We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. Note that Weeks 23 and 24 are...
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 4
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. ——————————————————- This will be Week 2...
Camping in Maine | Round 1
Twelve years ago, we honeymooned in Bar Harbor, ME. It was an uncharacteristic 105 degrees for the entire 2 weeks we were there. Patrick’s been itching to get back ever since and take the kids. Fortunately, it was gorgeous and in the 70’s this time around. In typical Corkum craziness, we camped with 5 other...
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 3
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. ——————————————————- History: Revolutionary War Like I...
Let it Go!
I mentioned in this post how I was learning to LET IT GO! Here are some ways that is playing out in our family. FOOD. One of our kids uses food as a control mechanism. She’ll get upset and one of her attempts at control can sound like, “I’m not eating,” or “I’m not packing...
Spelling
I get a lot of questions about what we do for spelling. I recently posted at Real Life at Home what works for us. The only tweak I made since writing this is that for each day after I intro a list, they will test at SpellingCity.com (click here to grab my pre-entered lists) to see which...
Foto Flashback Friday
‘Tis the soccer season again. I dug these up from last October. Yeah, that’s how far behind I am on photos. Finally, never let any of my kids say they never had fun while watching soccer 🙂
I’m going to Haiti!
I am feeling really privileged to serve as the official team photographer for an upcoming ACT Mission Trip. Click here for details and how you can get involved!