management

Unit 1 contains current research on how to live a healthy lifestyle and what affects our health. In this unit, students learn to develop and maintain healthy habits, including how to take control of their health by establishing lifelong healthy habits, such as eating healthy foods, getting enough sleep and water and making exercise or physical activity a regular part of their lives.

The information in Unit 2 leads students through activities in four areas: leisure, physical activity, recreation and reflection. Each of these areas is important for the student to incorporate into free time. Students also will learn about working alone or with others and the importance of choosing activities that fit into the budget.

In this unit, students will be involved directly in “living through” each activity. For example, they will choose a job, and then learn to live on the pay they receive from that job. While students are experiencing each activity, they will be asked to solve problems that are typical for most young people starting out on their own.

The purpose of Unit 4 is to make students aware of the responsibilities they will have as they enter into adult relationships. This unit will give students the tools they need to make good decisions about relationships they will have. This unit also will help students learn the skills they need to become effective parents. Finally, this unit will help students learn the importance of reaching and keeping their personal life stable and healthy so that they can enjoy success in their career and other aspects of their lives.