Hello Fall

Fall is in the air...just not here in Florida. It's still around 90 degrees every day. But the humidity is down very slightly, so I'm going to pretend that fall has arrived! It's the best time of year and there are so many fun things you can do at school to celebrate the season. One thing I love to do with my class is make applesauce. It is super easy! You can make it in your crock pot and your classroom will smell delicious all day long. Here's all you need...

Peel, core, and slice about 12 apples (whatever will fit in your crock pot). Add 1/4 cup water. Turn the crock pot to low, cover, and let cook all day. Check periodically to make sure the apples aren't sticking. They will make their own water, so I've never had an issue with this. An hour before you plan to serve the applesauce, check to see how soft they are. If still firm, turn the crock pot up to high.

When the apples are soft and you're ready to eat, turn off the heat, pour off a little of the water if the apples made too much, and stir in 1/4 cup sugar. If you used tart apples, you might want to add a little more. Sprinkle in a little cinnamon, too. I never measure this. I just add it to my personal taste. I've noticed that with second graders, less cinnamon is better than more. To make the applesauce extra special, you can also add a few drops of vanilla extract. Yum!!

Another fun activity we do in the fall is Candy Corn Day. Usually sometime in October, we plan a day of activities all around the theme of candy corn. The kids rotate through centers like Candy Corn Measurement, Candy Corn Patterning, and Candy Corn Crafts. Some of these activities can be found in my Halloween Pack...

Because fall makes me so happy, I think I'll do a little giveaway! You can win my Halloween Fun Pack plus these October Calendar Cards and my Fall Fun Math & Literacy Centers...

Just enter below to win all three! Happy fall, ya'll.

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Super Teacher Giveaways!

Well it's back to work on Monday and I have to say, I don't really want to go. I have thoroughly enjoyed two weeks of sleeping in. I don't think I'll have any trouble retiring when the time comes (but that's a loooooong way off). So, as I was looking around for some school inspiration, I found this fantastic giveaway by Hilary at Rockin' Teacher Materials. She's giving away an entire flash drive full of resources! She doing a giveaway for every grade level, K through 5th. So hurry on over and enter. I won a blog giveaway just last month and what fun it is to get free stuff!



And while we're at it (I'm just in a winning kind of mood), I just discovered that Teacher's Notebook is giving away a tablet (your choice of mini I-Pad, Kindle Fire, or Nook). You can enter every single day. How awesome is that? 



Good Luck!!