Life Skills for the 21st Century: Building a Foundation for Success, 2nd Edition © 2024
Suzanne Weixel | Faithe Wempen
Life Skills for the 21st Century, 2nd edition prepares students for the 21st century success skills and personal finance certification exams offered by YouScience®.
Life Skills for the 21st Century is a comprehensive guide that helps students develop modern life skills.
- For grades 7-12
- Expanded coverage of personal financial literacy skills
- Updates to academic standards
- New design with hundreds of new photos
- Updated standards for diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Prepare for industry-recognized certification
21st century life skills and leadership development program with digital support
A comprehensive, real-world guide to 21st century living that prepares students to succeed in critical areas of responsible living.
Solving real-world challenges
Students use 21st century skills to solve problems, make decisions, and develop and present information. Features and activities are designed to spark active learning that students can present individually and cooperatively.
Connections to key subjects
Interdisciplinary themes and activities help students practice skills in core subject areas. Activities throughout the book reinforce the core subjects of math, science, language arts, and social studies.
Sharpen 21st century skills
Each chapter features case studies, social networking, hot topics, and web extra activities that help students learn to face real-world scenarios with confidence.
Preparing for certification
The text prepares students for the 21st century success skills and personal finance certification exams offered by YouScience®.
Learning objectives
Each chapter begins with a presentation of the learning objectives to be covered.
Checklists
Frequent checklist features provide concise, periodic reviews of key concepts.
End-of-chapter review
Each chapter features end-of-chapter review questions that cover main concepts; extend learning; and provide practice, including reinforcement of academic skills.
Establish goals and priorities
Other features throughout the text help students assess and establish their personal values, goals, and priorities.
Real-world scenarios
Students explore scenarios to help them prepare for challenging modern choices they will face in their daily lives.
21st century skills
Throughout the text, students are asked to use 21st century skills such as decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving to identify an ending to thought-provoking scenarios.
Case studies
Each chapter reviews concepts and vocabulary at the end and provides assessments to help gauge student understanding.
Write now
Write now is a language arts activity that encourages students to answer questions, research and present information, and respond to critical thinking prompts.
Student activity guide
A print student activity guide is available for additional writing opportunities, puzzles and research projects.
Technology topics
Technology topics help promote safe and positive use of social media and encourage students to develop technical skills.
Cultural insights
The text integrates insights for students into other cultures and encourages all aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Family, career and community leaders
Students are introduced to the family, career and community leaders of American student organizations, including career options in the human services pathway.
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Grades 7-12
This program is designed for life skills courses.
Yes. Life Skills for the 21st Century, 2nd edition prepares students for the 21st century success skills and personal finance certification exams offered by YouScience®.
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