My Little Poppies’ Picks

Here’s a little bit of what I’ve found wonderful this week! What was your highlight of the week?

Links from around the web:

Asynchronous Development in Gifted Children ~ Raising Lifelong Learners

Ducks and Sponges ~ Modern Mrs. Darcy

No Shoes Nation Member of the Month ~ Welcome to the Sandbar

On Being Busy or Being Full: How Can We Tell the Difference? ~ Simple Homeschool

I Am Homeschooling Because I Want My Kids Socialized ~ Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Little Kids with BIG Worries ~ Simple Homeschool

New from My Little Poppies:

A Homeschool Day Through HIS Eyes

One day, in early July, I was brave. I handed over my iPad to Leo and let him document his day. The results made me smile!

When Your Child Has Sensory Processing Disorder

Here is a post that I wrote for Year Round Homeschooling about our family’s experience with sensory processing disorder.

101 Things I’ve Learned from Homeschooling My Gifted Son

Here is a post that I wrote as part of the Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page August 2015 Blog Hop: Gifted 101. Check it out, and then click the image at the bottom of the post to read all of the other posts!

A Musical Month of Books

Here is the book list for the month of August at the {Virtual} Family Book Club at My Little Poppies. We have a musical theme going on, in honor of the fact that Kenny is coming to Boston!

Gifted Children and Waiting

Have you read the book The Boy Who Played with Fusion? If not, you should. And then you should talk about it with me!

Gifted Homeschooling Curriculum: Pre-K, K, & 2nd Grade

This is the post that I almost didn’t write and wow you guys like it. I’m elated that so many people have found it helpful. Special thanks to Colleen for convincing me it needed to be written!

Leo’s Lounge!

Here’s what the littlest blogger wrote this week.

The Jungle

Here is a poem that Leo wrote for his very last week of Brain Chase. 

What have the little poppies been up to in real life??

If you hang out with us on Instagram, you already know what we’ve been up to!

Here is what homeschool looked like one day this week:

We had oodles of fun with History Unboxed!

New book smell!

Even mom had fun with Rosetta Stone!

Sometimes, even the most energetic of children run out of juice!

Signing “milk” with Dawn Sign Press!

Thunder-induced drama.

Math!

Saturday morning science: root viewer refill!

Our littlest little buddy went off the diving board for the very first time!

What are the poppies reading this week??

Because I participated in a Blog Hop this weekend, and because Schizz is working and the kids are crabby, I am going to merge The Books that Fill Our Shelves in with this weekend’s Poppies’ Picks.

Schizz is reading:

Cait is reading:

Leo (7-years-old) is reading:

T (5 1/2-years-old) is reading:

Seuss (almost 4-years-old) is reading:

Recommended by My Little Poppies this week:

Mix & Match: Opposites

I love these mix & match kits- we have several of them and my kids learn so much! In this photo, you can see Seuss enjoying the Opposites kit.

Song School Latin

Are you looking to add Latin in at home? We love this program! Warning: the songs are catchy and you will find yourself singing in Latin!

Sumoku

Here’s an easy and FUN way to learn math facts – it’s like Bananagrams but with math!

Magna-tiles

What is your favorite toy of all time? What has been your best investment? This is ours- not a day goes by that we don’t play with them!

My Little Poppies elsewhere:

Raising Poppies: Supporting Parents of Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children

If you or are the parent of a gifted or 2E child, you should head on over and check out this group. Just be forewarned: it’s tough to leave once you step inside because it kinda feels like home.

Granite State Gifted

If you know of gifted and 2E children in NH or MA, please send them my way! Granite State Gifted is a growing community of parents just like you! And, if you’re having trouble finding your community, don’t forget that you can take matters into your own hands!

Tell me, folks… what did you find wonderful this week? Share in the comments!

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