cooking has always been a big part of our homeschooling. thanks to six years with five in a row curriculum. there' is just so much learning that can take place in your kitchen. how about vocabulary? sautee', make-a-well, mince, par boil, or frothy? and no, you don't need to have a black-lined, fill-in the blank vocabulary worksheet and test, to master these new words. you just do it. you just talk about it. and you just use the word a lot. and, you get your hands deep down and dirty and make a memory with your children! that is one of our homeschool perks. memories.

cooking also provides math skills and reading comp. which needs no explanation.

once in a while, i pull a cookbook off the shelf and require tommie to double or triple or quadruple the recipe. in his best handwriting.

of course, you could always have a computer lab lesson, and have your child type a recipe of aunt hilda's and send it off to a friend or family member.

i subbed in a cooking-around-the-world co-op class last week, and the teacher was using Emerill's Cooking Around the World recipe book. now, that was interesting! lots of very unique recipes... you could also include geography in this. perhaps, you could google: recipes around the world and find your own. better yet, have your children find a recipe, or two.

so go-ahead.... find your apron, pre-heat that oven (better yet-show your kids how-to) and find a recipe to homeschool with. fill your house with good smells and memories!