Comments for Homeschooling ADD Kids http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog Tips, unit studies and conversation on how to homeschool kids with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and other learning differences. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Misbehaving Kids with ADHD: Try Positive Time Out by celebrity fuck you http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=173#comment-497 celebrity fuck you Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:29:20 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=173#comment-497 Sign: zdbrw Hello!!! szqde and 2156bauecrspvm and 5883 : I love your site. :) Love design!!! I just came across your blog and wanted to say that Ive really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. Sign: zdbrw Hello!!! szqde and 2156bauecrspvm and 5883 : I love your site. :) Love design!!! I just came across your blog and wanted to say that Ive really enjoyed browsing your blog posts.

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]]> Comment on ADD kids are aware that their brains are in high gear by Lori B http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=7#comment-495 Lori B Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:31:53 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=7#comment-495 Your photo of the whiteboard lines are almost an exact picture of discussions my 12-year old son and I have had over the years. I have never had him formally diagnosed but have researched A. D. D. enough--both as a teaching professional and as a mother--to realize that my son is experiencing more than "just being a boy!" He has often told me that at times he feels "red" and that during those times he has too much energy to burn and can't focus. (This child learned how to read by jogging in place while holding onto the edge of the kitchen table!) During younger elementary years, he aced many an ORAL spelling test while spinning around in the floor pretending to be the hands of a clock. One of the many joys of homeschooling. . . .! Now that he is in his adolescent years, I am searching for creative ways for him to learn and to retain the information. He simply cannot "do school" like his older brother and younger sister, yet as we enter the junior-high years, material becomes a bit more challenging and so do ways to present it to him! I welcome any suggestions from other parents of A. D. D. teens and adolescents! He has trouble keeping up with things (money, house keys, his ipod, etc.) and, of course, focusing on tasks--especially ones that are unpleasant or "boring." He LOVES soccer and swim team--these are GREAT energy outlets and confidence-builders. But we are constantly looking for ways to improve how we learn--do we "tame" the purple zig-zags or do we flow with them or hit a happy medium somewhere? Thank you again for that whiteboard photo. We are not alone! (I hope I did not stray from the conversational thread too much, but, yes, he is aware that he thinks differently!) Your photo of the whiteboard lines are almost an exact picture of discussions my 12-year old son and I have had over the years. I have never had him formally diagnosed but have researched A. D. D. enough–both as a teaching professional and as a mother–to realize that my son is experiencing more than “just being a boy!” He has often told me that at times he feels “red” and that during those times he has too much energy to burn and can’t focus. (This child learned how to read by jogging in place while holding onto the edge of the kitchen table!) During younger elementary years, he aced many an ORAL spelling test while spinning around in the floor pretending to be the hands of a clock. One of the many joys of homeschooling. . . .! Now that he is in his adolescent years, I am searching for creative ways for him to learn and to retain the information. He simply cannot “do school” like his older brother and younger sister, yet as we enter the junior-high years, material becomes a bit more challenging and so do ways to present it to him! I welcome any suggestions from other parents of A. D. D. teens and adolescents! He has trouble keeping up with things (money, house keys, his ipod, etc.) and, of course, focusing on tasks–especially ones that are unpleasant or “boring.” He LOVES soccer and swim team–these are GREAT energy outlets and confidence-builders. But we are constantly looking for ways to improve how we learn–do we “tame” the purple zig-zags or do we flow with them or hit a happy medium somewhere? Thank you again for that whiteboard photo. We are not alone! (I hope I did not stray from the conversational thread too much, but, yes, he is aware that he thinks differently!)

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]]> Comment on Unit Study on Sheep by Sheep, Wool, Knitting, and More « River City Homeschoolers http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-489 Sheep, Wool, Knitting, and More « River City Homeschoolers Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:22:14 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-489 [...] first part of the study included this unit study on sheep as well as some literature.   The literature which we came across on the topic for young children [...] [...] first part of the study included this unit study on sheep as well as some literature.   The literature which we came across on the topic for young children [...]

]]> Comment on Unit Study on Sheep by dogs training http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-483 dogs training Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:12:32 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-483 <strong>dogs training...</strong> If used improperly, choke collars may pinch the skin- creating hot spots that will be made worse if the dog scratches them. Choke collars can also unintentionally squeeze the trachea. An instantaneous pull- and- release is not injurious, although becau... dogs training…

If used improperly, choke collars may pinch the skin- creating hot spots that will be made worse if the dog scratches them. Choke collars can also unintentionally squeeze the trachea. An instantaneous pull- and- release is not injurious, although becau…

]]> Comment on Unit Study on Sheep by broccoli http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-469 broccoli Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:59:28 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-469 Your welcome, Sheri! I hope you find lots more unit studies that you can use to make your homeschooling more enjoyable and effective. Your welcome, Sheri! I hope you find lots more unit studies that you can use to make your homeschooling more enjoyable and effective.

]]> Comment on Unit Study on Sheep by Sheri Thompson http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-468 Sheri Thompson Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:19:32 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-468 Wow, we are new to homeschooling and i am feeling a bit lost. I like this unit study and we will be starting this next week. Our good friends raise sheep for their 4H projects and i wish we would have had this info earlier but we will be prepared for next year. haha Thank you for your time and effort in sharing this study! Wow, we are new to homeschooling and i am feeling a bit lost. I like this unit study and we will be starting this next week. Our good friends raise sheep for their 4H projects and i wish we would have had this info earlier but we will be prepared for next year. haha
Thank you for your time and effort in sharing this study!

]]> Comment on Unit Study on Sheep by Hillary Moore http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-467 Hillary Moore Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:54:25 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=281#comment-467 Sheep are also tasty for eating. Lamb/mutton bring high prices in stores. We usually buy 3 or so lambs each year to help with the 'mowing' during the summer. They then go to the butcher and then our freezer sometime in the fall. Great unit study! Thank you! Sheep are also tasty for eating. Lamb/mutton bring high prices in stores. We usually buy 3 or so lambs each year to help with the ‘mowing’ during the summer. They then go to the butcher and then our freezer sometime in the fall.
Great unit study! Thank you!

]]> Comment on mental exercises vs. physical exercise: which for the ADD brain? by Anne http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=104#comment-465 Anne Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:31:47 +0000 http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/?p=104#comment-465 I have a 6 year old daughter, my third child to be homeschooled, who exhibits many behaviors indicative of ADD. For a couple of weeks we worked on memorizing basic addition facts (doubles up to 5), with NO success. After two weeks, she couldn't remember a single fact. One day I set her on my exercise ball to bounce while we did the facts. She got every one and has not had a problem with them since then. I have no doubt that physical movement will play a large role in wiring her brain to deal with even simple tasks. I have a 6 year old daughter, my third child to be homeschooled, who exhibits many behaviors indicative of ADD. For a couple of weeks we worked on memorizing basic addition facts (doubles up to 5), with NO success. After two weeks, she couldn’t remember a single fact. One day I set her on my exercise ball to bounce while we did the facts. She got every one and has not had a problem with them since then. I have no doubt that physical movement will play a large role in wiring her brain to deal with even simple tasks.

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