I'm a big fan of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I feel it applies to A LOT of what we teach in Family and Consumer Sciences. For...

There definitely needs to be dialog that goes with this worksheet. Some of the ingredients, depending on amount needed, would use both the spoons and the cups. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8NVsf6Y1KIvbUlYNklnYVh6OTA

I'm a big fan of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I feel it applies to A LOT of what we teach in Family and Consumer Sciences. For...

What is Family & Consumer Sciences and how did I become an FCS Teacher? Explaining it all in this post!

Here is a printable Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Chart. I imagine this diagram will be useful to Psychology students & teachers and philosophy students.

Life Skills as High School Electives: Sewing Basics for Teens covers basic skills like threading a needle & sewing a button. Includes FREE Printable List.

A scramble of sewing tools - ESL worksheets

Let's cook up a funny story! This fun fill-in-the-blank is sure to please any beginning writer. He'll practice parts of speech as he goes.

My 9th graders have an attention span of...well... 9th graders... This is why I like to give them assignments that are as fast-paced as t...

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I'm a big fan of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I feel it applies to A LOT of what we teach in Family and Consumer Sciences. For...

Lots of big stores offer free online classes, and some in-person sessions, on plenty of different topics. Yoga, fishing, arts and crafts, home improvement, makeup… Yeah, pretty much everything. Mos...

I've heard sometimes that flavor is important in cooking...I completely agree. Teaching young minds how to make food flavorful is an ad...

What is Family & Consumer Sciences and how did I become an FCS Teacher? Explaining it all in this post!

What Is It Really Like To Earn And Manage Your Own Money? Time to keep it real! What will happen once students leave the safe confines of school and venture into real life? Rather than dancing in musicals and playing basketball nine hours a day, they will have to go out and get a real job (yuck!) and pay bills (ugh). Oh, the humanity! While it is impossible to give you a completely accurate real-world experience that includes all of the little intricacies of real life, this project intends to push financial literacy skills and develop decision-making skills that will be with stick with students - forever and ever and ever and ever. - In Bookkeeping 101, students analyze the spending of different individuals and determine whether or not they have the funds to purchase an item they would like. - In Budget Busters 101, students analyze the budgets and actual spending of different individuals. Are they spending within their budget? - In Monthly Payment 101, students will calculate monthly payments of different loan options and choose between them. - In Real Life students will take on the multifaceted Game of Real Life project that requires that they make choices, set budgets, encounter life changes, and much more! Finally, students will complete both a personal and financial reflection that encourages them to record their reactions to their financial twists and turns. This project is an officially licensed adaptation of content from Clark Creative Education (formerly 21st Century Math Projects). NextLesson makes changes with permission.

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I just completed one of my “Apps for FACS” presentations at the Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Conference in O’Fallon Ill...

Finished Product! I always hear FACS teacher asking each other - “What foods labs do you do with your kids first?” For me the answer is...