I know many of you who teach financial literacy utilize the Next Gen Personal Finance resources. The Financial Facts Analysis is an activity I created that utilizes their customizable posters which are free if you have an account with them (also free). It’s a great activity to use at the begining of the course to introduce students to a variety of financial statistics as well as getting them acclimated to working in small groups, collaborating and communicating with one another.
While ripped and/or holey jeans are still fashionable, not every hole or rip occurs in the most appropriate place if you get my drift! If you’ve ever owned a pair of jeans forever and they are well loved and worn, you know exactly what I mean! Sometimes, closing the hole or rip gives the jeans an extended life and sometimes it gives them an entirely new look. Whatever the reason for closing the gaps, this Mending Jeans Creatively can give you some great ideas for saving money, sustainability and even self-expression. It all starts with a pair of jeans!
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…
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!
There was a time when you basically had only a few options when it came paying for goods and services. It was cash, check or credit card! That was it! Now there are a plethora of options available! Use the How Many Ways Can You Pay? lesson to help your students learn about the variety of payment methods at their disposal!
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.
For years products have been decreasing in size, but not in price! This is known as Shrinkflation and in this lesson, students will learn what the concept means as well as how to calculate the percentage change in product sizes and then how consumers can fight back. This is a great lesson for a consumerism class, a financial literacy class or even a foods class!
December can be a very difficult time of the year to teach and keep students engaged as there is usually alot going on! That’s why it’s even more important to assign activities or projects that will keep them focused and on task. The beauty behind the Gifts That Keep On Giving project is that it is very hands-on and helps you at the same time create a wall display or bulletin board that is informative, colorful and festive for the time of the year!
I’m a thrifting enthusiast! Always have been, always will be! To me, it’s the thrill of the hunt; finding the next treasure. Not everyone looks at thrifting the way I do and that’s okay. However, thrifting does seem to be in style now and it tells you something when the thrift store parking lots have more cars than the regular department stores do. So, why not see where your students stand with this Thrifting: Love it or Hate it? lesson.
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!
