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Planning the Home Education Year

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31 Days of Pinterest Hacks

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31 Days of Morning Circle

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Adapting Board Games

Making Transitions Easy: Tips for Home Educating a Disabled Child

Making Transitions Easy: Tips for Home Educating a Disabled Child

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Concept Planning for Home Educating a Child with Spelling Support Needs: A Case Study

Concept Planning for Home Educating a Child with Spelling Support Needs: A Case Study

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Tools for Meeting A Learner Where They’re At: Using Educational Continua Instead of Standards

Homeschooling, How-to Articles, Tools and Templates

Simple Systems for Organizing Homeschool Materials, Paperwork and Student Work

Simple Systems for Organizing Homeschool Materials, Paperwork, and Student Work

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Day 30: Final Thoughts: How to Use Pinterest

Day 30: Final Thoughts: How to Use Pinterest

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Day 29: Organizing

Day 29: Organizing

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I spent a decade trying to make the holidays special, memorable, tradition-filled. But no matter what I did, Christmas still felt like any other day for my son. For a long time, this weighed heavily on me. I asked myself, “Why am I doing all this?” and “Who is this actually for?” Those questions finally led me to a more helpful one: “How can I make this holiday developmentally appropriate for my child?” So, yes. I went there. I slipped into my teacher/consultant mindset and looked at Christmas the same way I look at any theme we explore in our homeschool: adapt it, break it down, and make it accessible. I’ve tried plenty of things over the years to make the holidays feel meaningful, and we’ve built routines that help when we’re out with others. But treating Christmas as a themed learning unit is a whole different challenge. Holidays come with layers of history, cultural expectations, and traditions that we barely question as adults because we grew up with them. But our children may not have the same automatic understanding, and that’s why reframing matters. Below are some ways to teach about Christmas (or any holiday) in ways that support disabled or neurodivergent learners. This isn’t about watering anything down. It’s about making the holidays feel doable and less confusing for a child who doesn’t yet fully grasp them

Day 28: Celebrating the Holidays

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Day 27: Books

Day 27: Books

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Day 26: Technology

Day 26: Technology

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Day 25: Social Studies

Day 25: Social Studies

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Day 24: Science

Day 24: Science

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Day 23: Literacy

Day 23: Literacy

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Day 22: Writing Tips

Day 22: Writing Tips

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Day 21: Handwriting

Day 21: Handwriting

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Day 20: Shape and Colors

Day 20: Shape and Colors

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Day 19: Cutting and Pasting

Day 19: Cutting and Pasting

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Day 18: Numeracy

Day 18: Numeracy

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Day 17: Problem-Solving

Day 17: Problem-Solving

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Day 16: Furniture and Equipment

Day 16: Furniture and Equipment

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Day 15: Toy Suggestions

Day 15: Toy Suggestions

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Day 14: Movement Activities

Day 14: Movement Activities

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Day 13: Easing into Group Activities

Day 13: Easing into Group Activities

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Day 12: Yarn Play

Day 12: Yarn Play

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Day 11: Playdough Tips

Day 11: Playdough Tips

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