Homeschooling can get messy so we have adopted the spiral method for our homeschooling. With more than half a dozen subjects per child, the sheer volume of written work that needs to be organized and graded can be overwhelming. Until this last school year, my kids would write out any written assignments on a loose […]
Archives for 2009
Simply Zesty Sauce
Ever wanted just a simple but zesty sauce for your chicken? If you've read my blog for any length of time, you know that I really like making Zesty Cook's recipes. They're all so easy-to-make and delicious. Tonight I asked Zesty if he had an easy recipe for a sauce for baked chicken. He gave […]
Recorder Fingering Chart
Ever needed a recorder fingering chart because you lost the one that came with your recorder? My six-year-old daughter has been asking to learn to play the recorder this week, so we pulled out my husband's old recorder, dusted it off, and let her practice on it. But when I checked online to find a […]
Switching to an Almost-Year-Round Homeschool Calendar
Below I give you 7 priorities for our new year round homeschool calendar. As most homeschoolers do, when we first began homeschooling we adopted a typical public-school calendar, including a two-week Christmas break, a one-week spring break, and a three-month summer break. We kept this public-school calendar for our first three years. But homeschooling during […]
Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 22
Two thirds of a menu plan is better than none. I'm going to make a concerted effort this week to make breakfasts and dinners. Lunches will be Yo-Yo since that's what my kids seem to prefer anyway and since everyone always seems to be hungry for lunch at different times. Here's my plan for this […]
The Dinner Challenge: Summary and Recipe Link-up
I didn't really meet the Dinner Challenge very well this week. I ended up making only four of the seven planned meals. But all is not lost since I plan to make the missed meals this upcoming week. Here's a review of this week's dinners. Monday: Day one was a bust. The crockpot barbecue chicken […]
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