An example of teaching life skills to homeschool kids is learning to cook by doing . Oven baked chicken strips were Jaden's choice for this exercise. Jaden's Saturday meal was moved to Monday this week because of our schedule over the weekend. He chose to make oven baked chicken strips after I showed him this […]
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Video Envy — My Eldest Daughter's Turn
Apparently Jerah was a little envious of her baby sister getting to do a video for my blog, so she decided to make one of her own. Jerah's, however, is a little more HGTVish than Joely's, which was more PBSish. I've got to say I was pretty surprised and impressed with the organization of Jerah's […]
Menu Plan Monday—Healthier Snacking
I've never been much of a fruit and veggie eater as I've mentioned before, but this week I'm going to try to introduce some healthier choices into our snack time. Here's what's on the menu for this week: Breakfasts: Pancakes, Baked Oatmeal, French Toast, Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins, Cinnamon Rolls Lunches: Leftovers (from Sunday […]
Hail Jenny, Giver of Scrumptious Biscuit Recipes!
I successfully baked another winner-of-a-recipe this morning. This time the recipe was from Jenny over at Runningamuck which she called "Big Daddy Biscuits." I put this biscuit recipe on my list of 13 Blogger-tested Recipes, but I hadn't made them as of that post. But now that I've made them, I think I'm in love! […]
Hail Kate, Giver of Delicious Cinnamon Roll Recipes!
I made cinnamon rolls this morning using a recipe Kate at A Simple Walk emailed me, and they turned out soooooo good! If you missed the cinnamon roll recipe in my post earlier this week, I've posted it here again for your palate's pleasure. Thank you, Kate! I'd like to say that these cinnamon rolls […]
How to Teach Basic Geography Without a Curriculum
It's easy to teach geography without buying a formal curriculum. We've done it for years by making our own homemade geography lessons with an atlas, maps, flashcards, games and online interactive sites. I've always loved geography, but I wasn't very good at it until we started homeschooling. In fact, I've learned more in the last […]
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