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Specialising in Technological and Applied Studies, with a focus on Food Technology, Hospitality and Textiles, all resources have been tried and tested in my classroom over the past 10 years. I have also tutored numerous students in a wide range of subjects and have developed a range of resources to assist in their learning. Any resource that I have created that has helped me help my students will be added to my shop so that I can help you, help your students.

Specialising in Technological and Applied Studies, with a focus on Food Technology, Hospitality and Textiles, all resources have been tried and tested in my classroom over the past 10 years. I have also tutored numerous students in a wide range of subjects and have developed a range of resources to assist in their learning. Any resource that I have created that has helped me help my students will be added to my shop so that I can help you, help your students.
Gumnut Babies Colouring pages
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Gumnut Babies Colouring pages

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These cute Gumnuts Babies colouring pages are perfect for a chilled end of the week lesson or for keeping students hands busy while watching a video. While used mainly for Family & Consumer Science or Child Studies lessons, these colouring pages could be used for a variety of purposes including mindfulness activities.
Blank BINGO Board
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Blank BINGO Board

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A blank BINGO card perfect for vocabulary revision! Use it to introduce a topic or as a plenary to finish a lesson. It can be used for a range of subjects but this Bingo board is perfectly suited to Food Technology, Textiles Technology and Family and Consumer Science classes. Included is a list of food, textiles and safety related words for a quick subject related game.
Vegetable Precision Cuts Worksheet
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Vegetable Precision Cuts Worksheet

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Practice the seven essential precision cuts used in the culinary world. This worksheet is a must-have for every aspiring chef and food tech student. Precision cuts to practice and assemble on the worksheet include: Jardiniere Julienne Brunoise Macedoine Chiffonade Paysanne Mirepoix Pair it with the Vegetable Precision Cuts Poster which includes the written descriptions detailing the appearance and dimensions each cut should have. What better way to help practice the required cut proportions!
A Stitch in Time Textiles QUIZ
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A Stitch in Time Textiles QUIZ

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This Stitch in Time quiz is a great introduction to textiles terminology. Challenge your students previous knowledge of sewing and textiles at the start of the term and see how much they have learnt by the end of the term by repeating the quiz. Can be used as an individual or group activity. There are 20 questions that include dyeing methods, stitch types, fabric names, sewing machine anatomy, tools etc. Answers are included, as is a student answer page.
How long does it take to burn off your fav food? QUIZ
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How long does it take to burn off your fav food? QUIZ

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Fast food and processed foods can be high in kilojoules (energy) and are creeping more and more into our daily diets. Challenge your students ideas about how long it really takes to burn off all that extra energy they consume. Perfect for a nutrition/sport intro or plenary, and as an individual or group challenge, this ‘How long does it take to burn off your favourite foods?’ QUIZ has a range of questions that asks them to guess how many minutes, hours, burpees, star jumps, running, boxing etc. is needed to burn off the energy of these 10 popular foods.
Vegetable Precision Cuts Poster
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Vegetable Precision Cuts Poster

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Showcasing seven essential precision cuts used in the culinary world, this poster is a must-have for every aspiring chef and food tech student. This eye-catching colour poster can be printed A3 or A4, and features 7 visually engaging examples of precision cuts: Jardiniere Julienne Brunoise Macedoine Chiffonade Paysanne Mirepoix It includes a handy written description which details the appearance and dimensions each cut should have. Making it an invaluable visual aid that students can easily refer to while studying or engaging in hands-on practical kitchen experiences.
WHS Food Safety SNAP! Activity and Worksheet
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WHS Food Safety SNAP! Activity and Worksheet

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Use this WHS Food Safety Snap! resource to help your students learn about or revise hazards in the kitchen. Specially designed for students in Food Technology, Hospitality and Family & Consumer Science, it applies the fast-paced, attention-grabbing mechanics of the traditional ‘SNAP’ card game but with a focus on safety within the cooking environment. Pack includes: *** 24 Safety Snap Cards:** Simple print these cards twice to create a full deck of 48 cards, each is adorned with safety-related images and facts. *** 1xstudent worksheet: **pair the game with this worksheet, encouraging students to provide reasoning behind the features of kitchen safety How to Play: 1.Group Up - The game is best played in groups of 4. Distribute the deck evenly among players 2.Card Flip - Players start with their decks face down and place cards into a central pile, without peeking at them first. 3.Snap to Win - When a card placed matches the one directly beneath it, the fastest to yell ‘SNAP!’ wins that round and takes the pile. 4.Game Over - Play until no cards are left. The winner is the one with the most cards.
Literacy Games: Tic Tac Toe, Checkers, Connect4, Scrabble Spelling, Word Ladder
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Literacy Games: Tic Tac Toe, Checkers, Connect4, Scrabble Spelling, Word Ladder

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A collection of FUN literacy games that will get students excited to learn their spelling and vocabulary words! Using a specific list of terms you want your students to revise or using the BONUS included SPELL WARS cards, students play each other in Tic Tac Toe, Connect 4, Checkers, Word Battleship and Word Ladder. Students need to get their spelling word correct in order to add their tokens to the boards. Scrabble Spelling can be an individual lesson filler where students can practice their topic terms (and brings in some numeracy by having them calculate the total sum of each term using the values on each tile) or as a class competition where students have to spell the most words correctly/have the highest sum from a word to win. The BONUS Spell Wars cards contain 180 different words of varying difficulty that can be used with each game. Please Note: After purchase you will need to download the ZIP folder and extract all for access to all the documents.
Fashion Math: Circular Skirts
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Fashion Math: Circular Skirts

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This textiles resource helps students understand how math concepts are related to real life. Students need to read through the information on circular skirts, sketch the pattern pieces and calculate the radius for task 1 & 2. Task 3 requires students to calculate bolts of fabric and Task 4 brings in their textiles designing skills. This worksheet is perfect for numeracy lessons, end of term lessons, as filler activities, no device/laptop lessons or for a casual/relief teacher lesson. Answer key is included.
Cookin' Food Card Game
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Cookin' Food Card Game

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Getting towards the end of the week, term, semester, year and needing a fun education filler to fill the time or calm the class? Use this Cookin’ Food card game to have students compete against each other in groups of 4-8 players. The first player to get all their ingredient cards to make their menu wins the game; but be careful of the rotten egg! Whoever draws the rotten egg card loses all their ingredient cards and starts again. There’s 16 menu cards, 8 rotten egg cards and a whole heap of ingredient cards to sort through. There’s even extra blank menu cards to add local or loved recipes into the game as well as blank ingredient cards to ensure students have the opportunity to draw ingredients from the added in recipes. Make it harder by having less players but each player needing to collect ingredients for 2 or more menu items. Print multiple copies of the game for larger classes. Suitable for a range of ages. Note: Print back to back and flip on short side. Print on white paper and laminate for protection or print directly onto white card
Kitchen Tips Posters and Practical Checklists
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Kitchen Tips Posters and Practical Checklists

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This collection contains a range of Kitchen Tips posters to display around the practical cookery room. Designed for any year or stage, they provide an easy and colourful way for students to understand: General rules for cooking lessons in the school kitchen Step-by-step method for hand washing The colours of the chopping boards and the types of foods appropriate for each colour Step-by-step method for cleaning up towards the end of the lesson Types of shoes that can and can’t be worn in the cooking rooms for practical lessons Also included is a checklist/mark sheet for use during practical cookery lessons that can help teachers record which students are consistently or inconsistently applying PPE, safe work practices, hygienic work practices, time management, teamwork and plating (or bringing a container for their food) to their cooking lessons. A Cleaning Up (weekly and class group allocations) charts have also been incorporated to provide teachers with an easy way to manage students in their cleaning up processes. The Class Group Allocations chart allows teachers to identify which students are washing up, drying up and storing the used equipment each lesson. While the Individual Group Allocations chart allows students to identify who in their groups will be washing, drying and storing each week.
Textiles Equipment Match-Up Memory Cards
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Textiles Equipment Match-Up Memory Cards

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Practice recognizing the names and the types of equipment used in textiles and sewing rooms. There are 18 pairs of game cards that require students to match the name of the equipment to its image. Students can play MEMORY or SNAP as a lesson plenary, or during a lesson as a MATCH-UP task to glue into workbooks.
Read a Recipe
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Read a Recipe

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Wanting to make sure your students fully understand the recipe and know how to read it properly? This Reading A Recipe worksheet is perfect as a revision exercise or as a starter activity leading into their first recipe demonstration or practical lesson. Students are provided with an ‘easy brownie’ recipe that they use to answer questions on the components of a recipe, equipment requirements, recipe abbreviations, vocabulary and comprehension. To include a more hands-on approach, students or the teacher can be cooking the ‘easy brownies’ to provide visual assistance for the worksheet responses. The brownies make a tasty reward for those that participate and complete the worksheet!
Subject Descriptor Leaflets: Home Ec
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Subject Descriptor Leaflets: Home Ec

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Subject descriptor leaflets for Stage 4 Technology Mandatory - Food & Agriculture and Textiles, Stage 5 Food Technology, Stage 5 Child Studies, Stage 6 Exploring Early Childhood, Stage 6 Food Technology and Stage 6 VET Hospitality. Each leaflet explains the focus of the course, identifies the units to be studied, the ATAR implications for the Stage 6 subjects and whether the course has a practical component. These leaflets are perfect for student subject selection information sessions.
Kitchen Equipment Scavenger Hunt
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Kitchen Equipment Scavenger Hunt

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Needing a fun way to introduce your class to the kitchen? This Kitchen Equipment Scavenger Hunt is designed for middle and high school foods courses to familiarize students with the different utensils and equipment used in the kitchen. Students have to solve the clue, identify the equipment and search the kitchen to find where it’s stored. It’s a great way to get students knowing where everything is before they get to cook. This activity can be completed by individual students or in groups for a fun competition. The first group/person to get everything correct wins a prize!
Textiles Literacy Activities
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Textiles Literacy Activities

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These literacy activities are based around a textiles theme. There are a range of tasks including reading and comprehension, cloze passages, true/false, make words from words, multiple choice and short answer questions, a creative writing prompt and an introduction to ALARM scaffold. These worksheets are perfect for literacy lessons, end of term lessons, as filler activities, no device/laptop lessons or for a casual/relief teacher lesson. After purchase, the compressed zip folder just needs to be downloaded and extracted to access all 6 worksheets.
Parent Teacher Conference Notes
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Parent Teacher Conference Notes

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Be fully prepared for your parent teacher interviews by using this Conference template. Simply fill in how well the student follows directions, behaves, completes classwork, their latest assessment results and any other comments their parent needs to know. Keep the record of your parent interview in your class monitoring folder or photocopy and give the parent a copy to take home!
Restricted (Like TABOO) Card Game
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Restricted (Like TABOO) Card Game

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Restricted is a fun, fast-paced game where students must try to describe the AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS to their teammates without using the name, or words on the card (similar to Taboo). Basic Rules: Teams have 2 minutes to guess as many animals from the clues given to them as they can. The clue giver shuffles the cards and draws the top card. The opposing team sets a timer for 2 minutes. The clue giver gives as many words and phrases as they can think of - that don’t include the Restricted words! to help their teammates guess the animal. If the teammates guess correctly within the time frame, they get a point, and the clue giver draws another card. Play continues until the timer runs out. There is no penalty for incorrect guesses. After the 2 minutes, the opposing team plays. The first team to 10 points wins In the download, you receive: How to play instructions 34 pages that contain 40 playing cards for you to print on card-stock and cut out Please leave a review!
Methods of Cookery Match-Up (Advanced)
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Methods of Cookery Match-Up (Advanced)

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This activity is suitable for Hospitality, Family & Consumer Science, Food Technology and any other food related courses where students need to know the specifics of each method of cookery. Included in the pdf file is the name, definition, suitable foods, characteristics of foods cooked, associated culinary terms, utensils & equipment, common problems & solutions, procedure, effects on nutritive value, cooking times & temperatures and images for each of the 13 methods of cookery. Some methods have a bonus card of extra information for example: poaching liquids for the poaching method. There are 12 cards per method of cookery (total of 156 cards in the pdf). Cards can be printed in colour directly onto card stock, or printed on regular paper and laminated. There are a couple of ways to play - jumble up the cards of two methods of cookery and have small groups of students sort out which information belongs to which method of cookery, gradually working up to more than two methods; hand out the jumbled cards to the two (or more) methods of cookery to the students and have them find their correct method of cookery name/term person; or blue-tack the name of each method to the board and have students sort through each of the jumbled cards to categorise the info cards into it’s correct method (this one can be made into group competition!). For more advanced revision, provide a complete set of cards to each small group (or individual) and have them match each card to its correct cookery method. The methods of cookery included: Boiling Baking Poaching Braising Deep frying Shallow frying Stir frying Pan frying Grilling Roasting Steaming Stewing Microwaving Also available are a Methods of Cookery Definition Match-Up where students need to match the term to its definition and a Methods of Cookery Picture Match-Up where students need to match the term to its image. Please leave a review after purchase!
Methods of Cookery Picture Match-Up
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Methods of Cookery Picture Match-Up

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This activity is suitable for Hospitality, Family & Consumer Science, Food Technology and any other food related courses where students need to know the different method of cookery. Included in the pdf file is the instructions, name and image for each of the 13 methods of cookery. Cards can be printed in colour directly onto card stock, or printed on regular paper and laminated. To play: hand out the images and terms to the students and have them find their match. As a revision activity, pass out a complete set of cards to each small group or individual and have them match the term/name of the method of cookery to its image. The methods of cookery included: Boiling Baking Poaching Braising Deep frying Shallow frying Stir frying Pan frying Grilling Roasting Steaming Stewing Microwaving Please leave a review!