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Meal Appeal
To demonstrate their mastery of time management and kitchen organization skills, groups prepare either a shepherd's pie, lasagne, or spaghetti bolognese.
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Soup-er!
Is there anything better than hot soup on a cold day? Kids prepare either vegetable chowder or minestrone soup in an activity that features the use of the stove top.
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Stir-Fry Crazy!
Sizzling stir-fry. Fajitas. Yum. Stove-top cooking is the focus of this activity designed for young cooks.
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Rice
Mushroom risotto or savory rice? Class cooks craft clever and creative dishes that demonstrate the versatility of this popular grain.
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Celebration
Mastering the creaming method in cake making is featured in a foods activity that asks class members to prepare a Dutch apple cake or a marble pear tray bake. A delicious way to celebrate.
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Curry to Go!
Spinach, potato, and chickpea curry, lamb korma, Thai green chicken curry. Class groups mix up a variety of dishes featuring this versatile spice.
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Back to Basics
Ratatouille, the sauce not the animated Disney film, is the focus of this foods lesson. Class groups prepare either a classic tomato ragu or a ratatouille to take home and share with their families.
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Mini-Meals
Young cooks demonstrate their understanding of the various aspects of food preparation they have studied so far by preparing a main meal component. Koftas, spicy bean burgers, or a fish and veggie stack are among the options they may...
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Pasta Mania
The timing of preparing a roux sauce to accompany either a tuna and broccoli pasta bake or macaroni and cheese is the challenge young cooks face in this foods lesson plan.
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Deli Salads
The challenge in this foods lesson is staying organized in the kitchen while preparing a vegetable couscous salad or a layered pasta salad. Young cooks work in teams to prepare these nutritious meals.
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Feel the Rub
Cheesy scones, rock cakes, and scone-based pizza are featured in this exercise that focuses on shaping rubbed-in dough. The 13-page packet includes step-by-step directions, shopping and equipment lists, images, and worksheets.
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Batch Bake
Sweet and savory muffins, yum. Young bakers bake batches of these tasty treats to demonstrate their competence in the kitchen. A real recipe for success.
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Brilliant Baking
Young chefs are introduced to the use of the oven with an activity that asks them or whip up a batch of fruity flapjacks or tropical granola bars. Yum!
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Top Toastie
Croque-monsieur? How about pizza toast? Fire up the grill and show your young chefs how to prepare and enjoy these tasty offerings. The 13-page packet includes a rationale for the instructional activity, grocery and...
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Getting to Grips
Fruit fusion or dippy divers, anyone? Here's a delicious way to introduce young cooks to aspects of safe food handling and the use of food handling tools. Groups create fruits and/or vegetable salads to share with the class.
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Lesson 26: HIV/AIDS & Other STDs - Day 3: HIV/AIDS
The third lesson in the three-part series on HIV/AIDS and other STDs considers how these diseases are passed, how to protect against them, and risky and safe behaviors. The discussion of condom use and sexual behaviors are explicit.
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Lesson 25: HIV/AIDS & Other STDs - Day 2: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDS) are the focus of a instructional activity that examines different types of STDs, how to avoid catching or transmitting these diseases, identifying the symptoms of STDs, and reporting procedures.
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Lesson 24: HIV/AIDS & Other STDs - Day 1: Germs & Risk
This first activity on sexually transmitted diseases focuses on germs, what they are, how they travel, and methods of protecting oneself from germs.
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Lesson 28: Resources & Review - Day 2: Summary Session
To conclude the unit on family life and sexual health (FLASH), class members review the unit topics and reflect on what the have learned and accomplished.
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Lesson 27: Resources & Review - Day 1: Resources
To conclude a unit on family life and sexual health (FLASH), class members use the skills they have practiced in previous lessons to develop strategies for getting information or help when they need it.
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Lesson 22: Reproduction - Day 4: Sexual Decision-Making
This fourth instructional activity on sexual decision-making helps class members identify issues that should be considered before engaging in a sexual relationship. In addition, different types of sexual expression are discussed. The...
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Lesson 13: Communication - Day 6: Decision-Making
Decision making, including decisions that are made for us by others, decisions that are easy to make, and those that are not are the focus of a skill-building lesson plan that provides class members with a four-step decision-making...
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Lesson 11: Communication - Day 4: Hearing "NO"
"No!" Accepting a "No" response and handling rejection appropriately can be a challenge. After reviewing the previous lesson on asking for what they want, class members role-play appropriate ways of responding when their request has been...
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Lesson 10: Communication - Day 3: Asking for What You Want
High schoolers practice appropriate verbal and non-verbal methods of asking for what they want in a lesson designed for the special education classroom.