5 Ways to Organize Your FACS Kitchens
If I had a dollar for every time we were in a cooking lab and I heard a student ask, “Where is ___?”…well, I’d be rich enough to purchase a private island. Can you relate? There are times students cannot find something in plain sight, but there are also times utensils made it to an […]
3 Simple Routines To Transform The Beginning Of Your FACS Class
Maybe you can relate? Class begins and it appears the circus has arrived and everyone is performing at the same time? I had taught 14 years before moving to the FACS classroom. 11 of those years in elementary and 3 in 8th grade English. If I could pull a strength from that era, it was […]
4 Quick Fixes to Organize Your Family and Consumer Science Classroom
Time and organizational hacks are some of the best “ah-ha” moments to streamline your day. Maybe you didn’t realize some of these things drive you nuts and there can be simple and quick fixes to make your life easier. Most of these hacks can be fixed with a quick visit to Amazon and solved in […]
5 Tips for Closing Out the Semester
The end of the semester is always known for being exhausting. It’s always a case of “The days are long” and May-cember. Survival of the fittest is great, but why not find some ways to thrive in your role and make it enjoyable for students too? With proper planning and enlisting the help of your […]
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 […]
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 […]
3 Ways to Maximize Your Time When Returning Back to School
Ready or not, here it comes. Back to school season is happening. Repeat after me, “THIS is the year I take back my time and find a better work-life balance.” Seriously, I mean it when I say I want that for you! It’s always difficult to give up summer, but likely you want your room […]
4 More Easy Ways to Organize Your FACS Classroom
Have you noticed the amount of supplies are used and projects that are happening in a Family and Consumer Science classroom on a regular basis? Maybe your classroom is full of space and storage or possibly it is old and not quite set up for today’s learning. It has taken some tweaks and new ideas, […]
Teacher Websites to Help with Classroom Management
Teacher websites are one of those district approved things that is placed on your plate whether you like it or not. Sometimes you’ll find them to be quite helpful, while other times it seems like they are such a nuisance. Here is my experience with E-Hallpass, GoGuardian, and Schoolstatus. Let’s review three teacher websites that […]
