Who should I consider is a Socratic class discussion on how students’ choices effect the different “circles” of people in their lives. This lesson is intended to develop students’ sense of empathy and their role in a community larger than themselves. Actions are not without consequences and sometimes its others that bare that burden...
This lesson is primarily one that promotes awareness and critical thinking about advertising and the subtleties that can influence consumers like students through a medium they are all too familiar with. I think of this lesson like an informatory discussion with your child about how not every person they meet is a safe person....
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This lesson teaches the basics parts of a window, window treatments and how to measure for window treatments. It also allows students to physically "make" small versions of different window treatments. These projects make great display pieces for your department's display case or open house!
Become a nutritionist for a day! This lesson has students to becoming a dietician for a day. They write an analysis of a particular client's dietary related aliment as well as plan a week long menu for that client. Client's aliments include diverticulitis, celiac disease, Prader-Willi syndrome, dairy allergy, lactose in tolerance, emotional eating,...
If you've read the majority of my lessons you know already that I am a really big fan of experimenting and allowing students to figure it out. For this lesson I like to give students a general idea of how to make granola bars (See recipe) but then let them choose from a "bar"...
Most of us have listened to TV while cooking before introducing the future kitchen that talks to you. Learn French and how to cook all at the same time. The concept similar to the Wii's motion sensor senses what you are doing and walks you through the process of making a dish.
Congratulations to Esther Miller, a second year FACS teacher in Pennsylvania. Esther submitted a lesson on Preemie Caps....we'll be sharing it soon!
Congratulations to Gema Cuffari who submitted a lesson plan on self-esteem. She will receive two Becoming the Best Me character education books. Be watching for her lesson coming soon!
For those students interested in going into culinary, baking & pastry arts, nutrition, hospitality, etc. they usually come to you for advice. In my opinion there are two types of culinary programs ones that will teach solely skills and ones that will give you a degree and skills. Although I personally believe in getting...
