(This picture is Anna and her turtle-shaped bread.)
When Matthew and I were praying about homeschooling our children, we did our best to weigh the pros and cons (the cons didn't hold a candle to the former). One of the many positives we listed was that we'd be able to teach our children basic life skills as each child showed ability and interest. Already we've witnessed our girls showing great interest in helping around the home, as well as an incredible appetite to learn how to do "what Momma does."
Just recently I've added a little extra part to our school week. Anna has been learning to make bread. Now, I do count this as school (actually, the entire day is filled with teachable moments). Bread making encompasses so many areas of a basic school cirriculum: language arts (reading and comprehending a recipe's instructions; math (ingredient measurments; science (taking different elements and combining them into a new mixture or substance; motor skills (dumping, stirring, kneading); Bible (Jesus is the bread of life); basic homekeeping (cleaning up after we are through, providing food for the family); art (if you know me, I will follow a recipe to an extent before I decide that the recipe needs a little embellishing).
Anyway, Anna and I have had fun making bread together. Besides the benefit of making it a part of school time, I've been given a priceless gift of getting to spend some one-on-one time with my oldest daughter - learning more of her desires and interests and personality. I'm looking forward to more bread making moments with Anna. Hopefully, I will be blessed with this same precious time with my other children in the near future.
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