I have always enjoyed teaching students how to make convenience foods from scratch and showing them the benefits of doing so. When I saw an article about DIY UnCrustables, I knew it was a mini-lesson and lab in the making! Thus “Making vs Buying UnCrustables” was created! Read on to learn more…
Parenting practices have changed over the years; some for the better, some for the worse. In this Overprotective Parenting Investigation, students will explore this parenting practice. They will look at what it is, why parents do it along with the pros and cons before completing a culminating speech bubble activity for classroom display.
This Fortune Cookie Lesson & Lab pack a big punch when it comes to addressing a variety of standards! For one, it teaches about the history and culture of the food. Second, it focuses on writing and math as students have to write fortunes following certain criteria and they must measure with a ruler and protractor to create the correct sizes for fortune strips and fortune cookies. Finally, it addresses food preparation standards with a very fun, engaging and hands-on lab!
Every generation has had their trendy words and sayings over the years. Some have staying power while others make us scratch our heads and think, huh? This Family Communication: Back in the Day Sayings lesson explores those sayings along with whether or not they help or hinder relationships and communication skills between the young and old.
If you liked the original Can-Do Convenience Food Challenge, then you need to take a look at the Updated Can-Do Struggle Meals version by Lindsey Harlan. She was inspired to change up the original after seeing a Facebook post on using AI sketch notes to create recipes and the rest fell into place!
Do you include expiration dates when teaching about food label literacy? If not, maybe you should consider adding it to your unit as there is alot of information about expiration dates than you might realize. Because of this, I’ve created some interactive resources around Expiration Dates to help your students learn more!
