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This has been our most favorite recipe right now.  I have baked banana bread over the years and have found it to be too dry, get stuck in the pan, or turned too brown.  Maybe, my technique was all wrong…..I don’t know.  We would make pumpkin muffins and bread consistently with no problems but banana…..no such luck……until now.

We have made multiple batches of this over the last few weeks and I keep them in the freezer.  I usually pull them out for breakfast and it disappears quickly. It is so yummy.

I have found that I prefer to use smaller bread pans.  I found some at a discount store this past year and thought they would be good for baking loaves for presents for people so I picked them up. They work perfect for banana bread.  I also make sure to let the loaves cool down completely before trying to get them out of the pan.  If I do it before, the bread sticks.  I tried this recipe in muffin pans, and I was not happy with the results—so I am sticking to mini loaf pans:)

When our bananas  start to go bad, we put them in the freezer. Take them out that morning and they will thaw quickly.  The tops should pull off and then you can “squish” them into your mixing bowl!

• 4 very ripe bananas
• 2 T sour cream
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring

Mix the above with a wire whisk until thoroughly mixed, then add the following:

• 1 2/3 cup flour –I use white whole wheat
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix that with the whisk until well combined and then add your nuts.

I use 1 cup walnuts chopped

350 degrees for about 40 minutes.  Check with a toothpick to see if it is done.

I think it tastes better being frozen and then eating, as the banana flavor really seems to come out more.  My husband thinks it is delicious fresh.  Either way, it is good.  When you have some bananas that are starting to get bad–pop them in your freezer to make this yummy bread.

Have a blessed day !

 

 

For reading this year, I am going to have assigned books that my children have to read along with pages to make sure that they “comprehend” the story.  I do have a few children that will say, “Yes, I read it,”  but then later I find out that they did not.  This year I took the time to look up some reading comprehension questions and also wrote a few of my own to go along with their stories.

These were recommended books for 3rd grade reading.  Some are easier than others, I figured we would start out with the easy ones and then move up.  I will also encourage my child to choose books of her own from the library to continue reading throughout the week.    I will assign maybe one or two a week with the comprehension pages (depending on how hard/easy it is) and then they will read “fun” books of their choice.

I have included my PDF which has the story along with either questions to ask them or a note that says use downloaded pages.  I will print the pages off and keep in a folder.

3rd grade reading

These are all of the PDF with comprehension questions or activities:

The Patchwork Quilt

The Lorax

Simile

Prairie School

Mapping Penny’s World

Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

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Grandfather Four Winds and Rising Moon

George Washington

Charlotte Web Comprehension Questions

best friends for Frances

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These are all FREE PDF’s that come from online sources that I will be using:

Jan Brett Wild Christmas Reindeer

Ramona—choose pages you want to print

Molly’s Pilgrim

Polar Express

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Since my 3rd grader is just becoming a proficient reader, I am going to use more reading comprehension this year for her than other grades as she is learning.

If you do a Google search for “3rd grade reading comprehension free”  you can find many printable pages with stories.  I found over 140 days worth of printable stories and questions.—I copied them into my Microsoft Office and will print them off for her to read and answer.  I can’t share those as they are others, but if you do a little searching, you can find many free reading comprehensions out there.  It would be the equivalent to buying a reader and workbook like we had back in school.

I hope this will be of use to someone.  If not pass it along to someone whom you know could use it.  Be blessed today.  I will be having more reading comprehension up this week.