This series of books introduces girls to basic domestic skills, with simple activities appropriate to that age level. In each book, a different fictional girl leads them through the task as she learns to complete each activity for her first time also. The books introduce cooking, baking, cleaning, sewing, organizing, and hospitality. Most of these topics hold 3-7 different lessons, and each lesson should be mastered in a week. Your daughter will first attempt to complete the activity under supervision, and then be instructed to practice it a couple more times throughout the week so that she becomes proficient. There are 30 lessons total in each book. Examples of the activities included in the first book include peeling vegetables, making salads, using the oven and rolling pin, using the vacuum, washing dishes, learning to stitch, organizing closets, and being hospitable to guests. Similar but more difficult tasks are given in the older books, such as learning about grains and yeast, cooking with meat and cheese, making soups and casseroles, using the sewing machine, cleaning a room, organizing the school room, and being the host of a party. If you are looking for a gentle way to introduce your daughters to home economics, these books do just that. - Melissa

Customer Review

 
Erica S. from Colorado wrote the following on 12/08/2007:
I hesitated in buying any home economics curriculum, thinking I could just teach my girls what I know without a book. But with a number of children, and not-so-great organizational skills, I decided to give this book a shot at helping me with what I wanted my daughters to learn. What a blessing! My seven-year-old just poured through the sweet pages of the Level One book. It is Christian, well-organized, and very simple to use. At first, my daughter only wanted to do the 'fun stuff', so I told her that for every completed task that wasn't so fun she could follow it with one of the baking or sewing projects. She has learned a number of helpful things in a short amount of time and is quite happy with her accomplishments. We are looking forward to book 2!