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Caring for Children: Symbolism Stations

by K.Graybill • August 3, 2018 • 5 Comments

With the start of school right around the corner, I bet you’re looking for an interactive first day activity to use that is super low prep and easy to use in your child development class! This is a great activity, if you’ve often got a revolving door of students coming and going as schedules get adjusted, because you’re not getting into important nitty-gritty content and notes yet! It’s just a moving activity where students have to independently think outside the box, team up with other students for small discussions, collaborate on an brief oral presentation and complete a quick exit slip based on the activity/presentation….easy peasy! Did I mention that it’s super easy to prep? All you need to do is print off the pictures and the answer strips and you are set to go! If you like it and plan to use it with several classes, you may want to laminate the pictures for durability.

Child Development, Child Development Lessons, Child Development Resources, Culinary & Hospitality Professional Development, Family, Foods & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting, Uncategorized

Family Dinner Matters

by K.Graybill • July 27, 2018 • 0 Comments

One tradition that my family practiced as I was growing up was eating family dinner together regularly! I have wonderful memories of that dinner table; the fun and laughter as well as difficult conversations that ensued between my sisters and parents. This important tradition continued while raising our own children! How my husband and I will miss this daily routine as we rapidly approach the empty nest stage of our lives. Below you will find a lesson that promotes eating together as a family and the benefits along with a variety of engaging activities and projects that can be implemented in the FACS classroom. Hopefully, students will carry this concept to their home life so it becomes a recurring practice and a potential tradition with both their present and future families!

Consumerism, Life Skills, Life Skills Resources, Living on Your Own, Technology

Groceries to Your Door: Compare & Contrast–Convenience Worth the Cost?

by K.Graybill • July 20, 2018 • 0 Comments

Have you ever made the statement “I wish I didn’t have to go to the grocery store! I wish my groceries could be delivered right to my door!” According to the media, online grocery deliveries are expanding and on the rise. This was a recent feature in our local Sunday paper and it caught my attention! I thought it a great way to have students investigate, research and analyze how cost effective the convenience of these services actually are. So, check out the activities below and if you have any suggestions, please share in the comment section below!

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

Importance of Motor Skills

by K.Graybill • July 13, 2018 • 3 Comments

There seems to be a lot of concerns about motor skill development or the lack thereof when it comes to children being school ready. Normally, I teach about motor skills and the difference between fine or small and gross or large to my students. This year I took it a step farther and had my students explore the connection to academic success and motor skills. Below, you will find the lesson and activities that I used with my students to open their eyes to the importance of motor skill development in relation to a child’s academic success.

Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Culinary Resources, Foods & Nutrition, Uncategorized

Fusion Cooking

by K.Graybill • July 6, 2018 • 0 Comments

Fusion Cooking was a term that I was not very familiar with. I had heard it referenced in an old Learning Zone Express video titled The History of American Cuisine several years ago, but that was the extent of it. However, it was recently brought up again in an email conversation I was having with Minnesota FACS teacher, Coleen K. Guhl who has supplied the majority of fusion cooking resources below that she has shared with me and/or uses with her students when studying regional foods and cuisine. So, a big “thank you” to Coleen for helping me learn more about this unique blending of regional and global cuisines!

Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Culinary & Hospitality Professional Development, Culinary Resources, Foods & Nutrition, Uncategorized

One “Pot” Pourri Meals with Edible Flowers

by K.Graybill • June 29, 2018 • 1 Comment

Years ago, I took a class on edible flowers with my local extension office. Not only was it pleasing to the eye, but it was tastefully pleasant as well! Recently, I was reminded of edible flowers when meeting up with a former student and dear friend; Ashten Swartz. She shared with me that she developed recipes for GRIT magazine around the theme of edible flowers…you’ll find her recipes linked below! Anyway, one thing led to another, and we ended up getting together to experiment with edible flowers in one-pot meals. Ashten developed the below recipes and I must say they looked and tasted amazing! I plan to share these with my students in hopes that they utilize edible flowers in some of their recipes as they experiment in the kitchen.

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