Molly's Home School Tips
Hi! I'm Molly, from Molly's Corner in the The Happy Home School Magazine. My specialty is organization, efficiency, and friendship.
I like to make sure that each day of family life occurs as smoothly and happily as possible. That’s why my articles contain ideas and help for the home school day and family weekend.
At my corner, you'll also find printable pages with projects, helpful charts, and artwork for you and your students to enjoy, fill in, or complete.
Home school tips from my articles!
RECIPESMost moms have more than one cookbook, magazine, or internet site where they have found favorite family recipes. As these favorites accumulate, it becomes harder to remember where they are located. Even with the internet, writing favorite recipes on recipe cards is still the best way to keep track of them. Favorite recipe cards can then be stored in a box or the sleeves of a photo album. Keeping the recipe box or photo album in a kitchen cabinet near where food preparation occurs will make them easily accessible. Recipe cards are easy to hand carry as you gather ingredients, mix, and cook. A kitchen apron with a pocket is also great for carrying recipes cards, especially when barbequing. Don't miss my recipe card activity in April's magazine. Your whole family will have fun helping you to organize their favorite recipes! |
CAR TRIPSWhen driving around town on weekly errands, a good plan will help you to complete these tasks efficiently while saving on gas, wear and tear on your car, and wear and tear on you! Plan as many errands in one trip as possible. Make sure you gather all items, receipts, lists, etc. that you will need on those errands. For instance, don’t forget the clothes if you are going to the dry cleaner. Organize your errands route in a circular manner. Once you have tried your route out a few times, made adjustments to it, and are happy with it – you will have a regular route that will reduce driving stress considerably. A shopping list is also a great time saver for grocery shopping. If it includes the names of the errand stops you will be making listed in the order in which you want to accomplish them, you will not forget them.
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