Showing posts with label standardized tests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label standardized tests. Show all posts

Thursday, February 4, 2010

smiley pancakes

Welcome boys and girls!

Have you ever taken a standardized test before? This is very likely if you have ever been to school! A standardized test is a test created by a bunch of experts to see how YOU are doing in a subject. A lot of these tests are for our entire country! Millions of kids just like you take these tests.

These tests seem really stressful, but if you have worked hard in school, you will be just fine. Do you want to know something that is fun to do before you take your big test?

Eat a big and yummy breakfast!

Did you know that eating breakfast is one of the most important things you can do to keep your brain thinking hard? Here is a great breakfast to make you "smiley"... even about a test!

First things first, make sure you have a parent or guardian to help you make this delicious and healthy breakfast!

Smiley Pancakes
Ingredients:
  • pancake mix
  • a couple of fresh strawberries
  • 2 blueberries and
  • a handful of chocolate chips
  1. Prepare your pancake mix! Cook a pancake according to the directions on the box.
  2. Have a parent/guardian help you to cut washed strawberries into fine slices. Now put the strawberries around the pancake.
  3. Take your two washed blueberries and put them on the pancake (like eyes)!
  4. Make a big smile with your chocolate chips!
  5. Enjoy!

(image courtesy of http://cdn.sheknows.com/articles/smiley-face-pancake.jpg).