I came back from the homeschool conference chomping at the bit to make our school time more interesting, relevant, hands-on and fun. The Five in a Row curriculum we're using makes it easy to do just that.
We've been reading A Pair of Red Clogs this week, written by Masako Matsuno and illustrated by Kazue Mizumura. The setting is Japan, which is amazingly relevant considering the historical events occurring there right now.
To celebrate a little bit of Japanese culture, we invited Jed's friend Grace to join us and we had a "traditional" dinner while seated on cushions, using our laundry hamper as a makeshift table, skewers as makeshift chopsticks, and bathrobes with necktie sashes as makeshift kimonos. Pretty much everything was makeshift, including the cooking method...but the experience was fun and the dinner was delicious.
As for the cooking method, I am beyond excited to have discovered a way to cook fish that doesn't involve breading and frying but actually results in a nice texture and taste. I placed a piece of fish, onions, mushrooms, sugar pea pods and a splash of sesame teriyaki sauce in a foil pouch, one for each person, and baked for half an hour.
The best part? The kids actually liked it - and the FISH was their favorite part!
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