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Teen Pregnancy A-Z

by K.Graybill • February 10, 2017 • 0 Comments

Recently, I mentioned that my school was now 1:1 and I have been updating some of my lessons as time permits, to make them more student directed, as well as incorporate technology. Teen pregnancy, in my opinion, can be difficult to teach. I’ve tried teaching it in so many ways over the years, with success, but nothing I would really write about. This lesson was different, not only because it was self-directed, but because students really cooperated, collaborated and communicated in a way that produced a creative A to Z project. The way they worked both individually and collectively as a group made me super proud of them! So much so, that I couldn’t wait to share this update with all of you!

Child Development, Child Development Lessons, Family, Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting, Uncategorized

Sheila’s Story: Decision Making Small Group Activity

by K.Graybill • February 3, 2017 • 2 Comments

I’ve been trying to update some of my lesson plans and activities to make them more student directed, as well as incorporate technology since we are now a 1:1 school. While I liked the large group decision making activity I did in this post, I wanted to build on the decision making process and use I-messages as a way to reinforce what students learned in previous lessons, but also make it a smaller group activity to encourage more discussion from all students and include technology. So, as a way to introduce teen pregnancy, I came up with a new way to meet all of the criteria mentioned above and the results were amazing! As I circulated the room while students were completing this assignment, I couldn’t believe the levels of discussion I was hearing about each of the options, including the process of actually deciding on the best option and reasons to support it. Students really got into this assignment and told me how much they liked it compared to the original format. So, give it a try and let me know if you get similar results from your students!

Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary, Hospitality & Tourism, Living on Your Own, Nutrition, Technology, The Culinary Room, Uncategorized

Crostini Appetizers: Mini-Lesson & Lab

by K.Graybill • January 27, 2017 • 0 Comments

You never know when you’re going to need a relatively quick and simple appetizer for entertaining that looks like you’ve spent hours preparing! Crostini to the rescue! I like to teach students that party foods don’t have to be super difficult, expensive or time consuming to pull together. The self-directed mini-lesson provides some background information about crostini and how to make them and then students get to pretend they have to pull together a few crostini appetizers for entertaining, using ingredients they have on hand. The creative possibilities are endless! As a tasty finale, students prepare and sample some hot and cold crostini in the lab! Yum!

Character, Family, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Skills, Life Skills Resources, Living on Your Own, Uncategorized

Manners & Tablesetting: Breakout Style Reveiw Game

by K.Graybill • January 20, 2017 • 3 Comments

Breakout games are so much fun! It’s hard to imagine that something so fun can also be educational! Breakout games encourage students to work together, against the clock to complete challenges associated with a topic you are covering in class. Breakout games can be used as a way to introduce a lesson or unit or it can be a culminating review activity before a test. Either way, students love them! I tried my hand at creating one for reviewing manners, calculating tips and how to set the common table. Give it a try and I hope your students like it as much as mine did! Warning: This can get extremely competitive!

Child Development, Child Development Lessons, Child Development Resources, Family, Parenting, Technology, Uncategorized

More Newborn How-to Stations Using QR Codes

by K.Graybill • January 13, 2017 • 1 Comment

In need of more stations to accommodate her large class, Megan Piechowski of Centennial High School, Circle Pines, Minnesota developed additional activities with new topics to use with the newborn care lesson. The new topics are in keeping with the original lesson which includes the use of technology via QR Codes. Many thanks to Megan for graciously sharing her newly created materials!

Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary, Culinary Resources, Food Science, Foods & Nutrition, Life Skills, Life Skills Resources, Living on Your Own, Nutrition, The Culinary Room, Uncategorized

Quick Breads: Lesson & Labs

by K.Graybill • January 6, 2017 • 1 Comment

I have had some requests to share ideas for teaching about quick breads…so, here you go! One thing about teaching quick breads is that there are a plethora of ideas for labs so you can mix it up from one year to the next and secondly, the labs are pretty inexpensive to make so they won’t break your budget! Another thing I like about teaching quick breads is that it’s easy to include math and science concepts into your lessons and labs. Take a look below to see some things I’ve used over the years as well as some links to previous lessons and activities on the website about the topic.

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