Here is what we are currently reading for our history studies. We loosely use the Beautiful Feet Guides. I usually add books to the ones already on the booklist. I love how the lessons are short, well, at least when they are written down. Some guides out there scare me with the full page of what to do. Beautiful Feet guides are so easy to navigate. They are separated by day and it can easily be seen what is to be done. The separations are not in calendar form and I think this is what always turned me off to other guides. The chart look I guess. Anyway, I like how it is set up. Each day is no more than a paragraph of what is to be done. And within that paragraph, is what is to be read by pages, map work, writing assignments, and sometimes even questions to be asked.
They are set up that older kids can take the guide and can do the work themselves. I plan on doing this with the Geography guide for MaryEllen. Of course I will check her work and be there to answer any questions, but it can be [...More]

I was sharing with my sister the other day on the phone about how my kids enjoy a simple recipe I found on Clara’s site called Pasta with Peas. It is so simple!! I knew the kids would eat it, because they are really good at trying new things that I make, but I didn’t know it would end up being one of their favorites.
When I tell them we are having Pasta with Peas, they get all excited and cannot wait for it to be done. Go figure!! My husband enjoys it too, so that makes it one of our regular, quick recipes.
We have also enjoyed her tradition of having sugar for Sunday breakfast. The kids like this. Clara had sugar cookies, and we have her sugar cookies now and then, but we have extended this to enjoying sticky buns or scones of different types. The kids and I then enjoy these with a cup of tea.
Here is the video of her cooking Pasta with Peas. You can see more on her YouTube Channel.

She even has a book out now!!
I think Clara’s Book and DVD will go great with any Great Depression Unit Study. I have listed [...More]

I found these on my hard drive and decided to put them up on the blog. I know Columbus Day is just around the corner and most of you have done your planning, but they are here if you can use them now or later.

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Here are a few more pages I made also that are not in the above downloads
Blessings,

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