Special Needs Carnival

Posted by Nikowa Lee | 1 comment

Welcome to our Special Needs Homeschooling Carnival. Every Monday for 5 weeks we will publish a collaborative article brimming with tips, resources and advice to guide and encourage you in your special needs journey.  Anyone can submit! Sift through your archives for posts that you would like to share, old or new.

Weekly Topics

• Week 1 - How to deal with mean kids. Ways to help a child cope with being ‘different’. How to encourage your child. Helping your child with self-esteem. Due by 4/9, posted 4/12.
• Week 2 – Resources and support for parents, grandparents and siblings, including websites, books, etc.  Recommended curriculum, activities and books for homeschooling special needs. Reviews. Due by 4/16, posted 4/19.
• Week 3 – Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Due by 4/23, posted 4/26.
• Week 4 – ADD and ADHD. Due by 4/30, posted 5/3.
• Week 5 – Physical disorders such as speech or sight or hearing impairment, dyslexia, dwarfism, down syndrome, and cerebral palsy. Due by 5/7, posted 5/10.

What is a blog carnival?

**From Wikipedia: A blog carnival is a type of blog event. It is similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the form of a blog article that contains permalinks to other blog articles on the particular topic.

To Submit

Please email the following to nikowalee@heartofthematteronline.com before the above due dates at 9:00pm EST. You may send all your information in one email or in separate emails as the weeks go on.

• Your name (first name only is ok)
• Name of your blog
• Title of your post
• Direct link to your post
• Brief summary of your post
• Week you are submitting for

Nikowa is a quirky homeschooling mom to a special needs son, co-schooling mom to a son that’s a handful, foster-to-adopt parent, Cub Scout volunteer, music lover, frugal lifestyle livin’, 2x cervical cancer surviving wife. She enjoys social media, photography, knitting, gardening, reading, cooking, and teaching. You can visit Nikowa at The Adventures of a Quirky Mom.