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Chocolate Chip Muffins

Garrett and Harrison helped me make these yummy chocolate chip muffins. Kids love to bake and it’s fun to bake with them. It turns a chore into an adventure. Print Chocolate Chip Muffins Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 25 minutesTotal … Continue...

Published Wed, May 16 2012 4:03 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Recipes, Snacks and Drinks, Breads

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

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Book Report

We like to share things that our kids do at our homeschools so that you can see what the real work from real kids looks like and to give our kid’s confidence a boost as their work is published. We’d … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 4:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Book Projects

Mother May I?

Remember when kids actually went outside to play? Revive that by introducing your kids to some classic childhood games. Here we’ll teach you how to play Mother May I? One person is “it” and is called “mother”. The mother...

Published Fri, Aug 03 2012 5:21 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Family Fun, Family Night, Pre-school Explorations, Fun & Games

Our 4th of July

We had such a busy fun day on the 4th that it wore me clean out. Here’s what we did: Got up early to go to a 7am Boy Scout flag raising and breakfast (Nathan is part of the flag … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 10:31 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Holidays, Independence Day

Liberty Tree Craft

The craftsmen and professionals of Boston led secretly by Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Joseph Warren, James Otis, John Hancock and John Adams started a new club during the mounting conflicts with England over sovereignty. They called it the Sons of …...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 4:03 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, History Explorations, Modern History and Government

Book Project: Mission to the Arctic

Isaac did a book project on Mission to the Arctic, a Lego adventure book by Nicola Baxter. Isaac built a Lego igloo and Lego snow speeder then gave an oral report explaining which book he read, a little about the … Continue reading → Read...

Published Wed, Jun 20 2012 4:50 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Uncategorized

A Different Sort of Book Club

I love my book club. Love, love, love it. Every month we get together potluck style and spend several hours discussing our book we’ve read that month. We all read the same book and then hash out themes, insights, and … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 7:41 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Family Fun, Being the Mom

Dichotomous Key

To help in identifying objects like rocks, plants, animals, sea shells or other stuff, knowledgeable people create dichotomous keys. When using these keys you answer questions about the object always beginning with number one and following the directions...

Published Fri, Jan 06 2012 12:00 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Printables, Science Experiments and Explorations, Biology, Biology Printables, Science Printables

What’s Special About February 2nd?

We’re all watching for that cute little groundhog to come out and tell us what kind of weather to expect, but why is Groundhog’s Day on February 2nd anyway? Well, the 2nd of February is a cross-quarter day celestially speaking...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 4:06 AM by Layers of Learning

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

Easter Blocks

I’ve always adored holidays. I was almost heartbroken the year I found out my parents didn’t dye Easter eggs after all their kids were grown and gone. I have this dilemma though — I hate clutter, but I love holiday … Continue reading...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 3:12 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Holidays, Easter

Digital Scrapbooking Program Giveaway

Come over and visit our sister site, The Executive Mom, for a digital scrapbooking giveaway. Besides winning the full program everyone can come over and get a code for a discount from My Memories Suite. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 10:27 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Uncategorized

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

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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

Happy Birthday Laura!

If you’re a fan, go join the facebook group, Remembering Laura. Start reading one of her books out loud to your kids. Girls and boys both like all of her books, but boys will be especially drawn to Farmer … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 12:00 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Book Projects

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Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ultimate Brownies

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Book Report

Mother May I?

Our 4th of July

Liberty Tree Craft

Book Project: Mission to the Arctic

A Different Sort of Book Club

Dichotomous Key

What’s Special About February 2nd?

Easter Blocks

Digital Scrapbooking Program Giveaway

K-4th Planners For Kids

The Face of A Boy

Happy Birthday Laura!