DAILY LIVING

How to Clean and Care for Practically Anything

By the Editors of Consumer Reports. Cleaning doesn't have to be a chore if you know the best, most efficient way to get the job done. This is one book that gives you smart cleaning strategies, plus: At-a-glance charts for removing stains from fabric, upholstery, floors and more, comprehensive A-to-Z listing for the best way to clean more than 200 household items. An in-depth guide to all of the cleaning appliances and tools you might need, from air cleaners to vacuums, from brooms to water filters, a separate section of special cleaning advice, with comprehensive care information for laundry, flooring and more. Also this book tells you the most efficient, cost effective, and practical ways to clean all kinds of household and personal items. Covering every thing from dishwashers, washing machines, clothes dryers, vacuums, and power blowers to scouring cleaners, paper towels, pilling removers, auto polishers, and much more. Including: ratings and recommendations to help you separate the facts from what the advertisers claims.

Competencies: 1.28-32

THE COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED FAST-FOOD GUIDE: WHAT'S GOOD, WHAT'S BAD, AND HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE 2nd Edition

By Michael F, Jacobson, PH.D.

Totally revised and updated, this is the guide that eliminates the guesswork of ordering at a fast-food restaurant by presenting the facts-all of them. Certainly, due to public pressure, fast-food restaurants now offer a few healthier choices than they used to. But the pitfalls still remain. For the second edition, the authors have included a greatly expanded and separate ingredients section that handily lists every ingredient in virtually every item found on the menus of 15 major fast food chains. New cholesterol, saturated fat, and shortening charts answer the most recent nutritional concerns. Sections and lists on sodium, sugar, calories, additives, and more have been added. With the aid of this indispensable guide, you can make healthy choices for you and your children-even when eating fast food. Competencies: 1. 2-6.

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES*

(*the resource guides are mainly paperless or web-based.)

"Our Place" CD Rom

Curriculum provided by ILRC, Inc. & Kathleen D. Morin, Ed.D. An interactive, multimedia computer-based training application that gives users a virtual reality experience around all aspects of obtaining housing. Users can create characters and interact in the virtual community, or simply watch the accompanying video and teach from the highlight segments: vocabulary, types of housing, leases and landlords, the search and much more. This product is available for sale for $55 dollars; includes postage and handling, or you may borrow the VHS series with accompanying workbook and video. Sponsored by the NYS Department of Social Services Technology Project, State University of New York, copyright 1995 by the Research Foundation and South Bronx Human Development Organization, Inc. a.k.a The Adolescent Services Resource Network (ILRC)] at Hunter College School of Social Work. Competencies: 2.1-11

NEW YORK CITY YOUTHLINE:

The New York City Youthline is a confidential, toll-free telephone information and support service for young people, parents, service providers and community members. Youthline employs 16 to 24 year old "Listeners" who are trained and supervised by adult professionals to provide anonymous information and support to callers. Listeners assist callers in many types of situations: from youth-in-crisis, to family conflicts and relationship problems, to helping locate after-school and recreation programs in their neighborhoods. Listeners are prepared to provide information and service referrals selected from a database of community resources with information about over 6,000 agencies. A geographic information resource mapping system is utilized to search and map services throughout the city so that Listeners can efficiently locate services that match the specific needs of young people and families and are located within blocks of their preferred location. Listeners provide information on all types of resources including employment, training/education, recreation, after-school programs, summer camps, counseling/mental health services, intervention programs, and healthcare. Additionally, they offer crisis intervention by connecting individuals to necessary service providers, and help callers to explore options on issues around relationship/family conflicts, abused children, teen relationship abuse, runaway and homeless services, teen pregnancy, and substance abuse. NYC Youthline is the first program of its kind in the nation to be fully staffed with well-trained high school and college students. It is also the first to use a geographically based computer system to locate services for youth and the first to be funded by a local government agency. 1 800 246-4646, or click on to the following: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/services-youthline.html Competencies: 2.17-21

MONEY MANAGEMENT

Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids

By Daryl Bernstein This book has helped thousands of kids around the world start their own profitable small businesses. Daryl Bernstein wrote this guidebook when he was just fifteen years old, prompting The Wall Street Journal to call Daryl a "kid Whiz." Better Than a Lemonade Stand describes fifty-one of his favorite ideas for small businesses that are easy to launch and require little or no start-up costs. As a kid speaking to kids, Daryl explains what they really want to know, giving tips on supplies, time needed, what to charge, and how to advertise. He suggests special strategies for each venture, based on his experiences. Daryl believes in kids, and is convinced that they can participate in the free-enterprise system and have fun at the same time. Kids also learn important lessons about the value of money as a result of trying any one of these businesses. By using the suggestions in this book, kids everywhere can start early on the road to success! "Daryl's goal is to inspire other youngsters . . . to teach kids how to empower themselves with business success." The Wall Street Journal Competencies: 3.1-7

The Onward Series: Money, Independent Living Skills Manuel II

By the Independent Living Skills Center for Development of Human Services, Buffalo State College. “A fool and his money are easily departed.” –English proverb: This manual contains two units, mostly didactic, which convey information helpful for

identifying and meeting needs associated with money and its management. Unit I, Relating to Money, begins by examining participants’ values and feelings about money. It proceeds to offer instruction in the various legitimate deductions with held from a paycheck and information about check cashing. A discussion of alternatives to cash introduces Unit II, Managing Money. Other activities familiarize participants with the format, guidelines, and procedures for using a checking account; illustrates how a savings account can enable participants to shape a better future for themselves: underscore conditions under which credit is a viable purchasing alternative; and emphasize the importance of creating and living within a realistic budget. Competencies: 3.3-38


SELF CARE

HIGHS! Over 150 Ways to Feel Really, REALLY Good…Without

Alcohol or Other Drugs

By Alex J. Packer, Ph.D.

In this book the author describes safe, creative ways to find peace, pleasure,

excitement, and insight drug free. The author asks teen readers, “Why spend Monday through Friday in stress city, living for a drug-induced weekend blowout, when, with a little effort, you can experience safer and better highs all week long?” He continues by presenting more than 150 different ideas for getting high naturally. Because many teens have stress out, the book starts with serenity highs: breathing and meditation. Then describes highs related to sports and exercise, food, the senses, nature, creativity, family, friends, and more. Step-by-step instructions explain what to do and how to do it. Survey results reveal how kids today are getting high. Resources list helpful books, organizations, and Web sites. Recommended for all teens—and their parents, teachers, counselors, and youth workers. Competencies: 4.6-12

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

The kid's guide to social action: how to solve social problems you choose--and turn creative thinking into positive action

By Barbara A. Lewis; edited by Pamela Espeland; illustrations by Steve

Michaels: A Resource guide for youth and children that can be used for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels. This book contains more than 500 ideas for service for young people all ages. They range from the simple projects (running an errand for a friend) to complex projects (working for a state law to create stronger penalties against graffiti). This resource is a great starting point brainstorming your own ideas. Competencies: 5.13,

Challenging Projects for Creative Minds: 20 Self-Directed Enrichment Projects that Develop and Showcase Student Ability

By Phil s Schlemmer, M. Ed., and Dori Schlemmer.

The best way to prepare students for the future is to teach them how to learn, and that’s just what these in-depth projects do. Directed by them, supervised by you, these projects invite students to explore beyond the core curriculum and build lifelong learning skills. This book included everything you need to create advanced learning opportunities for individuals and small groups, spark student’s imaginations, engage their creativity, and challenge them to think for themselves: From preparing a biography to analyzing sports statistics, from publishing a magazine to making a time line and much more…. Competencies: 5.13, 21

What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go for It! A Guide for Teens,

By Beverly K. Bachel Why do some people accomplish so much more than others? It’s not because they’re smarter or more talented. It’s because they know how to set and reach goals. Research shows that effective goal setters have less stress and anxiety, concentrate better, and are more satisfied with their lives. For teens, goal setting is linked to improved school performance, motivation, self-confidence, and self-esteem. What Do You Really Want? is a step-by-step guide to goal setting, written especially for teens. Each chapter includes fun, creative exercises, practical tips, words of wisdom from famous “goal-getters,” real-life examples from teens, and success stories. Readers learn how to articulate their goals and put them in writing (a key to success), set priorities and deadlines, overcome obstacles, cope with roadblocks, build a support system, use positive self-talk, celebrate their successes, and more. Upbeat and inspiring, this book is a must for all teens. It’s also recommended for parents, teachers, youth workers, counselors, and other caring adults.Competencies: 5 and 6 (there are multiple applications within the respective domains.)

WORK AND STUDY SKILLS

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids - How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child

By Sally Yahnke Walker. If you know your child is gifted or if you think so, but aren't sure, then start with this book. It includes the key misconceptions, challenges, coping strategies and educational issues surrounding giftedness. We found that the most interesting chapter was "Living With Your Gifted Child". This is a humorous and very practical section on what life is like if your child is gifted. "Early walkers, speed talkers", "when neatness doesn't count", "coping with young lawyers" are a few of the subtopics covered. Competencies: 6.18-22