“Wow!” “How awesome!” “This is neat mom, move over.” This is what I heard as I was pushed out of the way and my children took over the computer to work through the Wordtoons e-book. There are some rules to Wordtoons. “1. Start with a word written as plainly as possible. 2. Turn the word into a clear cartoon matching… View Post
Review: Homeschooling for the Rest of Us
Hot off the presses is a new book by Sonya Haskins, Homeschooling for the Rest of Us. Homeschooling for the Rest of Us: How Your One-of-a-Kind Family Can Make Homeschooling and Real Life Work By Sonya Haskins / Bethany House That name may sound familiar because just a couple of years ago she also wrote The Homeschooler’s Book of Lists…. View Post
Review: The Homeschool Organizer
Last year at the Eastern Panhandle Homeschooling Conference (West Virginia) I talked with a homeschooling father of 8 about his organization product, The Homeschool Organizer. Troy L Parrish is a professional counselor that works with many children and teens. He made The Homeschool Organizer and The Homework Keeper from his years of experience. I bought The Homeschool Organizer. I received… View Post
Finding Peace in the Lord
Hello my friends! I hope you are having a wonderful Holiday season! I have been having a wonderful but eye opening season. I really thought that I was level headed in my approach to Christmas. Put Christ first. That is exactly as it should be. This year I am learning that intellectual knowledge is vastly different from living out that… View Post
Homeschooling on the GO!!!
Have you ever found yourself in a therapist’s parking lot trying to homeschool? Are you concerned that you are losing precious time running to and from the dr office? In fall when my schedule is running just like I planned I don’t often have these thoughts. As the year wears on and acute illnesses start to stack up, or extra… View Post
How to homeschool, putting together your subjects and grade levels
Congratulations on making the decision to homeschooling. I have found homeschooling to be one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done. I have also found that I have bonded with my family and watched them grow in a way that would not have been possible if they spent most of the day away from home. So first may… View Post
Review: The Fallacy Detective
Is watching the news or reading the newspaper part of your curriculum? Do you find yourself trying to explain the faulty thinking and logic that is used to write and tell some of that material? Then this is the book for you. THE FALLACY DETECTIVE The day we started this book my daughter and I were watching a news program…. View Post
Everything You Need To Know To Successfully Start Homeschooling
When deciding to start homeschooling, special needs child or not, there are a few things that you MUST do. First you and your husband/wife must be on the same page. Are you both willing to try homeschooling? It is not uncommon for one parent to be hesitant but willing to try for a short period and then reassess. That’s fine!… View Post
Heart of the Matter: Holidays with Sensory Kids!
I am now an official contributor over at Heart of the Matter. You may remember that I mod the Special Needs forum over there as well. Today is my first article!! Come on over and give me some bloggy love (comments) please!?! Here is a bit of the article: Holidays with Sensory Kids! Thanksgiving is around the corner and so… View Post
Divorce destroying homeschools near you!
What a headline. Can it be? After all aren’t homeschooler’s supposed to be this tight knit highly functioning family? Aren’t a large percentage of homeschooler’s christians? Sadly divorce has entered our ranks and it wrecks marriages and homes. Divorce has always been around the homeschool community. There is just a subtle unspoken reluctance to talk about it. Now we talk… View Post
Brain Pain and learning
Sometimes I feel like a subject expert from the inside out. This is one of those topics. I get migraines. My children get migraines. Two of my children have eye issues that cause headaches after a minimal amount of reading or text work. The cherry on top is my oldest who must deal with long term headaches. Yes, we know… View Post
Gifted student being held back
Washington Post Gifted Student Is Being Held Back By Graduation Rules Interesting this is a gifted student that wants to go to public school after a homeschooling stint. He is not desiring more education, he wishes for the prom etc. The school is not accepting the college, and state high school testing credits. I do hope that with this hitting… View Post
Basic skills, Memory
Have you ever been groggy with the flu or the lovely medicine trying to fix the flu? You feel disconnected and fuzzy. The ideas are in your head but they don’t fit into the larger puzzle of your thoughts. Soon you are dropping more and more ideas and instructions. Then you are left with the conversations around you flowing on… View Post
Living the life I preach
Hello all! I just wanted to update you as to why the blog has been so slow recently. Usually I post several times a week. Recently however life, to be specific medical problems, have reared their ugly head. I am not just some talking head, I live the special needs life. This time last year I found out that I… View Post
Super Duper the find of the day!
If you have a child with speech delays/problems or global delays let me introduce you to one of my favorite stores. Super Duper is a one stop speech shop. There are many engaging games, activities and therapy tools. There is also a large selection of books that just might be what you are looking for! For those who are always… View Post