Looking for some fresh ideas for teaching about nutrients? Lindsey Harlan from Arkansas comes to the rescue by sharing her Nutrient Lesson & Activities. She offers activities for both junior high and high school level students.
Students may not realize that some everyday tasks can become more difficult with age. That’s where this Limitations Lab, shared by Ellen Bolton of Pennsylvania, comes in. Students simulate a variety of physical limitations as they go about the everyday task of preparing food in the kitchen.
If you haven’t watched the new reality show “On Brand with Jimmy Fallon”, you don’t know what you’re missing! This show is basically a gamified competition where participants create and pitch marketing campaigns for a variety of well known products. As I was watching this series, I couldn’t help but think that this would be a great activity to adapt to topics within our course content. The first one I’ll be sharing is On Brand & The Real Food Guide Pyramid. But wait! There will be more ideas coming as Lindsey Harlan has a great one she is working on and will be shared at a later time…so stay tuned!
You may be familiar with using one pagers as a way for students to concisely summarize key takeaways from readings or videos. However, Recipe One Pagers can also be used in a food class. I had so much fun collaborating with Lindsey Harlan from Arkansas to share some “punny” ideas with you in ready to use recipe one pagers. Read on to learn more!
Claims made on foods can be very confusing to adults let alone students! In this Nutrition & Health Claims lesson, students learn the differences between the two in a variety of ways.
It’s been my experience that many students, especially junior high, don’t know food safety concepts let alone practice them! The practices they believe to be safe are far from it and often very inaccurate. So, with all of the misinformation out there, it’s important for students to know what’s true versus what is false. With this Food Safety Myths & Facts activity, students learn the difference in a very engaging way. Read on to learn how this activity works.
You’ve probably heard alot of outrageous statements from students over the years regarding pregnancy…I know I have! With all of the misinformation out there, it’s important for students to know what’s true versus what is false. With this Pregnancy Myths & Facts activity, students learn the difference in a very engaging way. Read on to learn how this activity works.
After watching an episode of The Bear and seeing Sydney elevate an ordinary box of hamburger helper into a gourmet worthy dish, I knew I had to create a lesson and cooking challenge lab around it. Thus, Elevate the Box: Remixing Hamburger Helper was born!
Challenging situations in life escape no one, especially the family! Resiliency & The Family will provide you with ready to teach lesson plans that define many aspects of resiliency, explore associated risk and protective factors along with related characteristics in a variety of engaging ways.
AI Companions is a new phenomenon that is rising at a growing rate. Is this phenomenon just a fad that will be here today and gone tomorrow? Or, is this an alarming trend that is here to stay? Either way, should we be concerned? In this AI Companions: Lesson & Activities, students explore the concept using the provided prompts before deciding if it is a good idea or a bad idea and completing follow-up activities.
