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Towering Block ZONK Review Game

by K.Graybill • May 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

There’s an App in the iTunes store called the “Zonk Review Game”. It looked like a fun, interactive game. Unfortunately, there was a small fee to purchase which made it a “no go” for me as my school district doesn’t pay for Apps. I started asking myself how I could adapt this game using games I already had…and guess what? I figured out that I could use my towering block games as a substitute for the digital game. The beauty of this adaptation is that it’s still interactive, still competitive and easy to create and use. And if that wasn’t enough…this activity gets bonus points because I can reuse it over and over again in any content area. Read on to find out how you too can adapt and create this game for your own classroom review games.

Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Culinary Resources, Health & Wellness, Hospitality & Tourism, Life Skills, Living on Your Own

Chicken Tender “Chopped” Challenge

by K.Graybill • May 10, 2019 • 0 Comments

What is it about cooking challenges that gets students so excited? In my Career & Consumer Sciences class, my students always want to know if we are going to cook! In order to prepare them for adulthood and living on their own, I do incorporate some survival cooking! I try to teach them basic skills, preparing foods or meals that have a lot of versatility or options! My students love chicken tenders and so this challenge was well received and gave them some different ways of preparing chicken tenders using the same four ingredients. Of course, you don’t have to limit this challenge to one specific class or age group as it would work well with junior high level students too because of it’s simplicity!

Child Development, Child Development Lessons, Child Development Resources, Consumerism, Family, Housing, Human Development, Interior Design, Life Skills, Parenting, Sewing, Uncategorized

Teen Living Website

by K.Graybill • May 3, 2019 • 0 Comments

Teach a Teen Living course and looking for current materials? Be sure to check out Pat Papazoglou of Beloit, Wisconsin. In this post she shares her Teen Living website with us which focuses extensively on middle school curriculum. Her outstanding website covers a lot of different topics from money management to textiles and sewing to child care and family!

College & Career Preparation, Consumerism, Life Skills, Living on Your Own, Personal Finance

Activities for Teaching About Identity Theft

by K.Graybill • April 26, 2019 • 0 Comments

In today’s day and age where so much of what we need to do requires us to use personal information, it’s critical that we teach students about protecting themselves from identity theft. In this post I will share some of the resources and activities I use with my students when teaching this topic. What I especially like about what I’m about to share is the project extension menu that allows students to have a choice in the way they choose to complete their final project. Because of the personal choice option, students can choose according to their ability, their learning style and their knowledge of technology…and personally, I think I get better projects because I’m letting them decide!

Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Culinary Fundraisers, Food Science, Foods & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Hospitality & Tourism, Living on Your Own, Nutrition, The Culinary Room

Fruit Lesson & Galette Lab

by K.Graybill • April 19, 2019 • 2 Comments

Consumption of fruit in the daily diet is important for all age groups! What’s to love about fruit? A lot actually! Fruit is available in many forms from fresh to frozen to canned and even dried. Fruit is a nutrient dense, low calorie food that can be eaten alone as a snack or incorporated into a meal or dessert. Fruits can be eaten raw or cooked and there are so many to choose from, some more seasonal than others! This fruit lesson focuses on the classification of fruits, how to select quality fruits and explores enzymatic browning. It also features delicious galette labs. Galettes are unique to most students and a little different than making pies, but they are easy to make and amazingly delicious especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!

Consumerism, Life Skills, Living on Your Own, Personal Finance, Uncategorized

Escape the Pay Check Conundrum

by K.Graybill • April 12, 2019 • 2 Comments

Back again with another breakout style review activity! This time the escape or breakout centers around pay check deductions and math calculations. Created because, honestly, even though teaching about pay checks is important, it can be boring! This review jazzes things up because student teams are competing against each other as well as the clock to get to the prize box! In the process, they are honing their math skills. Win-win for those of us who need to incorporate core concepts into our curriculum! The beauty of this breakout is that it can be done both with locks and boxes if you have them or digitally if your don’t!

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