As this year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank each of you for your continued support, encouragement, and engagement. Whether you’re following my ideas here on the website, invited me to present at…
Some call it stained glass candy, some call it hard tack and some call it rock candy! Whatever you call this sweet treat, it’s delicious and beautiful to look at! In this Rock Candy Mini-Lesson & Lab you’ll find information about the history of this festive food along with a simple recipe to make in the lab. Show students how to make this candy at home with their family or turn it into a beautiful gift to giveaway or have your FCCLA or club make up jars or bags to sell as a fundraiser.
December can be a very difficult time of the year to teach and keep students engaged as there is usually alot going on! That’s why it’s even more important to assign activities or projects that will keep them focused and on task. The beauty behind the Gifts That Keep On Giving project is that it is very hands-on and helps you at the same time create a wall display or bulletin board that is informative, colorful and festive for the time of the year!
Another great lesson coming your way from Katelyn Propper is about Target Groups & Children’s Books. Katelyn uses this in her Understanding Diversity class. The lesson explores what target groups are, characteristics of them and who they are made up of before assigning a project using children’s books. Read on to learn more.
We are all born with characteristics that influence our behavior, mood, disposition and adaptability to our environment; AKA “temperament”. The focus of this lesson titled, Infant Temperament, is to help students understand what it is, how it is determined and how it applies to parenting and babies in very engaging ways.
I’m a thrifting enthusiast! Always have been, always will be! To me, it’s the thrill of the hunt; finding the next treasure. Not everyone looks at thrifting the way I do and that’s okay. However, thrifting does seem to be in style now and it tells you something when the thrift store parking lots have more cars than the regular department stores do. So, why not see where your students stand with this Thrifting: Love it or Hate it? lesson.
