Grade 10

Home Planning
(i) Furnishing the home.
(ii) Lighting in the home.
(iii) Layout and planning of kitchens.
Management of Money
(i) Fundamentals of banking.
(ii) Importance of budgeting, saving, types of savings.
(iii) Use of credit in purchase, hire purchase, and installment plans.
(iv) Economical shopping.
Growth and Development in Middle Childhood
(i) Milestones of development with respect to physical, social-emotional, cognitive and
language development in children between five and twelve years of age.
(ii) Importance of family for growth and development of the school-age child.
(iii) The role of the peer group and school for development of the school-age child.
Growth and Development in Adolescence
(i) Physical growth of adolescents, pubertal changes.
(ii) Physiology of menstruation.
(iii) Hygiene needs during adolescence.
(iv) Emotional concerns of adolescence.
(v) Role of the family, peer group and school in the life of an adolescent.
Meal Planning
(i) Nutritional needs of young children, adolescents, older people.
(ii) Meal planning for members of the family.
(iii) Hygienic preparation, storage and preservation of food.
(iv) Preparation of nutritional snacks.
Care of Textiles and Clothing
(i) Laundering of clothes.
(ii) Laundry material.
(iii) Methods of stain removal.
(iv) Mending of clothes.