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Top 60+ Read Aloud Chapter Books for Elementary Children

Read-alouds are one of the most important tools for parents! Through read-alouds, you can: Nurture a love of reading in your kids Teach...

What is Homeopathy? + My Journey from NASA Engineer to Homeopath

People are often curious about how I went from being a NASA Aerospace Engineer to a homeopath. Here's a short video that tells a little...

Sourdough Einkorn Raspberry Chocolate Muffins

Life gets hectic, but I look forward to my Saturday morning baking time. This is when I put on some classical music and enjoy the routine...

Homeopathy For Treating Vaccine Reactions

Although my husband and I made an informed decision not to vaccinate our own children, I believe the decision of whether or not to...

What Makes a Healthy Diet?

Diet fads come and go every year. With so much conflicting information, how are we to know what makes a healthy diet? Although I'm not a...

Homeopathic Remedies for Allergies

Sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose... Got allergies? Homeopathy can help!

6 Crucial Things to Know BEFORE You Get Backyard Chickens

With so many uncertainties in the world, many people are considering starting their own backyard flock of laying hens. Chicken keeping...

Top 10 Reasons to Keep Chickens

Are you considering getting chickens? With so may uncertainties in the world, many people are considering starting their own flock of...

Simple Roasted Chicken Thighs (Keto : AIP : GAPS : paleo : grain-free)

Crispy chicken skin and yummy meat: this is a simple-yet-nourishing that my family adores. All it requires is sprinkling a few herbs and...

Teaching Elementary Math Without a Formal Curriculum

Finding a Better Way We started homeschool kindergarten in 2011 using the typical math education methods such as textbooks, workbooks,...

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Hi, I'm Sarah.

I left my career as a NASA aerospace engineer to become a homeschooling mother-of-two, natural healthcare practitioner, and real foodie. Come with me on a journey to reclaim health and balance in your life!

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SPRINGTIME HOMESCHOOLING 🌷🌷🌷: It's a great time to shift the focus towards nature study, gardening, and outdoor projects. This post has lots of ideas for making the most of Spring in your homeschool 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/spring-in-our-homeschool-and-7-simple-springtime-exploration-ideas

😳😳😳NM SCHOOLS: BEHAVIOR ISSUES, INCLUSION PROBLEMS, TEACHER BURNOUT, AND OTHER OPTIONS: I organize a statewide working group of 200+ concerned teachers and school personnel. NM is ranked last in the Nation for education and we are advocating towards better outcomes.

Recently, our group met to discuss behavior issues and teacher burnout in schools. Attendees from Albuquerque, Deming, Farmington, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe shared info about the following issues and potential solutions.

• "inclusion" and violence in the classroom
• too much focus on academics in lower grades
• teachers being stretched too thinly
• teacher burnout
• big-picture view of Federal guidance that likely contributed to the lack of discipline in schools
• charter schools and homeschooling options

GO HERE for a full rundown of what we discussed 👇👇👇:
https://www.nmfa.us/post/nm-schools-behavior-issues-teacher-burnout-and-alternative-options

GROUND BEEF, SWEET POTATO, AND VEGGIE STEW 🥕🧅🥔🍠: Just 35 minutes to a nourishing, delicious stew for dinner. GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/ground-beef-sweet-potato-and-veggie-stew

📚👧👦👩‍🦰TOP 60+ READ ALOUD CHAPTER BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY KIDS: These are our favorites! Through read-alouds, you can:
*** Nurture a love of reading in your kids
*** Teach your kids crucial character lessons through discussion of stories that depict loving households, struggles and triumphs, and everyday life
*** Introduce your children to new ideas, cultures, and places

HERE'S THE LIST 👇👇👇 : https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/top-60-read-aloud-chapter-books-for-young-children

SOURDOUGH EINKORN WAFFLES 🧇🧇🧇 - These are seriously The.Best.Waffles.Ever. And guess what? This waffle recipe is also healthier because:
• It's sourdough, which means that the flour in this recipe is more digestible and more nutritious.
• It's made with Einkorn ancient wheat, so it has more protein, less gluten, and more nutrition than modern wheat.
• It contains no sweeteners, and the waffles are super yummy even just topped with butter.
• The sourdough combined with baking powder gives these waffles a fantastic rise, so they're nice and fluffy.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/sourdough-einkorn-waffles

🍅🌽🥒🍉TIPS FOR PLANTING THE SUMMER VEGETABLE GARDEN:
• Plan the plants: types of vegetables and fruits to grow, companion plants, and flowers to attract pollinators
• Plan for plant placement in the garden
• Prep the soil and add compost
• Planting tips
• Set up the watering system
• Mulch to conserve moisture
• Watch it grow and enjoy the harvest!

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/tips-for-planting-the-summer-vegetable-garden

👦❤️‍🩹👧❤️‍🩹GROWING PAINS: "Mom, my legs hurt." Growing pains are common during childhood, but homeopathy can help! Calc phos is the top homeopathic for treating growing pains.

Here is info about how to use it, plus nutritional support to prevent the pains from recurring in the future. LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/homeopathic-calc-phos-for-growing-pains-plus-nutritional-support

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN LONG RICE 🍗🍲🍗This recipe is simple, delicious, and GRAIN-FREE! Chicken thighs are simmered in ginger-and-garlic infused chicken broth, with green onions and bean thread (cellophane) noodles added at the end.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/hawaiian-chicken-long-rice-grain-free-gluten-free-dairy-free

🤪🤪🤪This time of year, many are tiring of school and homeschool. Throw away the worksheets and have fun learning together! Here are 40 ideas for exploration alongside your kids 👩‍👧‍👦👩‍👧‍👦👩‍👧‍👦.
1. Read-aloud in the morning and at bedtime
2. Go for a daily walk or scooter rides (sunshine = Vitamin D for boosting the immune system)
3. Play board games and card games for the fun of it (and let the math happen naturally)
4. Have Circle Time, to explore poetry, music, and movement together
5. Study nature together
6. Plant a garden together
7. Go for a hike
8. Do a science lesson
9. Bake and cook together (real life math and chemistry!)
10. Learn to whittle
11. Take a world trip without leaving home, complete with geography, foods, music, and books
12. Collect insects or start insect habitats
13. Enjoy springtime together
14. Raise caterpillars to watch them turn into butterflies
15. Put on plays together
16. Visit different parks around your town
17. Paint together
18. Start rock collections and learn about your finds
19. Get chicks and start chicken keeping
20. Draw together
21. Tackle a project together (home repairs, auto maintenance, or yard care)
22. Make different types of slime
23. Learn how to burn wood with a magnifying glass
24. Grow salt crystals and study their cubic shapes
25. Read aloud a math picture book
26. Play with kinetic sand and build all sorts of things
27. Make homemade kites and fly them on a windy day
28. Make baking soda/vinegar volcanoes (rather than using flour to create a volcano, we prefer to do it outside using mud!)
29. Make a collection of natural objects from different habitats
30. Climb a tree together
31. Enjoy history coloring books
32. Paint rocks
33. Plant a fruit tree
34. Listen to an audiobook
35. Watch a bird nest together
36. Learn to sew or embroider
37. Make a paper solar system
38. Plant flowers
39. Make a paper village
40. Make a marble race course (physics!)

GO HERE FOR RESOURCE LINKS FOR PUTTING THESE INTO PRACTICE 👇👇👇:
https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/35-life-schooling-activities

😍😍😍HOMESCHOOL FIELD TRIP TO WAR EAGLES AIR MUSEUM! This place is amazing for connecting history + physics + aerodynamics + cars! We had 6 knowledgeable, engaging tour guides for our group of ~60 kids-and-parents. Huge thanks to @wareaglesairmuseum for making this happen!

🤣Haha, pretty much my life (except the tea). I love being able to help people heal! Sorry to all those who receive my unsolicited remedy advice ❤️‍🩹. I'm just always thinking about which remedy could help!

🍫🍓SOURDOUGH EINKORN RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE MUFFINS: Raspberries + Chocolate = ❤️ This nourishing recipe is combines the extra nutrition of Einkorn and sourdough with yummy raspberry and chocolate flavor. This recipe is loaded with healthy fats and lightly sweetened with sucanat (unrefined sugar that still retains some nutrients, unlike white sugar). One of my kids' favorite breakfasts!

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/sourdough-einkorn-raspberry-chocolate-muffins

😍🤩😍COMMUNITY SPELLING BEE SUCCESS! Yesterday, I conducted our once-a-semester, ALL-AGES spelling bee for the Roadrunner Homeschoolers group. 25+ kids and parents participated in the fun! It's so sweet to watch the kids improve every semester as the years go by. 🥳🥳🥳

Kids from K-12 get to choose which word list to practice ahead of time and then have a fun spell-off against their friends and peers. It all culminates with a spell-off by the parents, with the kids quizzing us on random hard words from the dictionary. This time, one of the teens was ready to compete against the adults 💪💪 💪, and she did great! So fun!
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💉💉💉HOMEOPATHY FOR VACCINE REACTIONS: Since the 1800's, homeopathic remedies have been used to effectively treat vaccine reactions. Here is info on the top remedies and how they can be used.

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/homeopathy-for-treating-vaccine-reactions

SOAKED-AND-BAKED OATMEAL 🤩🤩🤩: Delicious, hearty, nutritious breakfast! The oats are soaked overnight for greater nutrition, and then in the morning you add in healthy eggs, butter, milk, nuts, dried fruit, spices, and maple syrup. Yum! Get the recipe here 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/soaked-and-baked-oatmeal

😲🧐🧐MEASLES, MMR SHOTS, AND HOMEOPATHIC OPTIONS: " Measles Outbreak! " It's all over the news here in New Mexico, but is there really cause for concern? Here is info about illness severity, nutritional support, safety and risks of MMR vaccines, and homeopathics that have been found to be effective at treating the illness. 👇👇👇https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/measles-mmr-vaccines-and-homeopathic-options

🌮🧅🥩🧄GROUND BEEF TACO MEAT: This kid-friendlyrecipe is spiced with garlic, oregano, and cumin, can be used in many ways: in taco shells, on top of baked potatoes, over hash browns, in soft tortillas, over pinto beans, or in a salad.

Although this recipe is best with fresh onion and garlic, I've also included substitutions for a busy night when dinner needs to get on the table quickly.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/ground-beef-taco-meat

WHAT MAKES A HEALTHY DIET? 🧐🧐🧐 Instead of jumping onto the newest fad, I stick with the wisdom that has nourished humanity for millennia.

WHAT TO EAT 🥩🥚🧈🥑:
• Healthy fats, including butter, coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil, animal fats like lard, schmaltz, tallow, duck fat, etc. (without preservatives)
• Meat, eggs, and seafood from well-raised animals (pastured, grassfed, wild-caught, etc.)
• Organ meats, including liver, heart, cod liver oil, marrow bones, etc. (pastured, grassfed, wild-caught, etc.)
• Raw whole milk and other full-fat dairy such as cream, cheeses, etc. (preferably grassfed)
• Seasonal vegetables and fruit (preferably organic)
• Bone broth
• Fermented foods (kefir, sauerkraut, fermented pickles, etc.)
• Starches such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, white rice, etc.
• Grains and legumes such as Einkorn wheat, oats, corn, beans, chickpeas, etc., that have been prepared by soaking, sprouting, or souring (such as true sourdough bread with no yeast)
• Nuts and seeds, such as pecans, almonds, chia, etc.
• Unrefined sweeteners such as honey, maple syrup, sucanat, etc.

FOODS TO AVOID 🍧🍬🍩:
• Food dyes, preservatives, MSG, etc.
• High fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners
• Canned foods and processed breakfast cereals
• Soda and pasteurized fruit juices
• Soy (except fermented soy sauce)
• Canola oil and vegetable oils in general
• Fat-free and low-fat dairy, ultra-pasteurized milk, and milk alternatives such as oat, soy, almond, etc.
• Most boxed foods made with processed ingredients, preservatives, etc. (goldfish crackers, frozen dinners, cakes and cookies, etc.)

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇 : https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/what-makes-a-healthy-diet

😍😍😍All dressed up and ready for HOMESCHOOL PROM!!! Friends, dancing, and fun! They loved it!

🍗🥕🧅🍅🥔HERBED CHICKEN VEGETABLE STEW: This recipe for Herbed Chicken and Vegetable Stew has a flavorful broth from fresh rosemary, thyme, and oregano plus dried bay leaf and basil. The herbs marry nicely with the classic French mirepoix (the fancy-schmancy word for the combination of onion, celery, and carrots ☺️), and I've rounded it all out with the addition of tomatoes and potatoes to make this stew into a one-pot-meal.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/herbed-chicken-and-vegetable-stew

💸💡⚖️ USING (SHORTENED) MONOPOLY TO TEACH MATH, FINANCES, AND CHARACTER Games allow kids to learn while having fun, and the learning occurs without any tedious lectures or textbooks. When used intentionally, the game Monopoly is a powerful tool for teaching kids math, finances, character, and charity. And don't worry, I also have tips for making this into a shorter game ⏰⏰⏰so it can fit easier into busy lives.

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/monopoly-to-teach-math-finances-character

🤩🤩🤩IN BETWEEN DUST STORMS, THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS MAKE A FANTASTIC HOMESCHOOL FIELD TRIP. Hiking = Vitamin D, strength building, fresh air, plus lessons in persistence, nature ❤️, ecosystems, earth science, and fun!

~~at La Cueva with the 3 Generations Hiking Club

🍖🧀🥒HAM SALAD - This is a way to s.t.r.e.t.c.h. that expensive organic lunchmeat a little further. This is a favorite for when we need to pack a lunch. It's good on a sandwich, too. Sometimes I substitute chopped apple for the pickle, and that's yummy too! GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇 : https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/ham-salad

🥥🐝🥥3-INGREDIENT HARD LOTION AND LIP BALM: This will help you ditch the toxic skincare products! This 3-ingredient moisturizer is made with healthy coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax. It works great as a heavy duty moisturizer for hands, feet, and lips, and it can also work well as a hair styling paste for short hair! GET THE RECIPE HERE👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/3-ingredient-hard-lotion-and-lip-balm

HOLISTIC, ENGAGING MATH! We ❤️❤️❤️ this math series: Life of Fred books. Look at the author's take on how to Kill the Love of Learning🧐🧐🧐

These books are a refreshing, totally different take on math, integrating math alongside stories and lots of other random topics.
Here's how we've used Life of Fred with multiple ages concurrently 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/teaching-life-of-fred-math-including-tips-for-teaching-multiple-ages-concurrently

🎂🍓🎂EINKORN STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE, WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: Here's a health(ier) recipe for a REAL FOOD layer cake, perfect for birthdays! The texture is deliciously soft and moist, and the rich chocolate flavor really shines through. The strawberries meld right into the cake batter, and they give some nice sweet-tartness to the cake while helping the cake stay nicely moist over the following days.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/einkorn-chocolate-strawberry-layer-cake

EASY SIMPLE ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS: It only takes 5 minutes to get these into the oven and then they bake for an hour. Perfect for a busy weeknight!

GET THE RECIPE: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/simple-roasted-chicken-thighs-keto-aip-gaps-paleo-grain-free

😍🇺🇸💪MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE: Thanks to the New Mexico Sons of the American Revolution, Gadsden Chapter for presenting to the Roadrunner Homeschoolers! The kids got to learn more about the American Revolution and the principles our country was founded upon in this informative, engaging presentation.

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