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Teaching Kids to Write
I firmly believe that children do not have to sit still in order to learn. (That’s one of the reasons we homeschool.) This month, I’m teaching a group of 8-11 year olds how to write creatively as my...
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Bible Games and Chocolate Cake
Whew. Talk about writing like a mother! I’m officially 9 months pregnant, and I’ve been busy wrapping up writing projects before baby girl makes her arrival. There’s lots of good news to go around,...
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Read Local Book Festival
I grew up in libraries. “Nerd.” Hey, I heard that! My grandmother worked in our local public library, and the ladies in Acquisition and the Book Mobile took me under their wings. I got to read all...
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How to Tell Bedtime Stories Trailer
The question I am asked most frequently as an author with children is, “How do you tell bedtime stories?” Coming June 21, you’ll have an easy-to-use guide that will take you all the way from a desire...
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Do Good and Get Rewarded!
Announcing an easy way to do a lot of good. We all want to help children overcome learning challenges. Just Right Academy teaches kids who have fallen through the cracks of ordinary special education...
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Free Progidal Son Hands-On Sunday School Lesson
My godmother called me this morning and asked for ideas on an activity-based lesson for The Prodigal Son. When my godmama calls, I answer! Here’s my pdf offering of The Prodigal Son: A Tale of Two...
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Shine
A dozen years ago, my friend Linda introduced me to the practice of polishing silver during penitential seasons of the church year. This weekend, thanks to the kindness of my friend and fellow writer...
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Stuff That Helps With Nonverbal Kids
This isn’t a philosophical post. I have found that there are a few products that really help me help my son who has autism. Sharing here because they might help someone else. Waterproof paper. It...
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Parables of the Kingdom for Concrete Thinkers: A Review of The Suitcase by...
As you know if you’ve read recent posts, two of my children have autism. One of the gifts of autism is the ability to think concretely about big, beautiful ideas. I had been pondering how much of my...
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Visual Schedule for Roman Catholic Mass
Why visual schedules? Autism makes thinking different. To stay in church, a stable visual cue set can help a great deal. A visual schedule of the order of service provides social cues in a static way...
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Bible Study and Sunday School Vocabulary Board
If you have a concrete thinker or a child with complex communication needs, the thought of studying the Bible in a meaningful way might seem like out of reach. This board will help. A core vocabulary...
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Autism Homeschool Resources – Fall 2017
We start our homeschool year in September here at St. Nektarios Academy (our school name), but a lot of people have asked me what we use and how we use it. This is a brief overview of some of the most...
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7 Ways to Act on Your Autism Awareness in Church
Even if a man be lame, or his eyes have been torn out, or he be disabled in body, or has fallen into the most extreme weakness, none of these things prevents grace coming into the soul. – St. John...
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Finding Focus in a Neurodiverse Homeschool Day
Here are my Top Ten Tips Plus One on how to focus your children’s attention. Don’t forget to click through to the shopping lists at the end for more ideas and how-to’s! Rocking and swinging make for...
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Not every family is able to attend church over the Christmas holidays, but lots of us want to teach our children about the Nativity. I teamed up with my daughter to bring you a free Autism-Accessible...
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Learning in the Garden: Interview with Mary Riddle
Spring is here! In my household, we’ve spent the past few weeks working hard to set up a garden. We’ve planted fruit trees and shade trees and dug beds for herbs and vegetables. Read to the end of the...
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Teaching With Games: A Winning Strategy for Therapeutic Homeschools
Later this month, I have the honor of presenting the webinar, “”They Shall All Know Me”: Seven Best Practices for Therapeutic Homeschools,” as part of the Ancient Faith Speaker Series with St. Raphael...
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#blogtown What’s the Latin word for exasperation?
Don’t fill my comments with “exacerbatio” just yet. I’m not really here to talk about cognates. I had a hard morning that turned out beautifully, if differently, than I expected. We had one child on...
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Resource List for “They Shall All Know Me” Webinar on 7 Best Practices for...
They Shall All Know Me: Seven Best Practices for Therapeutic HomeschoolsPresented as a Webinar with the St. Raphael School Ancient Faith Speaker Series January 2020 VIEW THE PRESENTATION SLIDES ON MY...
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Get to Know St. Brigid
At St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church, is the Western Rite parish where I’m the Christian Ed director, I led a mini series on St. Brigid as part of a developing curriculum on Western Orthodox Saints....
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