Unit 6: Family Project Packet

Here are the Rules!

1. Do not let your egg-babies die!
2. Do not let your children out of your sight (babies must be with you at all times!)
3. No babysitting
4. Injured children (cracks) can be taken to the doctor (Mr. Ring)
5. Eggnapping can either be taken care of through paying of ransom or through the police;
however, the police will impact grade (Mr.Ring)
4. All homes MUST be in the Westerville School District
5. Maximum of two kids per room in a home
6. Every working adult needs a car
7. Contact with outside agencies and field trips may be necessary
8. DO NOT purchase anything from the grocery store for this project
9. Complete the year long budget using take home income
This will be what you submit at the end of the project along with your children and family budget.
Basic Information: Day 1
Spouse Names:
1. Lanea Bridges 2 Camila Garcia
Childrens Name(s):
1. _______Cataleya________________ 2. ___Rowan_____________________ 3.
__________Hendrix____________
Jobs:
1. ______Food Service Manager________ 2. ________Engineer___________
Average Annual Income: Use Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm)
Job 1: __food service manager_____________$___41395__________ per year
Job 2: ____Engineer___________$______73295.85_______ per year
Yearly Taxes: Based on 1st Quarter Grade Percentage
Ave. Salary X Grade Percentage = Take Home Salary; Ave. Salary - Take Home Salary
Job 1: Yearly Taxes - _.85____$____6209.25__ Take Home Salary - ___$__35185.75________
Job 2: Yearly Taxes - __.85___$__10994.35___ Take Home Salary - ___$_62301.50______
Total Family Yearly Salary: $__97487.25________
Child Care Costs and Budget: Day 2
You will be asked to figure out childcare for your child and complete your mock 12 month budget
by filling in your costs into the appropriate spots. No Family Child Care!

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/07/02/map-the-average-cost-for-child-carestate/LN65rSHXKNjr4eypyxT0WM/story.html
Average Ohio cost of childcare: $___8482____________
Research a childcare option that could work for your family. You may need to contact a daycare
facility or get rough pricing from the internet.
Monthly cost of childcare: Choose daycare or in home care (circle one)
Childcare cost - $___390____ per month (use this cost in your budget)
Whom is providing your childs care: __Tammy House Day Care________

Homes: Day 3
In this section you will be choosing a family home and identifying the mortgage that goes with
that home (Realtor.com, Zillow.com, King Thompson.com, etc.)
Home Size: ___1481_______ sq. ft. Beds: ___3____ Baths: ____2___ Lot Size: ________
Schools: Elementary - __Fouse________ Middle - ___Genoa______ High - ___Central_______
Mortgage/Rent: Use website mortgage calculator (down payment = 20% home cost, Interest
3.5%)
Cost - $___1492_____ Total, $____1492____ per month
Address: ____865 Gilmore Way Westerville, oh _________________
Home Insurance: Cost $____252_______ per year, Cost $_____12____ per month
Cars: Day 3
You will both need to find child safe cars and insurance. (cars.com and esurance.com)
Car 1: Make - _Jeep__ Model - _Grand Cherokee__ Year - ___2006__ Mileage - _102919__
Car 2: Make - Chevrolet__ Model - _Impala___ Year - _2007___ Mileage - _88314___
Car Insurance: Cost $___900___ per year, Cost $__30___ per month
Food: Day 4
You will be asked to select 5 meals you plan to cook for a week and go grocery shopping to get
accurate costs of weekly groceries. Be sure to include ingredients into your shopping list.
Meal 1:Meatloaf
Ingredients: 1 ground turkey, 1 egg, 1 onion chopped, 1 cup milk, 1 cup dried up bread
crumbs, salt and pepper to taste, 2 tablespoons brown sugar and prepared mustard, cup
ketchup

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Meal 2: Arroz con pollo
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons salt, teaspoons pepper, 3-4 lb chicken, 3 tbs vegtable oil,

Meal 3: Spaghetti
Ingredients: 2lbs Italian sausage, (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, 2(6 ounce) cans tomato
paste, 2cups water (for a long period of simmering for flavors to meld. If you don't want to
simmer it as long, add less), 1teaspoon salt, 14-12teaspoon, 14teaspoon fresh coarse ground
black pepper, 14cup red wine (a good Cabernet!), 1lb thin spaghetti, parmesan cheese

Meal 4: Baked Ziti

Ingredients: 1 pound dried ziti pasta, Kosher salt, 3 1/2 cups Quick Tomato Sauce, recipe
follows, 1 pound fresh parmesan, half cut into 1/2-inch cubes and half thinly sliced, 3/4 cup
freshly grated Parmesan, divided, 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Meal 5: Lasagna
Ingredients: 3 cup ricotta cheese, 12 ounce shredded mozzarella cheese (about 3 cups), cup
grated Parmesan cheese, 2 eggs, 1 pound ground beef, 1 jar (45 ounces) Prego Three
Cheese Italian Sauce, 12 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained

Grocery List Below:Add ingredients from your meals to your shopping list (use extra sheet if needed)
Food

Brand

Cost

great value

2.49

Apples
Strawberries
Bananas
Blueberries
Milk
Orange Juice

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Yogurt
Lettuce
Hot Dogs
Hot Dog Buns
Potato Chips
Spaghetti

creamelle

4.98

Pasta Sauce

ragu

6.18

Cheese

kraft

2.98

heinz

2.98

luvs

35.97

Broccoli

great value

4.49

Corn

libbys

2.98

Baby Food (5 jars)

beech-nut

12.98

Meal #1 Cost

meatloaf

5.98

Meal #2 Cost

arroz con pollo

4.98

Meal #3 Cost

spaghetti

7.40

Meal #4 Cost

baked ziti

12.49

Cereal
Gatorade
Rice
Ketchup
Mustard
Ice Cream
Diapers
Chicken Nuggets

Green Beans
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Bread

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Meal #5 Cost

lasagna

11.33

Total: $_____42.18_______
Budget: Day 5 Fill in the 12 month budget (see attached)
Were you able to save money after 12 months?
Yes

What seems like the most difficult part of having a family?

taking care of the babys cost, crib, car seat, etc.

What was the most eye-opening aspect of the project?

so many things that need to get paid for. everything is costly

How important is education in providing for a family?

very!! or you would not have a very decent paying job and be able to provide for family

Journal Prompts: Write Journals Below

Day 1: Find out everything about your spouse. (birthday, favorite food, likes/dislikes, etc.)
Day 2: How do you decide who/where to employ to watch your child?
Day 3: What were the most important and least important factors in choosing a home and car?
Day 4: What insurance did you decide to purchase and what investments did you decide to
make?
Day 5: What factors played into where you shopped and the brands you chose to purchase?
Day 6: What did you learn from this assignment? (Costs, Responsibility, Relationships, etc.)

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Day 1 - Camilas birthday is Sep. 02, fav. food Bandeja Paisa, Fav. Sport Soccer, Fav. drink
colombiana soda, fav artist odd future, fav vacation spot Dominican Republic, dislikes people
Day 2 - Look up rates of child care facilities and prices. Ratings of the child service
Day 3 - least important- sq ft, car year and mileage. Most important- rent, location, schooling,
number of beds and baths, home insurance and car insurance
Day 4 - progressive, investments in groceries, children clothing, miscellaneous possessions
Day 5 - the pricing was the main factor of where you shopped and what brand you chose to
purchase. The brand determines the quality you are getting for the food, and how much you
will be paying for the food.
Day 6 - There is a lot in need of learning before going out on your own and fending for yourself.
Learn to budget, will help in future with finances. Babies are expensive, don't have them until
ready
Rubric:
A

Soc 6.1.A:
Keep eggbabies alive
and safe

No cracks, dead
babies, or neglect
issues

Minor crack or a
minor neglect issue

Soc 6.1.B:
Run a
realistic,
family focused
budget

Outline and
include all realistic
costs of
opportunities for
your family

Soc 6.1.C:
Complete all
family
oriented tasks
Posting/
Directions/
Productivity

Lost a child, major

crack, or major
neglect issue

Lost more than one

child, multiple major
cracks, or multiple
neglect issues

No surviving egg
babies

Create a budget
with fairly realistic
costs and
opportunities for
your family

Somewhat unrealistic
budget for your family

very unrealistic
budget for your
family

No budget
submitted

Completed and
documented all
family activities

Completed all but

one family activity

Completed most of
the family activities

Completed some of
the family activities

Completed no
family activities

Successfully post
project to web
pages, follow
directions
accurately, and be
productive during
time allotted to
work on the
project.

Successfully post
project, follow
directions, but waste
class time

Successfully post
project, omit aspects
pertaining to
directions, and waste
class time.

Issues with posting

project on time, poor
following of
directions, and
wasting class time.

Incomplete
project.