The Egg, The Carrot, and The Coffee Bean

The Egg, The Carrot, and The Coffee Bean Download printable version of the activity For this activity, you will need a whole, peeled, hard-boiled egg, cooked carrots, and a cup of coffee. Gather the family and talk about resilience. You may need to define adversity...

Focus Quotes

Focus Quotes   Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month!     “You don’t have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don’t walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it...

Threadbare

Threadbare   The activities here are fun ways to teach character.  The game aspect makes the lesson more memorable.  Each activity has processing questions at the end.  Without processing the activity, the exercise is just a game.  To make it a stronger lesson...

House of Cards

House of Cards House of Cards A house of cards is created by stacking one card on top of another, one card at a time, to create a structure. There are many different types of card houses on record, including ones up to 75 card stories tall, and even one that is a...

The Daffodil Principle

The Daffodil Principle The Daffodil Principle ‘The Daffodil Principle’ by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards is a story about an actual place, a daffodil garden near Running Springs in California. An entire mountainside covered in daffodils, a flower that only blooms 3 weeks...