Wednesday, May 27
Good Morning!
Duckling Adventures:
My oldest dog, Kaia DOESN'T like water but seems to like swimming with the ducks!
Caterpillar Observation #2
Look how much our caterpillars have grown! I measured the length of one yesterday and it was 2 cm long! It has more than doubled in size since last Wednesday. If you haven't already, can you draw what you observe? Try and make their size as accurate as possible!!!! Look to yesterday's "Good Morning Video" to see what else I would like you to label!!!
Watch this video about caterpillars!
Storytime:
The Duckling Gets a Cookie by Mo Willems
Here is another guided draw for you to learn how to draw both characters from the story!
Here is a recipe for the cookies that the duckling LOVES!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 stick butter, at room temp
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cups chocolate chips (I used a mix of 1/2 cup milk chocolate and 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chips)
Instructions
- Place the chopped pecans in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring or shaking the pan occasionally, until browned and fragrant, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter on medium high for 1 minute (or use a large bowl and hand mixer).
- Add sugars and beat at medium high for another minute. Add egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in chocolate chips and toasted pecans (the dough will be quite soft).
- Chill dough for 20 minutes. While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Drop the dough by small scoopfuls (I used a #50 scoop) onto the lined baking sheet. Return remaining dough to the refrigerator while each batch bakes.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
