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#ShowMeYourOvernightOats

by K.Graybill • October 26, 2018 • 2 Comments

Oats are a staple most cooks cannot live without! How many other whole grains pack as much healthful variety into their product? The thing I love about oats is the fact that they can be customized in so many recipes from breakfast foods, baked goods, healthy snacks, and even used in place of bread crumbs when making things such as salmon patties or meatloaf! I wanted my students to see, taste and appreciate the goodness that oats have to offer so when I saw a YouTube ad by Quaker Oats promoting an oats contest, I knew how I wanted to incorporate this information into my grain unit. However, if you don’t teach a unit specifically about grains, no worries as this can easily be incorporated into a breakfast or healthy snack unit!

Child Development, Child Development Lessons, Child Development Resources, Parenting, Uncategorized

Characteristics of Development: Station Activities

by K.Graybill • October 19, 2018 • 1 Comment

After teaching about P.I.E.S: The Areas of Development, I move directly into the characteristics of development because they tend to go hand in hand. This concept seems to be a bit more difficult for my students to wrap their brains around, so to help them better understand, I have interactive stations set up throughout the room that they work through, completing activities that mirror each of the characteristics. Students must utilize their notes to help discern between the answers. Students enjoy completing the activities and after discussing correct responses and showing the connections, most students have an easier time with the practice scenarios that follow.

Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Culinary Resources, Food Science, Foods & Nutrition

Halloween Wars

by K.Graybill • October 12, 2018 • 0 Comments

Want a fun, creative and competitive way to incorporate Halloween themes into your foods class? Check out the project shared by Beth Beattie, a FCS teacher from Missouri who incorporates various parts of Halloween Wars into her Food Science class at Montgomery High School. It started as a way to showcase professions within the program and after viewing Halloween Wars, students decided they wanted to make it a competition!

Character, College & Career Preparation, Family, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Skills, Life Skills Resources, Parenting, Uncategorized

Styles for Handling Conflict: Lesson & Activities

by K.Graybill • October 5, 2018 • 2 Comments

Conflicts exist everywhere: at home, at school and at work! No exemptions! However, just as the problems vary so do the ways ways that people may deal with them. Check out the interactive lesson below on how you can teach your students all about the various styles for handling conflict in both their personal and professional lives.

Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Culinary Resources, Food Science, Foods & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Nutrition, Uncategorized

HANGRY: A Healthy Eating Talking Points Activity

by K.Graybill • September 28, 2018 • 0 Comments

Have you ever needed a short activity to fill time due to a “surprise” assembly, early dismissal or one class finishing before another? This activity can be stretched or shortened depending on your needs! Hangry is a real concept that most of us have experienced at one time or another and because of this, it can be a very relatable topic for students to talk about and make connections to. I’ve included some activities that work well with this topic, so, pick and choose or do them all!

College & Career Preparation, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Skills Resources, Professional Development

Teaching Employability Skills with “The Pursuit of Happyness” Movie

by K.Graybill • September 21, 2018 • 5 Comments

When I first started teaching about employability skills, my lesson was pretty dull, a real snoozer! Over the last few years, I’ve reworked the lesson to make it more interesting and engaging for my students. One of my all time favorite movies, The Pursuit of Happyness, is also incorporated into this lesson because it contains a ton of examples of employability skills in actiont! Check out the lesson below if you need to spice up your employability skills materials!

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