I get a lot of questions about how our adoption of Ty affected our bio kids. Or how our out-of-birth order adoption of three unrelated teen/tweens affected the kids who were already at home. The human part of me is telling you it sucks and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Jesus is whispering that...
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Teddy Roosevelt, Spanish American War Intro: Multimedia website or video I thought this would be a fun week to explore Spanish culture a little since...
I dug these up from LAST Christmas. As in 2013. Yup, pretty behind in life.
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Industrial Revolution Intro: You have your pick–trusty YouTube or any of the 70+ videos found here. I loosely picked activities around this lesson plan....
Although I didn’t grow up culturally Korean, I LOVE Asian food. Rice has been one of the really hard things for me to give up and often finds itself in the 20 part of my 80/20 commitment. Cauliflower is one of the things I can successfully hide from PJ (our choosy 11 year old, carb-craver)....
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: 14th Amendment and Civil Rights We’re going to take a similar approach to Civil Rights that we took with the second week of our...
It turns out that old adage, “Mind over matter,” actually holds some water. As the new year starts, try spending a couple minutes everyday repeating these affirmations out loud and with confidence. I nourish myself with nutritious foods and plenty of water every day that give me abundant energy. Every day I make decisions to get healthier...
Well, I got as far as taking the family photo that was supposed to grace the Corkum Family Christmas Card for 2014. Gone are the days of creative overlays and folds. Apparently, also gone are the days of just slapping a photo on a pre-designed card and popping them in the mail. Actually, forget the...