When asked, Kari willingly shared her story with me of her life as a Mom to children with disabilities. Excerpts from her Guest Post will cover the next two days as well. Be sure to leave a comment if you have a question for Kari. Our Story I want to start this whole thing with a short introduction of who I am and where we, as a ...
Through the Bible Flannelgraph on ABCJLM
You may have noticed that I have added a "Using Flannelgraph" tab and article to the ABCJLM curriculum. Page numbers to the Teacher's Manual have also been added to each Lesson Plans.Hopefully between the blog posts and the Through the Bible in Felt article on ABCJLM, I have answered your questions. But if there is anything that you still are ...
Review: Covermate Food Covers
You never know what I am going to review, do you! I love the elastic-plastic food covers. I use them all of the time and even had them on my Christmas list. When I was the given the opportunity to review the CoverMate brand, I was really excited. We all have those dishes that we love but they don't have ...
Discipline & Curriculum Questions
I receive discipline & ABCJLM curriculum questions on average every other day from friends, on the blog, through Facebook, and email. I love to answer these questions and will try to the best of my ability to do this. However, the more detailed your question the better. Please give me scenarios, what you have tried, ...
Using Flannelgraph on a Tight Budget
Click to see an updated post on this topic... When I started looking into using flannelgraph, I emailed my aunts and Mom for suggestions as they have used this form of Bible teaching for years. Thank you, Aunt Karla, for these suggestions! Purchasing flannelgraph sets can be very expensive. But there are ways to create your own! - Backgrounds ...
New Look!
I have had to sit at the computer for several hours - long story - so I thought I would work on the layout of the Out-of-Sync blog. I have to admit - decorating and colors are not my forte. Although I wish they were. It's true - Momma C does not equal Martha Stewart! So, let me know your thoughts. Decor Queen? - Tell ...
Talk-2-Me Thursday
Today is "Talk-2-Me Thursday". A time for you to ask me and other ABCJLM parents your questions. Any subject. Any question... Discipline ...
Personal Bible Time
On our last "Talk to Me Thursday", the question was asked: I would love to know what Bible time looks like at your home with the little ones. AND Is that your Bible time as well, or do you have another set time for devotion?? I totally misread the question when I answered it here. Thankfully "Our Family ...
Review: Wonder Hanger
I know that the Wonder Hanger is a little extreme for me to be reviewing but hear me out - the opportunity presented itself and I thought "if this thing can make my life easier - why not?" So, for the past week, I have found myself using the Wonder Hanger. I think everyone has seen the commercial: The Wonder Hanger® is an ...
Telling a Bible Story Using Flannelgraph
Here are some specific suggestions to help you tell a Bible story using flannelgraph. 1. Be prepared. If you are not prepared, this will not be successful. You may need to practice a couple times before tellling the story to children. 2. Before Bible time, collect the flannel board, scenes, characters, ...