In my class, we recently talked about fractions. Nothing too complex, just how to identify, write and read them. I teach first graders, after all! We recently baked cookies at school as a class as part of our fractions unit. I’ve done this a time or two before, but I usually had some help. This time, I was alone. All…
One of my favorite coffee drinks is a peppermint mocha. And, in my opinion, Starbucks has the best peppermint mochas! Anyone have other favorite peppermint mochas? I have a really good mocha chocolate chip cookie recipe, and I wanted to add a peppermint twist to it! To be fair, these don’t taste exactly like a Starbucks peppermint mocha, but it…
I am not a big New Year’s resolution person. It’s totally fine if you are, it just doesn’t ever workout for me. Except twice. In 2015, a friend and I made a goal to run 15 races that year. We finished on December 31, 2015…in the dark…but we did it! The following year, she and I ran a half marathon…
Every year, I do many activities with my first grade students based upon The Gingerbread Man story. We read many different gingerbread man books, write about decorating a construction paper gingerbread man, and even perform a gingerbread man readers’ theater for the kindergarten class! But never have I actually made gingerbread cookies with my students (or ever, really)! I thought…
I could not be more excited about the first day of autumn! And to celebrate this, I thought I would share probably my favorite fall recipe with you. These pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies are delicious! They have a spicy fall warmth to them, as well as sweetness from the chocolate chips. They are fluffy and moist. They taste amazing…