As many of you know, I took a blogging break for quite a while. The simple truth was, I needed that blogging time to switch to homeschool/family during that time. Homeschooling five children, plus working outside the home (speech language pathologist) and maintaining a home…well, you can imagine that the schedule was tight. It became even tighter as the kids…
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5 tips for the smoothest homeschool year ever
Using Books to Support Speech and Language
Being an avid reader all my life, I have always incorporated books into my homeschool. We often do literature based theme units and crafts, and it seems we always have (way too many) books checked out from the library. Earlier this month, I took a new Speech Pathology job that allows me to see clients, supervise Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, and contribute…
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10 Easy Fine Motor Activities you can do at home
If your child is seeing therapists, it is important that you work on their skills in between therapy appointments, as this will help them make progress faster. My twins used to really struggle with fine motor issues and were seen regularly by an OT from ages 3-14. In order to help them improve this area, so that tasks like clothes fasteners…
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Tales of a Pumpkin Patch Past
My kids are getting excited about visiting the pumpkin patch this year. While they have all already taken a small trip this week (fall break) to a local patch where they all decorated a small pumpkin; they are anxiously awaiting the trip to the “Big Patch” where we will pick our pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns. I haven’t decided what “Big”…
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Theme Units Made Easy: Apples
I love doing theme units with my kids. Theme units are a great way to incorporate many subjects into one unit study. They lend themselves well to a single homeschooler, or a family with children of multiple grades and ages equally easily. They also allow your child the time to focus and really learn about something thoroughly, which lends itself to a better…
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I can’t homeschool because… my child has special needs
You have a child with special needs? Me too. In fact, I have two of them. Twin boys, both born with special needs due to birth trauma, and they are homeschooled. This is their 8th year of homeschooling; having started their homeschool journey when they were in the 4th grade. While I discuss the reasons we chose to pull them…
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