I love this time of year. I love bringing up the Halloween books and hanging out with Parker as we sit and read and read and read. Today’s book extension activity is a fun book, Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara, and Parker has a fun extension activity to share too! Notice the colors […]
Name Activities for kids with Special Needs
Mar 17, 14 by 1 Comment
There comes such a sense of accomplishment when a child learns how to write their name. That’s one of the reasons I persist in the perfection of Parker’s signature. It’s really no longer a matter of IF the kid can write his name, but matter of WILL he’ll write his name. Hard-headed Hodsons abound around […]
St. Patrick’s Day Educational Ideas
Feb 24, 14 by Leave a Comment
I am so thankful for talented people who willing share their hard work on their sites for people like me who home school a medically fragile kid at home. Or any kid for that matter. Anyway, welcome to our St. Patrick’s Day Educational Ideas Round-up! 3 Dinosaurs.com has created a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day […]
September Sight Words
Sep 20, 13 by 4 Comments
Let’s not talk about how it is almost the end of September. It’s been a month, but I finally put together Parker’s September Sight Words. Parker’s sight words don’t fall under the same definition of typical site words. Instead we use them as a way to introduce new vocabulary as he learns to identify and […]
A Sensory Rich Christmas Tree Craft
Dec 11, 12 by 4 Comments
The Christmas Tree Farm, by Ann Purmell, is one of the new holiday reads here at Praying For Parker. And with a great new book, comes some great new sensory rich Christmas Tree crafts. The supply list is simple: green felt, a star, fabric glue, and these tinsel pom-poms. I found the Christmas Tree pattern […]
Home School Ideas for December
Dec 5, 12 by 2 Comments
December is a big month in terms of homeschooling Parker. I’m always searching for new home school ideas for December! Not only do we work on the basics, I try to add in lots of fun holiday stuff, like great Christmas books. I replace our typical math manipulatives with December themed ones. Parker’s sight […]
