Optimizing Classroom Systems for Time Management in a FACS Classroom
You know the feeling, when you classroom seems choatic and out of control. Your well-planned activity goes awry. And students seem to think they run the show. Creating strong classroom systems in a Family and Consumer Sciences classroom can make even the toughtest of classes have structure and routine. Creating systems based on time is […]
Mastering Kitchen Systems: 3 Ways to Prepare Students for Successful Cooking Lab Days
Cooking lab days are another level when it comes to chaos, stress, and they can even be full of magical moments. Mastering kitchen systems and preparing students for successful cooking lab days can be attainable. If you’ve spent any time in a FACS classroom during a cooking lab, you know how some groups bicker and […]
5 Effective Kitchen Systems During a Cooking Lab
Cooking lab days, you know, one of the main reasons our students sign up for FCS classes. They are the days that can make you feel confident about your classroom management or make you question what full moon, severe weather, or solar flare is throwing your students’ self-control out the window. Let’s be honest, even […]
4 Easy Routine Classroom Systems AFTER a Cooking Lab
The cooking lab is over, but this can also be where new learning can occur. Just because the lab finished, doesn’t mean you can’t have strong systems in place to continue learning. I love a good cooking lab day, but I also really enjoy the reflection piece. It might seem easier to move on and […]
3 Effective Classroom Systems for Managing Tardy Students, Missed Cooking Labs, and Absent Work
You know the feeling of like your ducks aren’t even close to being in a row. It feels like whack-a-mole trying to put out little fires left and right. And usually it’s not even lunch. What are those little, but repetitive tasks that seem to throw you off you A game? Likely it’s students who […]
5 Important Classroom Systems to Implement Before School Starts
Setting up essential classroom systems before school starts is yet another way to make sure you’re setting yourself, and your students, up for success. Family and Consumer Sciences classrooms usually have multiple preps, loads of supplies and activities. The more time spent behind the scenes creating a framework, the better. Here are 3 essential classroom […]
