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Four Maples: Growing Together: July 2015
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Saturday, July 25, 2015. Five reasons why I blog. And why it's a struggle. Blogs are funny things. They provide an amazing avenue for average Joes and Bettys to share information, ideas, creativity, memorable moments, frustrations, recommendations and rants with a wide audience. Some blogs are inspiring to read, and some blogs are infuriating. Some blogs encourage me to want to be a better mom/wife/homeschooler/human being/Christ follower, and others can make me feel like crap. Five Reasons Why I Blog:.
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Four Maples: Growing Together: November 2014
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Saturday, November 8, 2014. Listening to others is hard. If you add additional factors like development, auditory processing challenges, lack of social awareness, sensory issues, attention challenges, etc., it can seem nearly impossible! Sometimes a person/child is actually listening but isn't aware that their body language isn't communicating that to others. Every child can learn to show respect and interest in someone who is talking to him or her, even for short periods of time. Your child might also b...
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Four Maples: Growing Together: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Skip Counting Tips from a Super Homeschool Momma. My dear friend and amazing homeschooler Kathy Dow. Just posted a new blog post with lots of ideas for how to teach skip counting (or multiplication tables). Here is the link to some great ideas:. Http:/ livingandlearningwithmyboybarians.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/skip-counting-tricks/. I am definitely going to be utilizing some of these ideas as we officially tackle multiplication this year - yikes! Three is the magic number!
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Four Maples: Growing Together: A Hard Day
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. My post on Facebook today:. I try not to post too often about how hard things can be, but could you please pray for us? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visual Schedules, a.k.a. Sanity Savers. Fruit of the Spirit bible study and activities. Having "The Talk" with my daughter. Letter Dot Worksheets: Free, Versatile, and Fun! Having The Talk with my daughter. Other Blogs to Follow. Confessions of a Homeschooler. How Beautiful are the Feet. Living and Learning with My Boybarians.
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Four Maples: Growing Together: Visual Schedules, a.k.a. Sanity Savers
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Friday, August 16, 2013. Visual Schedules, a.k.a. Sanity Savers. Where is your underwear? Why did you put it THERE? I make a visual aid. Here are a few that we made to get you started - if you want to tweak these for your own family, feel free to email me. To request a copy of the Publisher document and I will be more than happy to share it with you. Bedtime Schedule (with medicine). Have a great weekend! August 28, 2013 at 2:06 PM. Love these visual schedules! August 28, 2013 at 2:51 PM. Visual Schedule...
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Four Maples: Growing Together: Tips for New to Homeschool Parents
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Thursday, September 4, 2014. Tips for New to Homeschool Parents. So you want to homeschool? You're about to embark on an amazing journey of learning and exploring alongside your kids - it will be one of the toughest and most rewarding jobs you will ever take on, and it's totally worth it. Budding scientist, Dr. Truth. The most common question/comments I get from new to homeschool mommas are: "It feels so overwhelming! And "Where in the heck do I start? 1) Check your state's homeschooling laws. Is a great...
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Four Maples: Growing Together: Speaking in Stories and Autism
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Speaking in Stories and Autism. A few months ago, my husband Jason. Ran across a review of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ron Suskind's book Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism. In his book, he describes his son Owen's autism diagnosis and limited communication, and how Owen was able to find his voice by quoting and referencing Disney movies to communicate his feelings and observations of the world around him. 8220;So, Owen, how ya’ doin’? His parents immed...
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Four Maples: Growing Together: Guiding Principles for Educating Your Unique Child
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Sunday, September 8, 2013. Guiding Principles for Educating Your Unique Child. Whew, where did the week go? Two therapies in a week makes for little time for anything else, but I have been working on a list of pre-K resources that I hope to have done in the next week (fingers crossed). Teach to the child, not to the curriculum. He/she was created that way for a purpose, and we should work with those given abilities and not against them. Dr Kathy Koch, founder of Celebrate Kids, Inc. We learn them because...
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Four Maples: Growing Together: April 2015
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. My post on Facebook today:. I try not to post too often about how hard things can be, but could you please pray for us? Thursday, April 2, 2015. Having "The Talk" with my daughter. World Autism Awareness Day is coming to a close, and after three years of having the diagnosis I finally had "the talk" with my daughter, telling her she was on the autism spectrum. But mostly I was just afraid I'd screw it all up. Without missing a beat, she said matter of factly, "Yeah, I know.".
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