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… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
Using plastic Easter Eggs to teach sight words.
Mar 25, 12 by 3 Comments
So much of any holiday is out of Parker’s grasp considering that he isn’t able to eat by mouth. Let’s face it, food and holidays go hand in hand. Instead I try to incorporate the fun in other ways. Like in sight word lessons. We are on a label everything kick over here. I followed… [Continue Reading]
Learning how to spell your name…
Jan 12, 12 by 8 Comments
I should have named him Bill. Not only less letters, but easier to write too. But we’re working on it. Let me show you how. I printed Parker’s name in watercolor chalks. Then Parker took a watercolor brush and ‘painted’ over his name, making the colors much more brilliant. The brilliance of which I couldn’t… [Continue Reading]
A Literature Based Learning Activity: The Story of Ferdinand
Jan 3, 12 by 3 Comments
“They called him Ferdinand the Fierce and all the Banderilleros were afraid of him and the Picadores were afraid of him and the Matador was scared stiff.” from The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf The Story of Ferdinand is based on a very human foible, the tendency to think we know someone based on… [Continue Reading]
How we are teaching Parker to read.
Dec 5, 11 by 7 Comments
The program I’m sharing today isn’t my original idea. It was taught to me by a spec ed teacher. I have seen it show up in various parts of other reading programs. I’ve taken the wheel, and instead of reinventing it, honed it to meet Parker’s unique learning style. I started by taking pictures of… [Continue Reading]
