Back   Subject: Consumer Education   Title Source Type of Material #1 Attention Shoppers!  University of Nebraska  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups, 4-H Resources  Subject: Consumer Education Description Shopping can be lots of fun. But it can also be a challenge to decide what to buy. How would you spend $100? Would you get some things you could really use? Or would you spend it on an item that catches your eye, but ends up hanging in your closet? How do you know which is the right thing for you to buy? Attention Shoppers can help youth make clothing decisions. Youth will discover how to find the best clothing buys, ways to stretch a clothing budget and how to take care of clothing. This curriculum is aligned to school standards.  #2 Consumer Savvy 1: The Consumer In Me  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Consumer Education Description Youth will experience what it means to be a consumer through saving, spending and sharing  #3 Consumer Savvy 2: Consumer Wise  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Consumer Education Description Introduces youth to the influence of peer pressure, the power of advertising and the expanding Web market as they learn to make independent shopping decisions  #4 Consumer Savvy 3: Consumer Roadmap  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Consumer Education Description Teens will navigate the potholes in the marketplace enroute to becoming savvy consumers  #5 Consumer Savvy: Helper's Guide  National 4-H Council  4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials; 4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Consumer Education Description Provides supplemental materials that help adult volunteers facilitate learning situations for various ages of youth. Numerous group activities are included to help youth develop essential life skills as they pursue their interest in consumer education  #6 Shopping in Style  University of Nebraska  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups, 4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials, 4-H Resources  Subject: Consumer Education Description Let's go shopping! Even dedicated clothing construction enthusiasts buy some of their clothes. Youth can become better consumers by learning some of the basics of garment purchasing. Shopping in Style helps 4-H'ers consider their own personal characteristics, their resources such as money and time, and the various types of stores. They also examine the quality characteristics of each garment and do some comparison shopping. The focus is on getting a good bargain and meeting the needs of their wardrobe rather than impulse buying. Shopping in Style is a curriculum designed to build upon skills learned in Attention Shoppers. This curriculum is aligned to school standards.