Intended for practicing Adult Basic Education teachers, this handbook provides materials for teaching specific coping skills in the area of daily adult living. Three areas of study are explored: (1) community, which includes organizations, health, nutrition, safety, money management, and media; (2) government and law, which includes citizenship, voting, safety, wills, social security, and levels of government; and (3) occupational knowledge and attitudes, which includes how to get and keep a job, applications, interviews, and employee orientation. Introductory materials include an outline of the areas of study and specific activities and a listing of characteristics of the adult learner. A one-page introduction begins each section on one of the three areas. Each area, designed as a self-contained teaching module, contains several adult-oriented activities (16 in area 1, 6 in area 2, and 7 in area 3) organized in the following format: instructional goal, instructional objective, introduction for teacher, suggested activities, and list of resources. A bibliography is appended. (YLB)