Abeka Culinary Life Skills

Nutrition, grocery budgeting, entertaining and hospitality etiquette, and of course cooking are all part of Abeka’s Culinary Life Skills one-semester elective. With a practical mixture of learning and application of skills, this course helps to prepare high schoolers for adulthood and running their own household. The Culinary Life Skills student text includes full-color photos, charts, and diagrams, along with reading, recipes, and section reviews, with a final project of a dinner party that combines everything learned during the course. Additional special features include “Something to Try” with ideas for extra practice in the kitchen; ‘Tips & Techniques” with quick references for proper procedures; and “Food for Thought” with historical background or additional information about the chapter concepts. Combine with required Culinary Life Skills Lab Manual (sold separately) for skills practice. Your high schooler will gain confidence deciding family grocery budgets, making menu preparation choices, and extending hospitality as they grow into young adults. 173 pages, spiral-bound softcover. Grades 9 – 12.

Nutrition, grocery budgeting, entertaining and hospitality etiquette, and of course cooking are all part of Abeka’s Culinary Life Skills one-semester elective. With a practical mixture of learning and application of skills, this course helps to prepare high schoolers for adulthood and running their own household. The Culinary Life Skills Quizzes and Tests book includes quizzes, tests, an exam that correlate to the student text (sold separately). Assessments are made up of objective questions on key concepts and definitions as well as questions that evaluate familiarity with practical skills like converting measurements, the layout of place settings, and explaining the steps of kitchen and culinary procedures. 70 pages, softcover. Grades 9 – 12.

Nutrition, grocery budgeting, entertaining and hospitality etiquette, and of course cooking are all part of Abeka’s Culinary Life Skills one-semester elective. With a practical mixture of learning and application of skills, this course helps to prepare high schoolers for adulthood and running their own household. The Culinary Life Skills Lab Manual is a required companion to the sold separately Culinary Life Skills student text, as it reinforces lesson content and provides opportunities for students to apply lessons in the kitchen.  Each of the 13 labs includes helpful procedures for students to become familiar with kitchen equipment; practice measuring skills; read recipes accurately; and efficiently organize a kitchen and pantry. Additional resources are demo recipes, project guidelines, and evaluation sheets for each lab to assist with grading lab performance. Lab Answer Key sold separately. 149 pages, softcover. Grades 9 – 12.

Nutrition, grocery budgeting, entertaining and hospitality etiquette, and of course cooking are all part of Abeka’s Culinary Life Skills one-semester elective. With a practical mixture of learning and application of skills, this course helps to prepare high schoolers for adulthood and running their own household. The Culinary Life Skills Teacher Edition provides reduced copies of pages from the student text (sold separately) along with lesson plans, lesson objectives, teaching tips, teacher checkpoints, and discussion suggestions.  Review questions (with answers) and periodic reading quizzes support each lesson. 236 pages, spiral-bound softcover. Grades 9 – 12.

Nutrition, grocery budgeting, entertaining and hospitality etiquette, and of course cooking are all part of Abeka’s Culinary Life Skills one-semester elective. With a practical mixture of learning and application of skills, this course helps to prepare high schoolers for adulthood and running their own household. The Culinary Life Skills Quizzes and Tests Key helps parents grade assessments in the companion Culinary Life Skills Quizzes and Tests book (sold separately). Copies of the student pages with answers are clearly marked in blue and a grading scale for each quiz and test are included. 70 pages, softcover. Grades 9 – 12.

Nutrition, grocery budgeting, entertaining and hospitality etiquette, and of course cooking are all part of Abeka’s Culinary Life Skills one-semester elective. With a practical mixture of learning and application of skills, this course helps to prepare high schoolers for adulthood and running their own household. The Culinary Life Skills Lab Manual Teacher Key helps parents grade the worksheets in the companion Culinary Life Skills Lab Manual (sold separately). Copies of the student worksheet pages with answers are clearly marked in blue and a grading scale are included. 149 pages, softcover. Grades 9 – 12.