Welcome to OM's Newsletter for Homeschooling Families: We're Highlighting Middle School!   For our middle school families, we're sharing a variety of earth-centric crafts and activities, resources to learn more about neurodiversity, insights on teaching students with perfectionist tendencies, and more.

Thoughts on Perfectionism Is your student a perfectionist? We often receive inquiries from home teachers regarding their child’s desire for perfectionism and the many frustrations that accompany this need. If you find yourself working with children who display perfectionist tendencies, keep reading for advice on recognizing and appreciating these children's natural inclinations and helping them to embrace imperfection.

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Make Springtime, Any Time

There's so much discovery and beauty to behold in the springtime! While the flowers themselves may be fleeting, it is our hope that, with these activities, you can take the lessons of spring with you into the year to come.

Create a Terrarium Love the growing season, but wish it could last year round? It can with an indoor terrarium! This project is great for those new to indoor plant care as it requires very little ongoing maintenance. Let your kids get their hands dirty and get creative by arranging the plants and decorations that will live inside your magical indoor terrarium. SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS

Treat Every Day Like Earth Day Here at Oak Meadow, we believe in cherishing and caring for our Earth every day, not just April 22. To help you and your student connect with Mother Nature, we've compiled these earth-friendly crafts and activities on Pinterest, each of which celebrates the wonderful planet we call home. VIEW EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES

Autism Acceptance Month April is World Autism Acceptance Month, and there are so many things you can do as a family to learn more about autism and neurodiversity. Why is this important? Because many children and adults are on the autism spectrum, and all deserve to be understood, accepted, and cherished for who they are. And acceptance and awareness are two principles that have the power to make us all better educators, caregivers, and human beings. LEARN MORE

Annual Photo Contest Happening Now We want to see all the ways Oak Meadow interacts with your life! Take a snapshot of your student in the midst of learning. Highlight your favorite lessons or projects from the past year. Or capture some of the passions that Oak Meadow allows your student to pursue. Share your Oak Meadow for a chance to win a $250 credit in the Oak Meadow Bookstore (valid for one year).

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