Well, the last week has set my world in a bit of a whirlwind. Getting used to doing home-school with my 8 year old and then finding out I may be gluten intolerant and need to completely change my diet. Health and Wellness is a big part of my life, and I try to eat whole grains and make a lot of food from scratch, but going Gluten Free hasn’t necessarily been a goal. Needless to say, blogging hasn’ ...[Read More]
Youth Programs
“So much more than I was looking for! Having heard that a large percentage of the population on Martha’s Vineyard knows sign language, I was looking for a simple explanation of why. This children’s book is so much more. A fun exploration of the history of American Sign Language, how it was developed, and how it both educated and empowered members of the deaf community for decades. I recommend it not only for members of the deaf community, but I believe children learning sign language at school or Scouts (or in a similar way) will also enjoy it.”
~ Deaf Sense Customer
Program for Parents/Guardians
“Parents are the most powerful people in their child’s life. The students I see that have the greatest success are those whose parents are fully involved and present in their lives.”
Are you the parent of a Deaf child?
Are you afraid of judgement from other parents or family members?
Are you so overwhelmed with being a parent that you aren’t connecting to your child?
Lego Fractions!
While on Facebook one day, we saw the idea of teaching fractions with Legos. Awesome! Here is our take on it! By the way, this is a fabulous way to do a math journal! He was way motivated to share his learning with someone! Thanks for watching! One Lego block equals one whole and has 8 dots. It can also be written as 8 or 4 . & ...[Read More]
Starting Home School!
If you’ve followed my blog: Powerful Parents, you’ll know that I am a teacher of the deaf and am passionate about teaching deaf children. I am also the parent of 4 amazing, beautiful, smart children. One can hear (is hearing) and the other 3 are deaf. After a year and a half of struggling in school, I did it, I brought him home. Read about how that journey started here. Here’s wh ...[Read More]