There is a lot of talk in the education world about No Child Left Behind (NCLB). But what is it really? I found a pamphlet called "A Quick Guide to Understanding No Child Left Behind" published by the Center for Effective Parenting. SCHOOL REPORT CARDS As part of the accountability process, states and school districts are required to publish ...
Book: Red Red Red
This is our "new" favorite book from the library. Red Red Red by Valeri Gorbachev is a fun book to teach the color red as well as trying to figure out the ending. Turtle is in a huge hurry but the other animals can't figure out why. All Turtle will say is "red, red, red." With red all around, what is Turtle wanting to ...
No Child Left Behind
There is a lot of talk in the education world about No Child Left Behind (NCLB). But what is it really? I found a pamphlet called "A Quick Guide to Understanding No Child Left Behind" published by the Center for Effective Parenting. Here are my personal thoughts on NCLB... Being a public school educator, I was personally affected by NCLB. ...
Are You Ready for Honesty?
Okay, you know those days when it feels like the world is caving in around you. Everything you touch breaks. Everything you try to do goes wrong. The emotions are out of whack and you truly want to go to bed and try again. Welcome to the life of a mom. At least that is where I am right now. For those of you ...
Finger Jello
Growing up, a tradition in our family was having finger jello at picnics. It is fun to eat and easy to make. Once the finger jello is made, use cookie cutters to make fun shapes. This activity is used throughout the ABCJLM curriculum to learn letters, numbers, and shapes. 3 (3 oz) boxes of your favorite flavor of ...
I Can’t Get it Out of My Head
Last night while laying in bed reading a book, Bubs came in with a worried look on his face. He was frustrated because he couldn't get a particular movie out of his head. This is a movie that we haven't let him see because he struggles with things being scary. This is also a movie that probably 95% of five year olds have seen several times. He ...
I am Capable but am I Called?
While I work on the computer, I usually have Adventures in Odyssey or Focus on the Family on. This morning, the show is about potential pitfalls of motherhood. I highly encourage you to listen to this program. You will be encouraged and refreshed. There you will understand the comment "I am capable but am I ...
Award: Sunshine Award
Kari at Once Again, Natural so kindly gave Our Out-of-Sync Life a blog award! She appreciates how the blog is " full of great information." Thank you so much for giving us this award. We are very honored! ...
Sisters in Christ
I have been blessed many times over in my life with wonderful girlfriends. Currently I have two sweet Sisters-in-Christ who are nothing short of angels. I have even asked them a couple of times - are you really a person or just posing as a person because God knows that Momma C needs you! These are girls that pray for me, encourage ...
M vs W
Bubs has been having trouble remembering the difference between M & W. It dawned on me that M looks like two mountains and W will hold water. I found this great coloring page to help with this from Sprout.com for the Letter M as well! ...