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Simply Classical Resources

Every week we have new visitors to this site. For convenience, please find the following list of compiled resources. These seven types can help simplify classical Christian education for the purpose of bringing a classical Christian education to any child. See free samples, books, webinars, and other resources now available, … Continue reading →

True Rest

After hours and hours, weeks and weeks, of editing a new project, I heard these welcome words: “If you’ve ever had to work and work and work, if you’ve ever been worn out and exhausted, when you feel like you can’t go on but you have to, when you’re drained … Continue reading →

Help for Behavior, Aggression, & Oppositional Issues – plus Free Downloadable Behavior Charts

When one of our SimplyClassical.com forum members posted about nighttime behavior struggles, I stumbled upon some free articles and charts that might be helpful for someone. Feel free to download any of the Expert Articles from empoweringparents.com, a good resource for addressing defiant, oppositional, and aggressive behaviors. This is the … Continue reading →

FPEA Schedule Now Posted – Nov. 2015 – Special Needs Conference in Orlando

The schedule has been posted. I will be leading these three sessions on Saturday, November 21st: Soften Hearts: Nurturing Empathy in the Challenged Child (10:15-11:15am) Literacy, Language, and Literature with Special Needs (2:15-3:15pm) Math, Music, and Memory with Special Needs (4:45-5:45pm) View the session descriptions here. View the entire conference … Continue reading →

“Nuts & Bolts” Webinars on Classical Ed & Special Needs

Available again by request, these webinars can be accessed now through December: Classical Education and Special Needs – Part One. Classical Education and Special Needs – Part Two. Each part contains three hours of information. My daughter joins me at the end of several sessions, and she instantly adds a … Continue reading →

Handwriting (Penmanship) and Special Needs

Manuscript or cursive? Tracing or copying*? Hand-over-hand or independent? How does Occupational Therapy help handwriting? We address these topics in a recent Q&A on our SimplyClassical.com Struggling Student forum. From California, one of our regular contributors begins: “Fine motor control is one of my 7 year old son’s biggest challenges, … Continue reading →

My Thankfulness Journals: Review

A homeschooler named Angela begins: “There are oh so many reasons why its a good idea to keep a thankfulness journal!  For starters, scripture commands us to thank the Lord again and again.  It helps guard our hearts from discontentment or envy, and reminds us of the many reasons we … Continue reading →

My Thankfulness Journals

A homeschooler named Angela posted this review @ TheHungrySchooler. She begins: “There are oh so many reasons why its a good idea to keep a thankfulness journal!  For starters, scripture commands us to thank the Lord again and again.  It helps guard our hearts from discontentment or envy, and reminds … Continue reading →

New Book – New Audio

This morning, KFUOAM.org Director of Programming and Faith & Family host, Andrew Bates, interviewed me about the upcoming book, Eternal Treasures: Teaching Your Child at Home. The interview occurred “live,” inside the St. Louis radio studio, beginning 30 minutes into this audiocast. The interview spans the final ~30 minutes. While … Continue reading →

Care for the Caregiver: Avoiding Burnout

We drive to and from appointments, plan for home therapy exercises, oversee our special-needs child’s “self-care” (which rarely is truly accomplished by the child him”self”). We plan meals, organize and administer medications and, for those of us who homeschool, we even conduct lessons! As combined caregivers and parents, we may … Continue reading →