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Kicking Off Answers to Your Scholastic’s Learn At Home Questions
While so many people around the world respond with healthy ways to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Born Just Right and Jordan’s work were featured in two different lessons on Scholastic’s Learn At Home course work for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6+. Since we are included in Day 1, we are hearing from…
Read More +Welcome, Scholastic Learn at Home Students
As more and more students across the United States start working on classwork at home, we realize more kids are learning about our organization, Jordan’s invention and her work to change the perception around disability. Kids in grades 3-5 and grades 6+ start Scholastic’s Learn at Home’s free 20-day lesson plan with reading and activities…
Read More +The End of the Elementary School Era
I still clearly remember Jordan’s first day of Kindergarten. I was so strong in front of her. We walked to school with Cameron and other kids in the neighborhood. There was picture time with the kids in front of the school. Randy and I helped Jordan sit down with other new Kindergarteners in the hallway…
Read More +Winter Break and a Chance to Review
I just got back from Jordan’s holiday party at her new school and I am so amazed by how she has transitioned into a new school with so much ease. I’m so impressed with her classmates, the teachers and with Jordan. Everyone has made a situation that could have been really hard into something to…
Read More +If the whole world was listening, what would I say?
Jordan brought home a school project that took me a bit by surprise. It was an all about me display in the shape of a hot air balloon. She had a chance to draw herself (and she chose a version of herself running) and the family. Then she had a chance to write about herself.…
Read More +Celebrating the new school year while Mom is away
I have an amazing opportunity to speak at a TEDx event at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida today. I’s a huge honor but it also means I’m missing the kids’ first day of school. I know there are a lot of parents who are never able to send their kids off on the…
Read More +Back to school planning before third grade
Jordan heads back to elementary school this week. She’s kicking off third grade with a lot of excitement. She tells me she is looking forward to everything… Even the homework! Earlier this summer, she told me she felt like third grade was a good time to stop creating yearly class books that tell her story.…
Read More +"I Told Him It's Okay to Be Different"
My entire goal as Jordan’s mom is to help arm her with the strength to grow old without pain and have the ability to stand tall and deal with people who may not say nice things about her difference. For years, she has shown how she lets little comments and stares slide. She does not…
Read More +Flashback Friday: Preparing for Preschool
I talk to so many parents about getting ready for new school environments for their kids with limb differences. Since Jordan is almost eight, I’ve really focused on how to prepare for Kindergarten and years after that. But I have older posts here on Born Just Right that talk about Jordan’s experience in preschool. I…
Read More +VIDEO: Sharing support for a new school year
Tomorrow is a big day for Jordan: Second grade! She arrives to the school she knows but with a little different experience. Her brother moves on into Middle School and that means she doesn’t have him looking after or either of them having a chance to torment each other during the after-school program. School has…
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