Planning Curriculum

I just saw in an email that curriculum materials are the new toilet paper… Luckily we had started early. No matter what we do though I’ll second guess my decisions. We know we definitely want something secular, and we were hoping to follow the common core...
Puzzle and Visual Skills

Puzzle and Visual Skills

Growing up my family did a lot of puzzles. There was always a puzzle on a card table sitting out in a room that we could drop past and spend a few minutes or several minutes to give it some time putting it together. Recently a friend posted a puzzle board that had...
What is Autism?  I keep hearing about it.

What is Autism? I keep hearing about it.

Every so often I get asked “What is autism? I keep hearing about” – and it frequently includes a family member (child) that they think has it. – Well first off knowing someone is autistic isn’t going to change the person. It may change...

Parents too involved?

Our local news was just running a story about an area school having a book study program for parents that are ‘too involved’ in their children’s school lives. I’ve heard the term helicopter parent and know that some parents go way overboard,...
Graphing and Calculators

Graphing and Calculators

Flashing back on Friday I’m reminded that we didn’t have calculators in school or home when I was in school (similar to the we walked two miles uphill both ways to get to school)! When calculators did make it to school they were nothing more than simple...