October Week 3 Bonus Lesson Salt Nutrition All ages  Keep track of your salt consumption for a day. Include hidden salts in foods. Did you consume more or less than what is recommended? How can you reduce how much salt you eat (if you need to)?  Printable >>> Sodium Tracker Nutrition Salt is an important…

How Do I know if My Child Needs Help? One of the questions I get asked all the time is, “How do I know if my child needs help?” We as parents are so hard on ourselves that we fail to think, it happens. We often dive into self blame and feel that we may…

October Week 3 Lesson 4 Salt: Preservation & Location Math Preschool/Kindergarten  Make salt crystals from construction paper and have your child practice counting with them. How to make your own salt crystals- Salt Crystals Experiment ~ Beaker Life You can teach basic addition and subtraction with them as well. Grade School/High School  Do you know…

October Week 3 Lesson 3 Meat Preservation  Science Preschool/Kindergarten  Make some jerky with your child (or just dry some meat). >>> Beef Jerky Recipe ~ Pioneer Woman If you can, do the drying like the pioneers did. Once it is dry, taste it or even use it in a stew or soup. Have your child…

October Week 3 Lesson 2 Math Preschool/Kindergarten  Have your child weigh fat before you render it. Tell them to find other things to weigh that might weigh about the same amount.  Grade School/High School  You can get about a pint of lard from a pound of fat. Figure out how much fat you would need…