Little House In The Big Woods - Chapter 1

The New Year brings a lot of exciting opportunities around here. I love to spend my Christmas break pouring over websites and books trying to get new ideas for the upcoming semester. Last semester we did a Unit Study on Alice in Wonderland, the semester before we did The Swiss Family Robinson. This semester I have decided to do a Unit Study on The Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Rather than buy something I am reading through the book and putting together my own ideas as they come to me, and then I am sharing with you. This should be fun, but bear with me! (Please!) My children are 8 and 3. The majority of this curriculum is stuff I found that I will be trying to adjust to use with my 8 year old, and a few things I throw in for fun with my 3 year old.

For this week I will just post a list of books I am using for the first weeks science (so you could get them from the library or what have you) and then I will start posting the actual plans next week...otherwise, I won't have pictures or know how well they worked because my daughter just started using this curriculum yesterday. I can't wait to share!

Menu Monday, What to Eat?

Welcome to my first ever Menu Monday! Let's see what my family is going to eat this week! I do all of my menu planning and grocery shopping only twice a month, so this shouldn't be too hard for me. All i have to do is type out what I already have planned, right? We will see.

Something I like to do is plan on certain days to make extra meat and then turn the meat into something else the next night. This saves time, money, and food. You will notice I did that this week with the pot roast, and again with the chicken.


Monday

Breakfast: Raisin bran crunch

Lunch: Grilled Cheese and tomato soup

Dinner: Biscuits
Gravy

Snack: low fat laughing cow cheese and almond wheat thins

Tuesday

Breakfast: oatmeal

Lunch: black beans, rice, and corn

Snack: almond wheat thins, apple sauce

Dinner: Orange Chicken
Crab Rangoon

Wednesday

Breakfast: Low Fat Dark Chocolate muffins

Lunch: Quesadillas, peas

Snack: oatmeal, applesauce

Dinner: potatoes, carrots, pot roast I also add a package of onion soup mix and a can of beef broth to my pot roast.


Thursday

Breakfast: Low Fat Dark Chocolate Muffin

Lunch: PB & J, milk, orange

Snack: Oatmeal, applesauce

Dinner: Burritos made from leftover pot roast - Burrito meat

Friday

Breakfast: Low Fat Dark Chocolate Muffin

Lunch: Turkey Sloppy Joes

Snack: almond wheat thins, applesauce

Dinner: Baked potatoes, green beans, Sticky Chicken

Saturday

Breakfast: Low Fat Dark Chocolate Muffin

Lunch: Turkey Sloppy Joes

Snack: oatmeal, oranges

Dinner: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo made with leftover sticky Chicken
Alfredo Sauce

Sunday

Breakfast: Low Fat Dark Chocolate Muffin

Lunch: leftovers

Snack: oatmeal, applesauce

Dinner: Manicotti with Marinara Sauce

So, that's what we are eating this week. How about you? Got any tips for saving time or money in the kitchen you would like to share? Have a great recipe? Feel free to comment, I would love to hear it!