Home Ec. at Home

I have two boys ages 9 and 14. I know some homeschooling parents out there have five or six kids but for me it's just these two. We have a special day out of the week that is set aside for "Home Economics".

On "Home Ec." days they get to choose one subject that they can omit for that day.(One of the major reasons why I think Home Ec. day is so popular at our house!)

They choose a recipe that we are going to fix and print it out or copy it from one of our recipe books. They check the pantry for ingredients, prepare a list for the grocery store and hopefully find coupons for some of the items needed.

Home Ec. day is also a day when we have to do all of our chores. Laundry is sorted, things are generaly organized and picked up and we learn something new about household management (ie. how to run the washer, dryer, dishwasher, vacuum....)

After all of our chores (household management class) are finished we set out on the grocery trip.(throw some math in here by searching for the best price)

When all is said and done we have great memories of cooking together and my boys have learned fractions, measurements, following directions and all kinds of useful information.

By the way, they both make GREAT pies!