Healthy Chicken and Mushroom Recipe

Are you looking for a healthy chicken and mushroom recipe that is also quick and easy to make?  This one is perfect for a quick weeknight meal, or even special enough for company!

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I found this inspiration somewhere on the interwebs - if you happen to know please let me know and I will add the link.  Unfortunately, I just took a screenshot of this yumminess and the recipe, but not the source! GRRRR! Usually, I save recipes to this Pinterest board, or my Facebook saves, but I didn't this time!

Anyway, it looked delicious, so I decided to give it a try, but, made a few small modifications, and it was AMAZING!

The original recipe called for chicken thighs, but, I'm not really a fan, so I used chicken breast instead.

Ingredients:

For the chicken rub:

1 tbsp. onion powder

1 tbsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. dried thyme

1 tsp. dried rosemary

Salt and black pepper to taste

To make the rub for the chicken, combine the above ingredients in a bowl.  

Remaining Ingredients:

chicken breasts

1 tbsp. butter

8 oz. mushrooms, sliced

1 red onion, sliced

minced garlic

olive oil (to cook chicken)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. Coat all sides of the chicken with the dry rub.

3. Heat the olive oil over medium heat, add the chicken and cook 4 minutes per side.

4. Remove the chicken from the skillet.

5. In the same skillet, melt the butter.

6. Add the red onion and cook for 2-3 minutes.

7. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

8. Add the mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes.

9. Place the chicken in a baking dish and cover with the mushroom and onion mixture.

10. Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Variations & Substitutions:

1. As I mentioned above, the original recipe used chicken thighs, so feel free to substitute!

2. You vary the fat that you use to cook your chicken.

3. I use minced garlic (because I am lazy), but fresh garlic cloves would work as well!

4. If you don't have dried thyme on hand, you can also use oregano.

Serving Suggestions:

We ate this meal completely on it's own and it was so filling, but you could easily pair  it with rice or cauliflower rice.

Broccoli or asparagus would also pair nicely with it!

Storing Leftovers:

We saved some of this for leftovers, and it was actually even better as the flavors were able to meld and develop.

We put them in these glass containers and they should hold up about 4 days.  We microwaved the leftovers to heat them up.

Halloween Activities for the Classroom from The Dollar Tree

Are you looking for some Halloween Activities for the Classroom that won't break the bank? I have got you covered with these Halloween Activities from the Dollar Tree!

1. Halloween Eyeballs

These are hands down my favorite Halloween goodie from the Dollar Tree to use in my classroom because they can be used in soooooo many ways!

Here are just a few:

1. Write numbers on them and have students pull out two and either add them, subtract them, multiply or divide them.  You can even use larger two-digit, or three-digit numbers!

2. Have students pull out two and have them write a fraction with them, then see if they can find two equivalent fractions.

3. Write letters on them and have students write words that begin with that letter or have them match lower case and upper case letters.

4. Write vocabulary words on them and have students pull them and define them.  See if other students can guess their vocabulary word!

5. I love the way that Simply Engagement used them to have students explore genres!

2. Halloween Giant Eyeballs

Speaking of eyeballs, if you are looking for a behavior management technique, put these on the board (they come in a pair in the package) with the words "Eye like what I see".  Then, every time you see the behavior you like, you can give the class a point.  They could be working for extra recess, a movie, or even your Halloween party!

3. Orange Foam Dice

I love using dice in the classroom for all sorts of activities!  You can make any of your regular activities more Halloween themed by using these orange colored foam dice. I like to use them with my Roll and Respond activities!

4. Halloween Pens

Another way to transform regular classroom activities into Halloween activities is by using Halloween pens or pencils! I place them in our center rotations instead of the regular pens and pencils, and my kids are instantly enthralled!  They especially love these mini-pens!

5. Halloween Candy

I haven't bought any new Halloween candy, because I am working on eating healthier, and I KNOW that they would be a huge temptation for me!  So, this picture is from some old ones from last year! 

Anyway, Halloween candy can be used as game markers, prizes, and more!  Students are always more engaged when food is involved!

6. Halloween Color by Number

I'm sure you have crayons on hand in your classroom, but you can also pick them up at the Dollar Tree and pair them with some Halloween color by number activities for a quick and easy math center or activity!

If you need some more Halloween Activities for the Classroom, check out these posts:

Halloween in the Classroom  

Halloween Read Alouds

What Dollar Tree items are you using for Halloween Activities in your classroom?

Do you have any other suggestions for the items I grabbed?

Teacher Giveaway! Weekly $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway October 18, 2021

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Integers Operations Color by Number Worksheets for Halloween Fun

Are you looking for a fun way for your students to practice their skills with integer operations? Look no further than these Operations with Integers Color by NumberWorksheets, perfect for Halloween fun!

I was thrilled to receive a request to create an integers operations color-by-number version of my popular Halloween Color by Number resources, and I'm excited to share them with you today. Each color-by-number integers worksheet includes two pages of each operation, making it easy to differentiate for all of your students' needs.

These integers color-by-number worksheets are versatile and can be used as a math station, math center, review work, fast finisher work, time fillers, or sub plans. Your students will love practicing their integer skills with these fun color-by-number worksheets, and you'll love how easy they are to prep!

Adding Integers

Subtracting Integers

Multiplying Integers

These Operations With Integers Halloween Color By Number Worksheets can be used as:

          * a math station or math center

          * for review work

          * for fast finisher work

          * time fillers

          * sub plans

          * Halloween fun

Your students will love practicing their integers with these fun color-by-number integers worksheets, and you will love that they are easy to prep!

Get ready for a spooktacular time as your students master integer operations with these Operations with Integers Color by Number Worksheets, just in time for Halloween.

Looking for my other Halloween Color by Number resources?

I currently have:

Addition Facts

Multiplication Facts

4 Digit Subtraction With Regrouping

4 Digit Addition With Regrouping  

Subitizing or Number Recognition

Figurative Language

Helpful Tools We Love For Color by Number Activities

• Printer I absolutely LOVE my HP Printer that uses Instant Ink! I love it because I can use as much ink as I want for one low cost!  No more running to the store for printer cartridges! Try it out for free here!

• Crayons While you can use any crayons with these worksheets, my favorites are the twistable crayons!  They color so vibrantly and they last a long time!

Are there any other versions of my color-by-number resources you would LOVE to see?  Leave a comment below, and I will see what I can do!

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Halloween Read Alouds 2022

Are you looking for some Halloween read alouds for your classroom?  Last year I shared some of my favorite Halloween picture books, and this year I am back with even more fun read alouds for Halloween!  

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I've also included some teaching ideas for each book AND a FREEBIE at the end of the post that can be used for ANY Halloween read aloud!

#1 Frankenslime 

If your students love slime (and honestly, there aren't many kids who don't), they will love this book about a slime scientist named Victoria Franken who has a slime creature come to life one night!

Besides the slime aspect, this book is totally relatable to today's kids right from the beginning when it says that Victoria's curiosity about slime was sparked when she stumbled upon a video of the slime making process.

It goes through her scientific process of trying to make the perfect slime which is a great way to help students learn about both perseverance and the scientific method! 

There are also many example of figurative language which I always love to have the students recognize. This is also a great mentor text for showing a problem/solution form of narrative.

Teaching Ideas: 

🎃 The book has several recipes for slime.  Have your students create one or all of them.

🎃 You could also have students write about a time when they made a mistake and how they solved it.

#2 Trick or Treat Crankenstein

If you love the book Crankenstein, then you will love this follow-up book!  Halloween is normally Crankenstein's favorite holiday, but this year it has gone rotten! He goes through costume disasters, pumpkin carving nightmares, and a toothache on the worst possible day ever!

It's a great book for teaching about how some days might not always go as planned.

Teaching Idea: 

🎃This book reminds me a lot of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day.  It would make a great lesson to have students compare and contrast the two stories!

#3 Hardly Haunted

This book features a house on a hill who is a little worried that she might just be haunted since no one lives inside of her. She is very lonely and wants nothing more than to have her own family. So, she tries very hard to be on her best behavior so that no one will notice how spooky she is.

But, she can't change who she is, and she realizes that she doesn't have to! Maybe she likes being haunted after all. Soon the perfect family decides to live inside her.

Teaching Ideas: 

🎃 This book is also full of figurative language starting with the title (alliteration)!  Have your students identify the different type. 

🎃Hardly Haunted is about a book that is for sale.  Have your students draw a picture of their own haunted house and then write up a real estate description trying to sell their house to the perfect ghostly family.  Bring in some examples of real estate magazines or have them search Zillow.

# 4 & 5 Leonardo the Terrible Monster and Sam the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World

I had to share these two books together because they make the perfect pair! They are both written by Mo Willems and feature the same characters.

Leonardo the Terrible Monster is about a monster who is terrible at being a monster.  One day he meets the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world, Sam.  Will he be able to scare him, or will he do something even better?

Sam the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World continues the story from Sam's perspective.  He is a little boy who is scared of anything and everything, well besides his friend, Leonardo. What happens when Leonardo introduces him to someone new?  Well, at first he is of course scared, but he learns to like another new friend.

Both books have tons of onomatopoeia and are filled with tons of adjectives and adverbs for students to find!

Teaching Idea: 

🎃 Have students write essays on what makes the perfect friend.

# 6 Pig the Monster

Pig the Monster is for all of you Pig the Pug fans (myself included)! Similar to the other Pig the Pug books, Pug gets a bit carried away on Halloween.  He steals candy and destroys houses on his Trick or Treat journey.  But, he learns his lesson by the end of the book.

This book is full of so many amazing vocabulary words: lurch, rampage, resisted, stingy, miffed, vengeful, vented, and tormented to name a few!

Teaching Ideas: 

🎃 Use some of the amazing vocabulary words in the story for students to use in their own stories.

🎃 You could also have students create drawings that define one or a few of the words.

# 7 Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom has been one of my favorite Halloween books for awhile now.  I love the rhyming and the story of mishaps that just keep happening to the witch on the broom.  It's also a great book to teach character traits with!

Teaching Ideas: 

🎃 Have your students use the same rhyming pattern to write their own poem or short story.

# 8 Vampenguin

What happens when Baby Dracula and his family visit the zoo? He switches places with a baby penguin.  Will the family realize in time? One thing is for sure, the Dracula family will never forget their trip to the zoo, and neither would the penguins!

The illustrations in this book are so adorable, and there are some great vocabulary words throughout!

Teaching Ideas: 

Have students write about their own trip to the zoo.  What animal would they swap places with? 

# 9 The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky

If you are a fan of the Bad Seed, you will love this Halloween version!  It is Halloween and the Bad Seed is in a bad mood because he doesn't have a costume yet. He takes that bad mood out on everyone else around him which could ruin Halloween.  Will he learn in time?

This book is filled with great vocabulary words and would also be great for teaching about prefixes!

Teaching Ideas: 

Have your students write a persuasive essay about what they think the Bad Seed should wear for Halloween.  Have them draw pictures as well, and you will have a great bulletin board!

# 10 How To Catch a Monster

When a little boy gets the role of a Ninja in his school play, he becomes extra brave, brave enough to catch the monster in his closet!

Teaching Ideas: 

This book is a great mentor text for having students write their own How to book or paper.

# 11 10 Spooky Pumpkins

10 Spooky Pumpkins is a fun rhythmic countdown.  It also features a ton of Onomatopoeia. 

Teaching Ideas: 

Have students write their own countdown book.

Freebie: 

I have created this Halloween themed retelling activity that can go with ANY Halloween read aloud!

You can grab this freebie here!

I hope you found this list helpful with new ideas for Halloween Read Alouds!  What is your favorite Halloween Read Aloud?  Let me know in the comments!

Teacher Giveaway! Monthly $100 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway - October 2021

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