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With over 20+ years of experience in education, I have had the privilege of working as a Family and Consumer Science teacher and, more recently, as a school counselor. Throughout my career, I've worked in diverse school settings with many student needs. I've observed that educators often struggle to find the time to create fresh, impactful resources. To address this, I’m dedicated to supporting teachers by providing high-quality, ready-to-use materials that enhance teaching and foster student engagement. Through my Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) store, I aim to make teachers' lives easier while helping them better connect with their students.
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Kitchen & Food Safety – Cooking Activities for Middle & High School
Kitchen & Food Safety Bundle for FCS, FACS, and Culinary ArtsUse this engaging, ready-to-use resource bundle to teach kitchen and food safety with confidence. This is perfect for Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS), FACS, and Culinary Arts classes! Whether introducing students to basic kitchen procedures or reinforcing key safety principles, this comprehensive Kitchen and Food Safety Bundle provides everything you need to create an interactive and educational experience. What’s Included: ✅ 4 Edita
9th - 12th
Family Consumer Sciences
Mastering Kitchen Tools & Measurements – FACS/FCS Cooking
Looking for a fun activity at the beginning that blends art, cooking, and kitchen skills? This Kitchen Equipment & Cooking Measurement Activity is the perfect way to wrap up the year with creativity and hands-on learning. Students will enjoy an engaging review while building essential culinary skills. Designed for Life Skills, Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS), and Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) classes, this resource teaches students how to accurately measure ingredients and identify key
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences, Science
Summer! Beginner Hand Sewing Bundle – Sewing Projects for FACS/FCS
Looking for a fun project that combines art, sewing, and design? This Hand Sewing Activity Bundle is the perfect way to introduce students to basic sewing skills with creative, hands-on projects. Ideal for FACS, FCS, and Life Skills classes, this resource blends art and sewing for a memorable learning experience. This bundle offers clear instructions, helpful visuals, and engaging projects that develop fine motor skills, patience, and creativity. Perfect for elementary or middle school students,
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences
Food Chemistry Lesson – Cross-Curricular Science & FACS/FCS Activities
⭐ Baking is Chemistry – A Food Science Lesson!This engaging and comprehensive lesson helps students make meaningful connections between science and baking. Designed for middle and high school students, the slide presentation explores the chemistry behind baking ingredients and their contributions to delicious recipes. Included in this resource: ✅ Informative Slide Presentation – Breaks down the science of baking in an easy-to-understand format. ✅ Video Link – A fascinating look at the chem
7th - 10th
Chemistry, Family Consumer Sciences, Science
Also included in: Food & Nutrition Curriculum Bundle for Middle & High School
Summer! Babysitting & Home Alone Safety – Life Skills Lesson for FACS/FCS
⭐ Babysitting and Home Alone Safety Skills | Life Skills, FACS, FCS Resource is a comprehensive, real-world life skills lesson designed to help pre-teens and teens build confidence, responsibility, and safety awareness. This resource teaches essential babysitting skills and home-alone safety strategies that students need to care for younger children and make safe decisions when home alone. Perfect for Life Skills, FACS/FCS, parenting units, or middle and high school electives, this resource is
5th - 8th
Family Consumer Sciences
Get Ready to Cook – Cooking Skills Activity Bundle for FACS & Culinary Arts
Get Ready to Cook – Cooking Skills Activity Bundle for FACS & Culinary Arts is a hands-on resource designed to help middle and high school students build confidence in the kitchen before cooking labs or projects. Prepare your students for a culinary journey with this comprehensive 'Get Ready to Cook' bundle, tailored for educators in Culinary Arts, FACS, FCS, Family and Consumer Science, and Life Skills. This all-inclusive package, featuring 10 resource components, offers content to thoroughly e
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences, Science
Kitchen Safety Activity for FACS and Life Skills
Looking for a meaningful activity that blends cooking and safety? This kitchen safety resource is the perfect way to wrap up your culinary classes with an engaging and educational project. Students will love this hands-on review as they strengthen their knowledge of kitchen safety while connecting creativity and real-world skills. Tailored specifically for culinary arts, FACS, FCS, Special Education, ESS, and Life Skills classes, this resource introduces and reinforces essential kitchen safety c
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences
Also included in: Kitchen & Food Safety – Cooking Activities for Middle & High School
Health, Nutrition and Wellness Lesson Bundle | FACS, Health, PE
⭐ Nutrition Bundle: Health, Nutrition, and Wellness Resource for FACS, FCS, and Health Classes This all-in-one Nutrition Bundle, tailored for Health, FACS, FCS, and PE teachers, supports healthy lifestyle education. This engaging resource covers balanced diets, physical activity, and food-based nutrition to promote student wellness. Perfect for classrooms focused on health, nutrition, and overall well-being. What’s Included:Journal Questions: Encourage students to reflect on their nutrition and
8th - 11th
Family Consumer Sciences, Health
Traditions of Food and Culture Around the World, FCS, FACS, Social Studies
Food and Culture Around the World is a resource designed to teach students about the relationship between food and culture globally. It emphasizes how exploring different countries' customs and flavors can expand our understanding of the world's diverse cultures and cuisines. This resource includes a slide presentation introducing various global foods and cultures with relevant vocabulary and food examples. It also features a hands-on activity for a practical learning experience about different
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences, Geography, World Languages
Mind Your Manners! Table Manners & Social Etiquette Life Skills Lesson
Teach Table Manners and Social Etiquette with This Life Skills LessonLooking for a ready-to-use manners and etiquette lesson for middle or high school FACS, FCS, or ESS students? This engaging life skills resource teaches table manners, social behavior, and respectful communication—essential skills students can use at school, at home, and in real-world settings. Perfect for FCS, advisory, character education, or life skills classes, this lesson helps students understand why manners matter while
5th - 8th
Family Consumer Sciences, For All Subjects
Culinary Arts & FCS Kitchen Safety Activities – Hands-On Food Safety Lessons
Comprehensive Kitchen & Food Safety Curriculum for FCS, FACS & Culinary Arts Teachers – Includes Lessons, Activities & Answer KeysTeach kitchen and food safety with confidence using this all-in-one curriculum designed for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), FACS, and Culinary Arts classes. This engaging, standards-based resource includes ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, visual aids, and assessments—complete with answer keys to save you time and boost student success. Perfect for mi
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences
Also included in: Kitchen & Food Safety – Cooking Activities for Middle & High School
Life Skills Bundle – Cooking, Babysitting, Sewing, SEL & FACS/FCS Activities
Teach Essential Life Skills with Confidence!This all-in-one Life Skills Bundle is packed with engaging lessons in babysitting, hand sewing, cooking, and social-emotional learning (SEL)—perfect for FACS, FCS, and Life Skills classrooms. With 57 resources, this collection builds real-world skills and boosts student confidence through hands-on learning and meaningful activities. From interactive worksheets and PowerPoints to structured lab plans, assessments, and recipes, every element is thought
6th - 9th
Character Education, Family Consumer Sciences
Food & Nutrition Curriculum Bundle for Middle & High School
⭐ Food, Nutrition, and Cooking Bundle for Culinary Arts, FACS, and FCS Looking for a food and nutrition curriculum for middle or high school culinary classes? This bundle is a comprehensive 9-week resource pack designed specifically for Culinary Arts, FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences), and FCS classrooms. With 44 editable and engaging lessons, this bundle covers a wide range of topics, including cooking basics, food safety, nutrition, kitchen skills, and meal planning. Topics Covered:Getting
7th - 10th
Family Consumer Sciences, Health
Early Childhood Development: Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Exploring Early Childhood Development: Infants, Toddlers, & PreschoolersTeach the stages of child development with this comprehensive resource for early childhood education! Focused on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, this lesson explores key developmental milestones, physical growth, cognitive skills, and emotional changes. Included is a student handout that allows learners to document real-world examples of childhood development milestones throughout the lesson. This resource includes a sl
6th - 9th
Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology
Tiny House Design Challenge | Engaging STEM or FACS Project (No Prep)
Craft Your Ideal Tiny Home: An Engaging and Creative Student ActivityLooking for a hands-on tiny house design project for your students? This creative classroom activity teaches tiny home design principles, critical thinking, and space planning skills, making it perfect for architecture, interior design, and CTE courses. Students will love designing their dream tiny house while developing real-world problem-solving and innovation skills. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⭐ Check out my
7th - 10th
Engineering, Family Consumer Sciences, Graphic Arts
Cooking! Kitchen Math, Measuring, Recipes, Techniques, & Equipment Lesson
⭐ Get Cooking with Life Skills: Your Essential Culinary Resource, FACS, FCS This bundle is designed to equip your students with the fundamental skills needed for culinary success. Featuring a wide array of handouts, slide presentations, and practical activities, covers crucial topics such as kitchen math, accurate measuring techniques, recipe comprehension, cutting methods, and various tools and equipment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⭐ Check out my collection of over 300+ res
7th - 10th
Family Consumer Sciences, Science
Global Tastes: Cultural and Geographical Influences on Food Choices FCS, FACS
Engaging exploration into the factors influencing our food choices. It includes a detailed lesson plan, a 25-slide presentation, an interactive handout, and a thought-provoking activity. Designed to encourage students to reflect on their eating habits, the lesson covers topics like 'What Influences Food Choices?', 'How Would You Feel?', 'What's Your Food Story?', and 'Eating Right and Feeling Well'. This resource is perfect for fostering a deeper understanding of dietary decisions and their imp
6th - 10th
Family Consumer Sciences, Health, Other (Social Studies)
Shoe Design Project - Ready-to-Use Creativity Activity for Design Classes
Shoe Design Activity: Unleash Your Students' Creativity!Looking for a fun and engaging way to inspire creativity in your students? This Shoe Design Activity invites them to create footwear that reflects their unique style and personality! Perfect for students interested in fashion and design, this activity encourages self-expression and creative thinking. After learning about color schemes and the elements and principles of design, students can put their knowledge into action by designing the
8th - 11th
Art, Family Consumer Sciences
Also included in: Arts: Fashion Design Bundle for Middle & High School
Get Ready to Cook! | Kitchen & Food Safety, Measuring, & Reading Recipe
Life Skills Lesson to Get Ready to Cook for Middle and High School Students: What’s Included? 7 Lessons! ✅ Kitchen Equivalents ✅ Kitchen Math (Doubling & Reducing Recipes) ✅ Cooking Terms ✅ Food Preparation & Cutting Techniques ✅ Food Mixing Methods ✅ Kitchen Utensils Identification ✅ Reading Recipes Practice (Requires a class set of recipes) ✅ Answer Keys for Easy Grading Perfect for introducing or reinforcing key kitchen concepts, this resource provides engaging, easy-to-follow materia
7th - 10th
Family Consumer Sciences, Measurement
Babysitting and Home Alone Safety Lessons - Editable - FACS - FCS - Life Skills
Babysitting and Home Alone Safety! The lessons/worksheets are used to help students learn all about babysitting, child development, and staying home alone. There is a lot of content in this purchase! This resource is great for a family and consumer science (FACS, FCS) class, life skills class, afterschool class, or to use at home! Editable to meet your students' needs. PDF and Word formats. Resource Information IncludesAges and stages of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers Safety when home
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Family Consumer Sciences
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About the store
Experience
With over 20+ years of experience in education, I have had the privilege of working as a Family and Consumer Science teacher and, more recently, as a school counselor. Throughout my career, I've worked in diverse school settings with many student needs. I've observed that educators often struggle to find the time to create fresh, impactful resources. To address this, I’m dedicated to supporting teachers by providing high-quality, ready-to-use materials that enhance teaching and foster student engagement. Through my Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) store, I aim to make teachers' lives easier while helping them better connect with their students.
Teaching style
My teaching style is interactive and hands-on, designed to meet students where they are and cater to their individual learning needs. I specialize in Family and Consumer Science and School Counseling, with a focus on life skills, self-esteem, consumerism, cooking, food science, hand sewing, social skills, and mental health. My approach emphasizes practical learning and personal growth, helping students build confidence and essential life skills for success.
My own education history
I hold a degree in Communications, a Master's degree in Family Education, and teaching licenses in both Family and Consumer Science and School Counseling. With 23 years of experience teaching Family and Consumer Science, I have spent the last five years working as a school counselor, combining my passion for education and student support to help students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
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