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Celebrating Mister Rogers: The Man Behind the Neighborhood

by K.Graybill • November 16, 2018 • 0 Comments

I remember watching Mister Rogers Neighborhood on PBS when I was a child! I had no idea then that I would grow up and become a child development teacher, nor did I fully realize the influence and impact this man had on children’s programming, education and development! The following lesson is a tribute to this man and contains a variety of activities that can be used all together or completed individually depending on your time and classes. Even if you don’t use this lesson, I highly recommend watching the documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” if you grew up with Mister Rogers like I did!

Consumerism, Foods & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Nutrition

Food Labeling Claims

by K.Graybill • November 9, 2018 • 0 Comments

Do you know the difference between a health claim and a nutrition claim? Most of my students don’t! This lesson explores the difference between the two as well as why it is so important to understand what food labeling claims actually mean when reading a food label. This lesson includes some informative and creative activities, incorporating the information learned so that others might be enlightened.

Child Development, Child Development Lessons, Child Development Resources, Health & Wellness, Parenting

Digital Version: Human Reproduction & Anatomy Breakaway

by K.Graybill • November 2, 2018 • 0 Comments

Always wanted to do a breakout but didn’t have the locks or boxes to do so? Now, thanks to Sahvanna Mease and Mary Mullikin of Colorado, you can do just that using Google Forms! How cool is that…less prep, less expense, but just as fun! Even cooler, the same materials are used as in the original version of Human Reproduction & Anatomy Breakaway! Thank you for the adaptations, ladies!

Consumerism, Culinary, Culinary & Baking, Foods & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Life Skills Resources, Living on Your Own, Nutrition

#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 • 0 Comments

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!

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