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: Astronauts and the first moon landing I feel like I’m in the minority, but I can’t get into lapbooks. The funny thing is 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. A book list has been added at the bottom. ___________________________ History: Brown vs. Board of Ed (Civil Rights) We will re-visit Civil Rights using this lesson plan. PBS also has a great […]
Our kids recently wanted to watch Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. As is our custom, we tracked down the book before indulging in the movie. The library had the audio book on instant download which was great for us. Shhh! Don’t tell, but I’m a homeschooling mom, and I hate […]
I had never heard of the WRETCHED Network or Todd Friel before yesterday, but now a video he recorded has gone viral in the adoption community. As anything viral, it evokes strong emotions; However, this video has been rather polarizing. Folks either really identified with it or found it untrue and offensive. Todd’s delivery is […]
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: NATO (and Communism and the Cold War) Intro: From the NATO website. We’ll probably follow this lesson plan. Other lesson plans: Based on primary […]
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: President Wilson and WWI Because another Cycle 2 covers WWI more thoroughly (at least in my head), I really wanted to focus on the […]
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: Immigration ABC’s of Immigration Book (Appendix A and B) Map of cities with high immigrant population (Appendix E) Poem for memorization (Appendix E) Melting […]
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 […]