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Super Simple Chicken Dinner

Tonight I made a chicken dinner that was so easy and yummy I thought I’d better share the recipe. 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 package cream cheese (I used fat free) 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 carton … Continue reading →...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 6:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Recipes, Main Dishes

Balkan Peninsula Map

The Balkans are a geographic area of southeast Europe lying between Italy and Turkey. The area is named for the Balkan mountain range in Bulgaria and Serbia. The entire region is very hilly and mountainous and is a peninsula, surrounded … Continue...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 6:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Printables, Geography Printables, Country Studies, Printable World and Country Maps, Geography Explorations

Great Persistence Made Washington Great

Think of some of the people from history who you admire most. Joan of Arc, George Washington, Mozart, Harriet Tubman, Mother Teresa, William Wilberforce. What do these people have in common? Really. Miserable. Lives. People who have serious challenges...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 6:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, History Explorations, Renaissance and Colonial Period

Unit 1.5

This fifth unit in the Layers of Learning Program includes: History: Babylonians Geography:Mapping People Science: Humans in Space The Arts: Poems About People Would you like to build a model of the Hanging Gardens? What if you could make your …...

Published Tue, Mar 13 2012 4:12 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Products

Pi Day

Happy Pi Day! It’s 3.14, so today, you’ve got to teach your kids about Pi! For every circle, no matter it’s size, the distance around the edge (the circumference) is about 3.14 times longer than the distance across the circle …...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 4:28 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Holidays, Celebrations Around the Year, Math Helps

Green Pepper Shamrock Stamping

Getting excited for St. Patrick’s day around here! The kids and I {yeah, me too – I couldn’t stay away from the paints for this cool project} made these very cool shamrocks using green peppers as our stamps. I made … Continue reading...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 10:16 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Holidays, Celebrations Around the Year, Art Explorations

Writin’ With the Irish

Here are a few fun writing ideas for some St. Patrick’s Day fun: Imagine you found a lucky four-leaf clover that will bring you great luck for only one day. Write about your perfect lucky day. At Christmas time, Valentine’s … Continue...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2012 6:08 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Holidays, Celebrations Around the Year, Writer's Workshop

The Face of A Boy

I’m not sure what it is about boys, but it seems like there’s always somebody with a goose egg or a major laceration requiring stitches or a black eye like this one that bloomed spectacularly on Isaac’s face. He was … Continue...

Published Fri, Mar 16 2012 4:19 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Mishaps and Mayhem, Family Fun

I’m Not Good Enough

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot of bloggers. I just keep telling myself, “Bloggers are people too, right?” Well, sometimes I’m not so sure about that. Some of them seem to be just a little TOO perfect. Don’t know what …...

Published Sun, Mar 18 2012 11:12 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Family Fun, Being the Mom

Toddler Artists Make Better Writers

Harrison is in his colorful house period. Last week it was suns and the week before that he was doing people. He’s actually the only one of my six boys who has been very interested in drawing and coloring before. … Continue reading →...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 5:06 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explanations

Comparing The Rights and Responsibilities of Three Countries

We did a government activity for Family Night this week. Every week we have one evening set aside that we spend as a family. We do it because we know life is busy and time gets away. Soon our kids … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 4:20 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Uncategorized, Lesson Plans, Explorations, History Explorations, Printables, Modern History and Government, History Printables, U.S. Government Printables, Family Fun, Family Night

Wheels! Book Project

Garrett, five, did this book project last week. He read Wheels! by Annie Cobb. For his project he thought of other places we use wheels, places not mentioned in the book, and he made his own book. First he drew … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 21 2012 5:29 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Book Projects

K-4th Planners For Kids

Part of organizing your homeschool is teaching your kids to be organized. Besides these planners include teaching tools like calendars for kids to keep track of time and graphs to keep track of weather. They include: Monthly undated calendars Graphs …...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 5:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Uncategorized

Geography On A Trading Card

You can use these printable trading cars as a tool to teaching kids where countries are in the world and a few facts about them. It will give athletic or sports-crazy kids a peg on which to hang their knowledge … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 4:33 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Country Studies, Geography Explorations, State Studies

Ultimate Brownies

For years I have searched in vain for the perfect brownie recipe. It must be moist, it must be firm, it must be rich, it must have a gooey center and a crinkly wrinkly top, it must be easy and … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 4:32 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Recipes, Sweet Treats

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