Category: Life Skills Resources

Mending Jeans Creatively

by K.Graybill • July 10, 2026 • 0 Comments

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!

Expiration Dates

by K.Graybill • May 29, 2026 • 0 Comments

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!

Limitations Lab

by K.Graybill • March 20, 2026 • 0 Comments

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.

How Many Ways Can You Pay?

by K.Graybill • February 20, 2026 • 0 Comments

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!

Nutrition & Health Claims

by K.Graybill • February 6, 2026 • 0 Comments

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.

Shrinkflation

by K.Graybill • January 23, 2026 • 0 Comments

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!

Consumer Rights

by K.Graybill • October 24, 2025 • 0 Comments

For years I found teaching about Consumer Rights dry and boring, and so did my students! That all changed when I figured out how to make teaching about the Consumer Rights more engaging. So, here you have it: a variety of different activities to make this important topic more interactive! Note: This post is just to introduce students to their consumer rights. There will be additional posts coming that have students applying the consumer rights information to other content areas.

43 Minute Lab Series: Hash Brown Patty Pizza

by K.Graybill • May 23, 2025 • 0 Comments

After noticing continuous requests for lab suggestions that are doable in 43 minute class periods, I’ve decided to do a recurring series, featuring recipes that can
be completed from beginning to end in a 43 minute time frame. In some cases, longer recipes will broken into two day labs. When possible, I will include my pre-lab review questions that pertain specifically to the recipe. This helps to ensure that students are reading the recipe. It also allows me time to show any videos that may demonstrate the product or specific techniques. So, without further ado, I present the 43 Minute Lab Series: Hash Brown Patty Pizza!

Cards of Kindness

by K.Graybill • May 16, 2025 • 0 Comments

When is the last time you received a thank you card…an actual card? So many people want to say thank you via an email or text. On the one hand, it’s great they are acknowledging the thought, words or actions that prompted it, but on the other, it’s so nice to receive that actual card, especially if they took the time to write it or better yet, make it! Cards of Kindness explores whether thank you notes still matter before students learn how to write a thank you note and then actually construct one from a variety of recyclable items!

Old-Fashion Habits–Worth It or Not?

by K.Graybill • May 9, 2025 • 0 Comments

Recently, I ran across an article talking about the revival of old habits and it got me thinking about how these habits would impact family life, consumerism and the environment today. After thinking about it for awhile, I thought it might make for an interesting lesson for students to explore and learn more about. Thus, the lesson Old- Fashion Habits–Worth It or Not? was born!

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