I believe that flannelgraph is one of the best ways to teach preschool age children about the Bible. Not only do children hear the stories, they see them, and get to be part of the story which enables visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning when a child assists in placing the flannelgraph items on the board. This takes learning to the very ...
Undo the Wrong
Ever feel like you have blown it as a parent? Sometimes I want to start over. Take everything that I have learned thus far but start with infants again. Undo all of the wrong. While reading the book Parenting With Love And Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay, I was given some reassurance. It usually takes one month of ...
Candle Bobble Head Craft
This craft was supposed to just be a simple candle. But because I am cheap and didn't want to cut a pipecleaner in half (yes, I know I have a problem!), we developed a bobble head candle. The kids loved blowing on the candle; watching it sway back and forth. Print and cut out the candle from the Candle Coloring Sheet. Separate the ...
Creation Day 2 Ideas
Creation is covered the in the first couple of weeks in both the 2 Year and 3 Year Curriculum. Specifically, the 2 Year Curriculum creates a My Creation Book which has crafts and coloring sheets for each day of creation. The 3 Year Curriculum could do this as well. Print out the cover page from the 2 Year Week 9 Lesson ...
Elephant Circle Craft
When the Elephant Walks is the Book of the Week on the 2 Year Curriculum Week 2. It is an adorable book that I was introduced to by our library. Pictured above is a cute, easy craft that can go along with this book or would be fun for Noah's Ark. Since most of the pieces to make the elephant are circles, it would be ...
Making Jericho Blocks
As a child, one the "hot" toys at church were these large cardboard boxes. We built, knocked down, and hit at our creations almost every Sunday and Wednesday. My mom gave me this idea of how to make large blocks out of juice containers. Super easy! Cut the top off the containers and wash out. Allow to dry. Slide one ...
We Won an Award!
Czyżyk from Poland presented this blog with the "One Lovely Blog" award on her website. Thank you Czyżyk for blessing us and we pray this blog as well as ABCJLM blesses you! ...
Blog Roll, Please
Several of you have asked to create a blogroll - a list of mom, grandparents, and teachers who are using the ABCJLM curriculum and are going to blog about their experience. I love the idea! This list will be posted on this blog website as well as the ABCJLM website. If you would like your name added to the blogroll and are going to blog ...
It’s Time to Freak Out!!!!
Typically, I am pretty level headed about things. But there are times while watching the news that my mind starts freaking out. Right now there is a lot of unknowns happening in the US's economy. Depending on which news channel you watch, the outlook can be all doom and gloom. As a mom, I start worring about my ...
Recipe: Golden Potatoes
De-Lic-Ious! Not known for the nutritional value. Consider this a vegetable and just eat! Melt 3T butter in a small bowl. Mix cornflake crumbs and salt together in another small bowl. Cornflake crumbs are able to be purchased in a box. I am unable to find them at our local Walmart so just use crumble the ...