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. ________________________________________ UPDATE: 10/19/11 I just looked ahead […]
Well, we didn’t get to be the first people to see the sun rise on the east coast this visit, but we did get to enjoy the view from atop Cadillac Mountain. We started with “normal” snapshots on the mountain. Then we just got silly.
In case you missed it, check out Round 1. Once there was a family who set out on a hike. While the wild blueberries were delightful, It was called the Precipice. That should have been a clue. Ladder rungs. Enough said. We did make it to the summit. The view was amazing.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 🙂