Understanding Contribution to Family; Educational Expenses; and FFA, School, and Community Service Activities

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1 Lesson 419a Understanding Contribution to Family; Educational Expenses; and FFA, School, and Community Service Activities Core Area. Agricultural Business Management Unit 410. Record Keeping Topic 419. R B: Personal Receipts/Expenses/Activities California Academic Standard. Mathematics Grades 8 through 12 Algebra I Standard 5.0: Students solve multistep problems, including word problems, involving linear equations and linear inequalities in one variable and provide justification for each step. California Ag Standard. 1.4 Basic Core Record Keeping: Students will understand the importance of keeping accurate records and explain the consequences of inaccurate records. Students will maintain and complete the California Agricultural Record Book which pertains to their Supervised Occupational Experience (SOE) Program. 4.3 Agricultural Business Agriculture Records: Students will apply record keeping, inventory and depreciation procedures commonly used in agribusiness. Student Learning Objectives. Instruction in this lesson should result in students achieving the following objectives: 1. Complete and maintain the Contribution to Support Family and Educational Expenses section of the record book. 2. Complete and maintain the FFA, School, and Community Activities sections of the record book. California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 1.

2 List of Resources. The following resources may be useful in teaching this lesson: Recommended Resources. The following resources should be selected to accompany this lesson: California Agricultural Education Record Book California Agricultural Education Record Book Instructional Manual California Agricultural Education Record Book Instructional Manual (Condensed) California Record Book Problems and recommended resources located at: List of Equipment, Tools, Supplies, and Facilities Writing surface Overhead projector California Agricultural Education Record Book Contribution and Expenses transparency and copies Activities Summary transparency and copies Terms. The following terms are presented in this lesson (shown in bold italics): Activity Educational expenses Living expenses Interest Approach. Divide the class into two groups. Have one group develop a list of expenses and record these on the writing surface under the headings Living Expenses and Educational Expenses. Have the other group create a list of activities and record these on the writing surface under the headings FFA, School, and Community. Discuss with the class how these items relate to advanced FFA degrees and awards. Summary of Content and Teaching Strategies Objective 1: Complete and maintain the Contribution to Support Family and Educational Expenses section of the record book. Anticipated Problem: What is the procedure for completing and maintaining the Contribution to Support Family and Educational Expenses section of the record book? I. Many students use money they earn from their enterprises to pay for family support. Technically, this money is neither invested nor in the bank. Nonetheless, these contributions for California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 2.

3 family support may be counted as earned and invested when applying for advanced FFA degrees or awards. A. Contribution to Support of Family: Entries in this section include enterprise funds the student has spent on necessary living expenses. Living expenses are costs of meeting individual and immediate family needs related to food, shelter, clothing, and/or health. They include items such as home rent or mortgage payments; electricity and heating; expenses for fuel, upkeep, and maintenance of family automobiles; health care, including life and health insurance premiums; and purchase of food and clothing for self and immediate family members. Information on this form is not carried forward to subsequent record books. Students applying for an advanced FFA degree or award must check each year s record book for the total amount they have contributed toward the support of their family. Complete this portion of the record book, following the steps below. Use a pencil. 1. Date: Enter the date the contribution to support the family was made. 2. Paid to: Write the name of the person or business to whom the money was paid. 3. Description of Item: Describe exactly what was paid for. 4. Amount: Write the total amount paid. 5. Grand Total for Year: Add all the values in the Amount column. B. Educational expenses are costs a student incurs for meeting approved learning objectives. Entries for this section of the record book include expenses paid for by the student for any of the following purposes: room and board while away from home for the expressed purpose of attending school; tuition, registration, and enrollment fees at an educational institution; books and related classroom supplies purchased expressly for educational purposes; and testing and application fees necessary for the purpose of advancing personal educational objectives. Use a pencil to complete this portion of the record book. Follow the steps below: 1. Date: Enter the date the payment was made. 2. Paid to: Write the name of the person/business to whom the money was paid. 3. Description of Item: Describe exactly what was paid for. 4. Amount: Write the total amount paid. 5. Grand Total for Year: Add all the values in the Amount column. Objective 2: Complete and maintain the FFA, School, and Community Activities sections of the record book. Anticipated Problem: What is the procedure for completing and maintaining the activities sections of the record book? II. The FFA is an integral part of the agricultural education experience. A record of the activities in which a student participated will be valuable later when he or she applies for scholarships and awards. An activity is an actual physical action related to the student s SAE. An activity may only be listed once in this and the following activity-related sections (School California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 3.

4 and Community Service Activities) on pages Do not enter the same activity in more than one section. A. Use pencil to complete the FFA activities portion of the record book. Follow the steps below: 1. Degrees Held in FFA a. Record the dates on which the student earned the degrees listed. 2. Parliamentary Skills: There are two ways to meet the state degree requirement for knowledge of parliamentary procedure. Students may either demonstrate a total of ten parliamentary skills (complete box B1), or they must successfully pass a written examination given by the agriculture teacher in which they demonstrate proficiency in parliamentary law (complete box B2). This information is not carried forward from year to year. Only include information about skills demonstrated this year. a. For B1 Progress in Developing Parliamentary Skills: List the date the procedure was performed. Indicate what procedure was performed. Indicate where the procedure was performed. The advisor initials the form. Do not duplicate entries from previous books. b. For B2 Parliamentary Proficiency: Write the date the student successfully passed a written exam demonstrating proficiency in parliamentary law. The advisor initials the form. 3. Speaking Engagements Promoting Agriculture and/or the FFA: There are two ways to meet this state FFA degree requirement. Students must either give a six-minute speech or lead a group discussion for 40 minutes. Either of these presentations must be on a topic relating to agriculture or the FFA. This information is not carried forward from year to year. Only include information about skills demonstrated this year. a. Record the date the presentation was given. b. Indicate what type of presentation was given, either a formal speech or a group discussion. c. Indicate the audience, or group, to whom the presentation was made. d. Indicate the topic of the presentation. e. Record how long the presentation lasted. 4. FFA Offices and Committees: There are two ways to meet this requirement for the state FFA degree. The student may either serve as an officer or participate as a member or chairperson of a committee. This information is not carried forward from year to year. Only include information about duties begun this year. a. For D1 FFA Offices Held: Indicate the year the student held the office. List the office held. California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 4.

5 Indicate with an X at which level the student served. b. For D2 Service on FFA Committees: Name the committee(s) on which the student served. Indicate with an X at what level the student served. 5. Chapter Level Activities: Here students must list activities that occurred only at the chapter level. For the state FFA degree, students must participate in at least five distinctly different activities at the chapter level. a. Indicate the date the student participated in the activity. b. Describe the activity in which the student participated. c. Indicate the student s responsibility or placing in the activity. Do not duplicate activities listed in other sections of the record book (pages 14 17). 6. FFA Activities Above the Chapter Level: The state FFA degree requires that students have participated in at least five FFA activities above the chapter level. However, these activities do not have to be distinctly different from one another. a. Indicate the date the student participated in the activity. b. Describe the activity in which the student participated (as long as it is not recorded elsewhere in the record book on pages 14 17). c. Place an X at which level the activity took place. d. Indicate the student s responsibility or placing in the activity. B. Use a pencil to complete Community Service Activities. The requirements for the state FFA degree call for participation in activities for community involvement as evidenced by participating in at least two distinctly different activities, to the extent of spending at least 20 hours of personal time, which seek to serve and/or improve the quality of life in the local community. Follow the steps below in completing this part of the record book: 1. Indicate the date that the student participated in the activity. 2. Describe the activity, making clear the activity is of a community service nature. 3. Place an X in the Community Service column. 4. Record the numbers of non-class hours of community service that were donated. 5. At the end of the record book year, add up the values in the Hours of Service column and enter the sum at the bottom where it says Total of Community Service Hours. C. Use pencil to complete School Activities. The requirements for the state FFA degree call for participation in at least two distinctly different non-ffa school activities that are conducted outside of normal class time. Follow the steps below in completing this part of the record book: 1. Indicate the date the student participated in the activity. 2. Describe the activity in which the student participated. 3. Place an X in the School column. Review/Summary. Focus the review and summary of the lesson around the student learning objectives. Call on students to explain the content associated with each objective. Use California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 5.

6 their responses as the basis for determining any areas that need to be covered again. Use the lab activities in reviewing and reinforcing student learning. Application. Application can involve one or more of the following student activities using attached lab sheets or the record book problems found on the Web at LS A Contribution to Support of Family LS B FFA Activities LS C FFA Activities (Continued) LS D FFA Activities (Continued) LS E Community Service and School Activities Evaluation. Evaluation should focus on student achievement of the objectives for the lesson. Various techniques can be used, such as student performance on the application activities. A sample written test is attached. Answers to Sample Test: Part One: Matching 1. a 2. b 3. c Part Two: Completion 1. record book 2. educational 3. awards 4. two Part Three: Short Answer 1. The speaking requirement can be met by giving a six-minute speech or by leading a group discussion for 40 minutes. Either of these presentations must be on a topic relating to agriculture or the FFA. California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 6.

7 Sample Test Name Test Understanding Contribution to Family; Educational Expenses; and FFA, School, and Community Service Activities Part One: Matching Instructions: Match the term with the correct response. Write the letter of the term by the definition. a. Educational expenses b. Living expenses c. Activity 1. Costs a student incurs for meeting approved learning objectives 2. Costs of meeting individual and immediate family needs related to food, shelter, clothing and/or health 3. An actual physical action related to the student s SAE Part Two: Completion Instructions: Provide the word or words to complete the following statements. 1. When applying for advanced FFA degrees and awards, FFA members must check each year s for the total amount they have contributed toward the support of their family. 2. Tuition, enrollment fees, and books are examples of expenses. 3. Records of FFA activities are important when applying for scholarships and. 4. There are ways to meet the state FFA degree requirement for knowledge of parliamentary procedure. Part Three: Short Answer Instructions. Answer the following question. 1. How can a student meet the speaking requirement for attaining the state FFA degree? California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 7.

8 LS A Name Lab Sheet Contribution to Support of Family Entries should include SAE funds that the student has spent on necessary living expenses such as home rent or mortgage payments; electricity and heating; expenses for fuel, upkeep, and maintenance of family automobiles; healthcare, including life and health insurance premiums; and purchase of food and/or clothing for self and/or immediate family members. Date Paid to Description of Item Amount California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 8.

9 Expenses for Educational Purposes Entries should include SAE funds used by the student for any or all of the following purposes: room and board while away from home for the expressed purpose of attending school; tuition, registration, and enrollment fees at an educational institution; books and related classroom supplies purchased expressly for educational purposes; and testing and/or application fees necessary for the purpose of advancing personal educational objectives. Date Paid to Description of item Amount Grand Total for Year Receipts & Expenses Lab Sheet Information Problem: (Note: Two of the following activities should not be entered on the Contribution to Support Family and Expenses for Educational Purposes page. Cross them out, and then enter the rest of the activities in the correct place.) Date Paid to Description Amount January 2 31 Father Car oil change February 11 Franklin Life Life insurance premium February 15 Mother Ground beef February 21 Uncle Joe Fishing tackle February 1 27 FFA Chapter FFA ring March 28 Save Mart Groceries July 15 CSU, Fresno Registration fees 1, California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 9.

10 Activities Worksheet Problem: (Note: One of the following activities should not be entered on the FFA, School, and Community Activities page. Cross that one out, and then enter the rest of the activities in the correct place.) Date January 3 January 4, 11 January 18 January 20 January 24 January 25 January 28 January 29 January 30 January 31 Activity Elected team captain, girls freshman basketball team Practiced for best informed greenhand contest and creed contest Attended sectional best informed greenhand contest held at Fresno State. Placed 2 nd high as individual; team won Attended FFA chapter meeting Competed in chapter creed contest Donkey basketball committee meeting Voted All Tournament Team at Central Delta invitational basketball tournament Spent 6 hours helping Lions Club collect eye glasses Worked 3 hours helping Tim Halter break his market steer Went to sectional contest with the horse judging team California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 10.

11 LS KEY A Lab Sheet Key Contribution to Support of Family Entries should include SAE funds that the student has spent on necessary living expenses such as home rent or mortgage payments; electricity and heating; expenses for fuel, upkeep, and maintenance of family automobiles; healthcare, including life and health insurance premiums; and purchase of food and/or clothing for self and/or immediate family members. Date Paid to Description of Item Amount 1/2/04 Father Car oil change /11/04 Franklin Life Life insurance premium /15/04 Mother Ground beef /28/04 Save Mart Groceries Expenses for Educational Purposes Entries should include SAE funds used by the student for any or all of the following purposes: room and board while away from home for the expressed purpose of attending school; tuition, registration, and enrollment fees at an educational institution; books and related classroom supplies purchased expressly for educational purposes; and testing and/or application fees necessary for the purpose of advancing personal educational objectives. Date Paid to Description of item Amount 7/15/04 CSU, Fresno Registration Fees 1, Grand Total for Year California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 11.

12 LS B Name Lab Sheet FFA Activities A. Degrees Held in the FFA Enter date only for degree earned during the year covered by this record book. Degrees Date Elected Greenhand Degree Chapter FFA Degree State FFA Degree B1. Progress in Developing Parliamentary Skills Instructions: List here only those procedures of parliamentary law which you have never before listed in the previous record book and which you performed to the satisfaction of your chapter advisor this year. Where Performed Date Procedure Performed (i.e. classroom, ASB, FFA Contest, Etc.) Advisor s Initials California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 12.

13 B2. Parliamentary Proficiency During the year covered by this record book, the student successfully passed a written examination demonstrating proficiency in parliamentary law, under the supervision of the local agriculture teacher. Date Examination Passed Instructor s Initials C. Speaking Engagements Promoting Agriculture and/or the FFA No. Date Formal Speech or Discussion Leader (list which one) Group Speaking to/leading Discussion with Title/Topic Length in minutes D1. FFA Offices Held: List offices for which you began your service as an officer during the year covered by the book. School Year Office Indicate Level Chapter Section Region State California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 13.

14 D2. Service on FFA Committees: List committees which began to function during the period covered by this book. Committee Chairman Indicate Level Responsibilities Yes No Chapter Section Region State Nat l California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 14.

15 LS KEY B Lab Sheet Key FFA Activities A. Degrees Held in the FFA Enter date only for degree earned during the year covered by this record book. Degrees Date Elected Greenhand Degree Chapter FFA Degree State FFA Degree B1. Progress in Developing Parliamentary Skills Instructions: List here only those procedures of parliamentary law which you have never before listed in the previous record book and which you performed to the satisfaction of your chapter advisor this year. Where Performed Date Procedure Performed (i.e. classroom, ASB, FFA Contest, Etc.) Advisor s Initials B2. Parliamentary Profieciency During the year covered by this record book, the student successfully passed a written examination demonstrating proficiency in parliamentary law, under the supervision of the local agriculture teacher. Date Examination Passed Instructor s Initials California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 15.

16 C. Speaking Engagements Promoting Agriculture and/or the FFA No. Date Formal Speech or Discussion Leader (list which one) Group Speaking to/leading Discussion with Title/Topic Length in minutes D1. FFA Offices Held: List offices for which you began your service as an officer during the year covered by the book. School Year Office Indicate Level Chapter Section Region State D2. Service on FFA Committees: List committees which began to function during the period covered by this book. Committee Chairman Indicate Level Responsibilities Yes No Chapter Section Region State Nat l Donkey Basketball X X Publicity California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 16.

17 LS C Name Lab Sheet FFA Activities (Continued) E. Chapter Level Activities: List each FFA chapter-level activity in which you participated this year, which fits under no other section on pages Date Activity Placing or Responsibility California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 17.

18 LS KEY C Lab Sheet Key FFA Activities (Continued) E. Chapter Level Activities: List each FFA chapter-level activity in which you participated this year, which fits under no other section on pages Date Activity Placing or Responsibility 1/4 Best Informed Greenhand Practice Team Member 1/4 Creed Contest Practice Team Member 1/11 Best Informed Greenhand Practice Team Member 1/11 Creed Contest Practice Team Member 1/20 Chapter Meeting Member 1/24 Chapter Creed Contest Second 1/25 Donkey Basketball Committee Meeting Member California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 18.

19 LS D Name Lab Sheet FFA Activities (Continued) F. FFA Activities Above the Chapter Level: List all FFA Activities occurring above the chapter level in which you participated this year, which you have not recorded in any other section on pages Date Activity Indicate Level Placing or Responsibility Section Region State Nat l California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 19.

20 LS KEY D Lab Sheet Key FFA Activities (Continued) F. FFA Activities Above the Chapter Level: List all FFA activities occurring above the chapter level in which you participated this year, which you have not recorded in any other section on pages Date Activity Indicate Level Placing or Responsibility Section Region State Nat l 1/18 Best Informed Greenhand Contest X Second Ind., First Team 1/31 Horse Contest X Team Member California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 20.

21 LS E Name Lab Sheet Community Service and School Activities No. Date Activity School Comm. Serv. Hours of Community Service California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 21.

22 No. Date Activity School Comm. Serv. Hours of Community Service Total of Community Service Hours California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 22.

23 LS KEY E Lab Sheet Key Community Service and School Activities No. Date Activity School 1 1/3 Freshman Girls Basketball Captain X 2 1/28 Central Delta Invit. All Tourney BB Team X Comm. Serv. Hours of Community Service 3 1/29 Collected Eye Glasses for Lions Club X California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 23.

24 No. Date Activity School Comm. Serv. Hours of Community Service Total of Community Service Hours 6 California Core AgriScience Lesson Plan Library Unit 410. Topic 419. Lesson 419a. Page 24.