Today was super fun and so I wanted to share
with you! My cooperating teacher was out for the day and so I got to teach all
day long! It was exhausting, but also fun. And now, I am so ready to tell you about these guys:
I started off my day with a few meetings about
Algebra and Geometry with the other teachers who teach those topics. Then, it was time for Algebra 2. I had a substitute in the room, but she
really let me take the lead and just sat back. Today’s first lesson was about graphing in three
dimensions. With some handy
manipulatives, students explored graphing in three dimensions with their
groups. Following a brief
discussion about graphing 3-D things on a 2-D sheet of paper (things can get
messy) we took a quick activity break.
I led a “group juggle” activity. In this activity, the entire class
juggles three objects. Every
person throws a stuffed animal or other soft object to someone else and,
following the same order, you try and get three or more objects flying through
the air without crashing or dropping. This is a good way to get people saying names and since I am
fairly new, I was trying my best to learn all their names! Also, the challenge of not getting
confused or dropping any objects makes it a fun challenge for the
students.
After our 5-minute break, the students returned
to their seats for the next lesson: The Cooling Corpse! IN this lesson,
students use exponential relationships to solve a murder mystery. The students acted out the murder story
and then got to work in their teams.
They got to be detectives and use math to figure out who the murderer
was. It was so fun to see them get
into this and learn more about exponential relationships. It was a fun class all around. Plus, the next class was the same
thing! I got to do this all again, but better because I had already practiced
it once!
After a long day, it was time for lunch and a
little planning time before working out and then returning home for
dinner. PHEW!
Now, I am watching Pretty Little Liars (great
show) and getting ready to share an amazing recipe that I made recently: Bailey’s
Irish Cream Cupcakes. I brought
these in for my teacher friends and they were an instant hit! These cupcakes
were absolutely delicious!
Bailey’s Irish Cream Cupcakes (adapted from Recipe Girl)
Ingredients:
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 tbsp cake flour
2 3/4 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup non-fat plain greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
10 tbsp unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
3/4 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
Frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 tbsp Bailey's Irish Cream
2 tsp vanilla
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare enough cupcake pans for 24 cupcakes.
2. In a small bowl, mix the chocolate chips with the 1/2 tbsp of flour. Set aside.
3. In another medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. In a large bowl, beat the butter and greek yogurt with both sugars until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Beat in the vanilla.
5. Alternate adding the flour and Baileys starting and ending with the flour until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Fill cupcake wells almost to the top and bake for about 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
6. Make the frosting: beat the butter until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar. Beat in the Baileys and vanilla. Frost cooled cupcakes.
Enjoy :)
Jodi, these are wonderful! I love Bailey's...so I KNOW I'll love these cupcakes! And with all the different flavors of Bailey's...I see lots of cupcakes in my future! ;)
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~Joy from Yesterfood
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These look delicious! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday.
ReplyDeleteThese cupcakes look like something I would love, especially since they are with Bailey's!
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