In my classroom, I like everything to have a place. If not, it winds up on the floor! I can’t tell you how many pencils find their way to the floor and go unclaimed each day! To help combat this problem, I try to provide storage solutions for my students so that all materials have a designated place.
Although I used nearly all of the ingredients in this recipe, my version of this soup was a lot thicker and more veggie packed than the recipe as written. If you prefer a more brothy soup, follow the recipe more closely than I did.
Back when I was a student, celebrating birthdays meant bringing in homemade cupcakes to share with the class. Now, celebrating birthdays in the classroom can no longer involve food, let alone homemade baked goods. So what’s a teacher to do? How can you help your kiddos to feel special on their birthday while keeping to a budget and without the celebration interrupting your classroom schedule too drastically?
In my classroom, our celebration begins when the “birthday slide” appears on the smartboard.
If you are looking for an easy way to store, organize, and quickly locate your growing collection of recipes, I have a solution that I stumbled upon years ago. When I first started to LOVE to cook, I would find recipes in cookbooks. Locating the recipes I previously made was tough…and there was storage issue because cookbooks aren’t exactly small. Now I have completely shifted gears and have turned to an app to assist in helping me to organize recipes.
There are many recipe keeper apps available. When I first decided to give digital storage and organization a try, I tested numerous apps (just the free or trials so I could see which best fit my needs). The clear cut winner for me was Recipe Keeper.
My girls do not like raisins so I didn’t broadcast their addition to this recipe. They didn’t even know there were any in this pasta until they had nearly cleaned their plates. Lexie was on her last bite and noticed one on her plate. They added a nice texture and sweetness to the dish and after she noticed it, she actually continued to eat it with her last bite. The raisins really fit in well with the flavor profile so I would keep them in this recipe even if you’re feeding someone that typically doesn’t care for raisins by themselves. Just my two sense 🙂
Looking for a quick way to gauge your students level of understanding in the classroom without disrupting the flow of your lessons? This strategy to check for understanding will become your new go to! It’s easy to teach the kiddos, can be immediately implemented, is flexible enough to be used in a variety of situations, and it’s QUICK & QUIET! Watch the video below to find out how you can gauge the level of understanding of your ENTIRE CLASS in a matter of seconds. Seriously…this is a game changer!
That’s it! Such a simple strategy that is so effective! Heard it, Know it, and What? You will love it and your students will too!
If you’d like to purchase the posters shown in the video, please click on the link below to be directed to my TpT store. Enjoy!
Lexie decided to make an edible raw cookie dough recipe this afternoon (the green chunks are not celery…they are Frankenstein Reese’s Peanut Butter cups 🙂 ). I asked her take some pictures so I could share her recipe. After an eye roll, she proceeded to make her treat. Much to my surprise, she airdropped me photos when she was done. Lucky you…now I get to share! This is a good one for the kids. Kenxie can make this by herself too and it makes a fairly small batch so…they can each add the mix ins that they want. No arguing needed 🙂
I know there’s a lot of hype about air fryers. I bought my first one back in 2016. My family quickly outgrew it…I couldn’t fit enough in the basket for a full meal. When my toaster broke, instead of replacing that, I opted to purchase this larger, upgraded air fryer to use as a toaster, air fryer, and dehydrator. Arguably one of the best decisions of my life! I use this for EVERYTHING! One of my fav recipes…core a few apples and slice using a mandolin. Lay slices on the trays (you get 5!) and cook for 1 hour at 215 degrees. That’s it! When you take them out, you have delicious, crunchy apple chips. Addicting…that’s for sure…and no added sugars or oil, just apples 
Oh my goodness! What did I ever do without these?!?! Time to ditch all of those plastic twist ties. Once we open any kind of bag in the kitchen, the plastic twist tie is tossed and replaced with this fancy contraption. I absolutely LOVE them!
I think I’ve used it once to mash potatoes…but I use it all the time to brown ground meats. It breaks the meat up perfectly with little effort. A welcome addition to my kitchen tools!
These silicone mini utensils are wonderful! The perfect size for a small job. I no longer have my full size whisk falling out of a little prep bowl as I’m whisking together ingredients. Mine were an Aldi find but these ones on Amazon are quite similar.
This is a truly amazing little appliance! If you’re craving a warm lunch without the microwave line or trip to the teachers lounge, this is for you. I plug mine in an hour before my lunch and when I sit down to eat, I have a warm meal. It’s the little things 