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STUDY SKILLSLearning Goals Expectations Activities23. Can use the newspaperand yellow pages to findinformation.a. Describe sections of the newspaper andyellow pages.b. Use the newspaper directory to locateinformation.c. Use resources to find a friend’s address andphone number.d. Use resources to find the location of a store orrestaurant.e. Find and list information to help with jobsearch, apartment hunting, and locating healthcare.Creative Life Skills Activities, Phone Book Exercise, p. 28.Life Skills Activities for Children, Using the TelephoneDirectory: White Pages, p. 44-45.Life Skills Activities for Children, Using the TelephoneDirectory: Yellow Pages, p. 46-47.Life Skills Activities for Children, Getting a Haircut, p. 240-241.Life Skills Activities for Children, All About the Newspaper,p. 278-279.Making It on Your Own, Reading Job Advertisements, p. 7.Making It on Your Own, Does the Advertisement Really Say?f. Find and list community organizations (e.g.,chamber of commerce, legislative offices,recreation and parks department).p. 19.Making It on Your Own, What’s Going On? p. 78.PAYA, Module 4, Community Resources, p. 70-72.g. Find and list information about two or moreleisure activities available in the community.h. Develop a personal resource directory.Ready, Set, Fly! Community Resources #1.Ready, Set, Fly! Community Resources #2.Ready, Set, Fly! Community Resources #3.24. Knows how to use theInternet to locateresources.25. Knows & understandstime concepts.a. Locate resources that provide Internet access(e.g., library, community center, school).b. Describe the functions of a search engine(e.g., Yahoo, Infoseek).c. Use the search engine to find information tohelp with job search, post secondaryeducation, financial aid, and leisure time.a. Identify the correct time.b. State present day, month, and year.c. State the days of the week and months of theyear in chronological order.d. Given a specific date, use a calendar to locatethe requested information.e. Given a calendar and events, anticipate andplan them in a reasonable order.Ready, Set, Fly! Community Resources #1.The Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse –http://www.prevlink.org/therightstuff/youth/webpage.htmlYahooligans, Teaching Internet Literacyhttp://www.yahooligans.comLife Skills Activities for Children, Days and Months, p. 66-67.Life Skills Activities for Children, Today, p. 68-69.Life Skills Activities for Children, Using a Calendar, p. 70-72.Life Skills Activities for Children, Using a Clock, p. 73-74.Life Skills Activities for Children, Planning Ahead, p. 79-80.Life Skills Activities for Children, What Happens When, p.81-82.Life Skills Guidebook 150©2004 by Casey Family Programs.