12th Grade Cooking Printables

This engaging and practical lesson helps high school students understand how to store holiday leftovers safely, spot spoilage, and plan a creative meal to reduce waste. Students will learn how to handle common holiday foods, ensuring they are safely stored and can be used in future meals. In this lesson, students will:

• Categorize holiday leftovers into three key storage categories: "Eat Now," "Refrigerate for Later," and "Freeze for Future."
• Identify spoilage signs for common holiday leftover foods and learn how to spot when food is no longer safe to eat.
• Plan creative meals using holiday leftovers, developing ideas for balanced, waste-reducing dishes.

This lesson encourages critical thinking about food safety, reduces food waste, and fosters creativity in the kitchen. Perfect for Consumer Science, Home Economics, Health Science, and Culinary Arts classes, this hands-on, fun activity teaches students sustainability, food safety, and meal planning using 12 common holiday leftovers.

What’s Included:

• Categorization worksheets for holiday leftovers
• Spoilage signs matching activity
• Meal planning template for creative leftover recipes
• Answer keys for both activities

Perfect for teachers looking to promote sustainability in the classroom while helping students develop practical life skills with holiday leftovers.

Grade Level: 9-12
Duration: 60-75 minutes
Subject: Consumer Science / Home Economics / Health Science / Culinary Arts

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This French reading comprehension and activity unit is a great addition to whatever your current curriculum has for food in France. It doesn't focus on the usual things that kids already know about (sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza & fries) but instead has some good additional material.

It includes:

• 2 reading articles, 1 page each, in both French AND English:
• one article on fast food in France (fast food, street food, take-out)
• one article on haute cuisine
• 1 infographic about dining in France - the order of courses and some rules about manners while eating.

Activities:

• 1 internet activity with links for students to research French fast food
• 1 internet activity with links for students to research fancier food
• a reading activity on how to read French menus
• an activity with rubric for students to make their own menus

Posters:

a complete set of printable 8X10 posters that you could print on a printer or have printed on nice photographic paper - 14 different posters featuring French items such as ratatouille, mousse au chocolat, croissants - but also some newcomers that you will find EVERYWHERE in France - kebab and couscous.

Resources:

A page with clickable links to some useful resources when learning about French cuisine.

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A set of French reading comprehension units with readings and activities about French cultural topics.

Each unit deals with a different aspect of French culture. Students will learn about the French school system, how the Métro works, the role of sports in France, French cuisine, how French housing looks and how people find a place to live and more!

The units include readings (some in both French and English, see the product description for each one) and activities that have students doing real-world tasks. Some of the units have colorful vocabulary posters that you can project digitally or print out for decorations.

This French culture unit is a great addition to whatever your current curriculum has for food in France. It doesn't focus on the usual things that kids already know about (sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza & fries) but instead has some good additional material. This bundle includes both printable and digital versions of the resources

The print version includes:

• 2 reading articles, 1 page each, in both French AND English:
• one article on fast food in France (fast food, street food, take-out)
• one article on haute cuisine
• 1 infographic about dining in France - the order of courses and some rules about manners while eating.

Print Activities:

• 1 internet activity with links for students to research French fast food
• 1 internet activity with links for students to research fancier food
• a reading activity on how to read French menus
• an activity with rubric for students to make their own menus

Posters:

• a complete set of printable 8X10 posters that you could print on a printer or have printed on nice photographic paper - 14 different posters featuring French items such as ratatouille, mousse au chocolat, croissants - but also some newcomers that you will find EVERYWHERE in France - kebab and couscous.

Resources:

• A page with clickable links to some useful resources when learning about French cuisine.

The digital version includes:

• an article about fast food and everyday food (in English and French versions)
• an article about haute cuisine (in English and French versions)
• a single page article about how to read a French menu (in English)
• an activity on fast food in France
• an activity on finding a restaurant in France
• an activity on making a menu in French with rubric
• an activity on reading a recipe in French
• a vocabulary matching activity
• an activity on grocery shopping in France
• an activity on reading a French menu
• a matching activity on buying food in specialty shops
• an activity on reading online restaurant reviews
• a page of related links/activities