The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Minute to Minute
Readers Helping Readers

September 15th, 2007
No mother likes to see her child sick or feeling ill, but for this mother illness is a daily event in her household. She homeschools her chronically ill son who on a daily basis must battle through the side effects of medication to gain an education.
 
Now she writes in to the Minute to Minute Readers, asking for their help in discovering resources that can aid her and other mothers who homeschool chronically ill children.
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Educating the Chronically Ill
Dear Homeschool Moms,
 
I would really like to find out if there are any resources out there for moms who are home educating chronically ill children. Do you know of anything? My child does not have any mental disability or physical disability. He has a chronic illness that can and often does effect his ability to complete school work (he is suffering from side effects of his medicine that make him tired and cranky or cause him to feel achy). I have a few friends who are also dealing with this issue but have the added mental disability so that is different from what I am going through. Thank you for your time.
 
A Homeschool Mom,
 
Tanya
Homeschooling Resources
PCS Learning Magnets PCS Learning Magnets 90 Nouns includes 90 of the most commonly used nouns in the English language including several nouns that are an important part of most school curriculums. This set is especially helpful when teaching labels. It also provides children with a way to request objects. These wonderful magnets make learning fun and allow homeschool moms to teach their children anywhere in the house. If Johnny feels sick, just placethe PCS Learning Magnets on a magnetic tray and do school from the couch.
 
Click here to see all the PCS Learning Magnets! 

Please email us with advice, resources, and suggestions that could encourage Tanya and her friends as they teach their chronically ill children. When you email us you give us permission to post your response in the Minute to Minute e-newsletter, send your response to Tanya, or use it in The Old Schoolhouse Magazine's "My Voice" column if selected.
 
Sincerely,
Paul and Gena Suarez, Publishers
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine