This Little Prayer of Mine is the latest in my review list. A short 40-page hardcover book for babies to preschool age children. The author - Anthony DeStefano - wants to teach children how to pray. And...he succeeds. With engaging rhymes and beautiful illustrations, This Little Prayer of Mine assures children that God is ...
Book of the Week Change
My kiddos did a series of activities around the book Silly Sally at Mother's Day out at church. They haven't stopped talking about it. I decided that this book needed to be part of the 3 Year Curriculum - Book of the Week. Since it contains great /s/ words, I added it to Week 26 and moved Blueberries for Sal to week 31. ...
How Long can Easter Eggs and Ham Sit Out?
Ever wondered how to keep hardboiled eggs safe? How about an Easter ham? I found this article very helpful and thought you might as well. On The Extension Line by Jennifer With Easter just around the corner, it’s time to remember safety when dealing with ham and eggs. Dying eggs has been a tradition for many years, but it’s ...
Direction, Hints, and Discussion Ideas for Resurrection Rolls
For the past week, we have been trying to figure out the perfect Resurrection Rolls recipe. We have failed with some but I think we have discovered the easiest and best recipe. This recipe can be done almost exclusively by a preschooler (minus the oven part). Make this recipe an Easter morning breakfast tradition. Ingredients: Crescent ...
Easter Bunny or Duck
Once again Your Big Backyard has produced a fun activity for us. The kids were so excited to see how the same pattern made two different animals. Visit the National Wildlife Federation to print off your own pattern. This makes a fun Easter activity or would go along with books like - Duck on a Bike, Runaway Bunny, and Five ...
Momma C’s Must Have
With a title like that, you may be wondering...caffeine? chocolate? girls' night out? Nope...a stop watch. Seriously! It might not be the most glamorous thing but unless I am going out, I wear a sports watch because of the stop watch component. I use it many different way - timeout being one. The next is to ...
Tissue Paper Rainbows
Tissue paper art activities have become common around here. So have rainbows. This is the latest in our art collection - a tissue paper rainbow. This activity would be great for St. Patrick's Day, during the month of April (April Showers), a unit on rainbows, or studying Noah. The kids are getting pretty good about knowing ...
Preschool Standards
No Child Left Behind has created a lot of buzz-words that educator assume the rest of the public knows. Words like "standards", "benchmarks", and "framework". Here is a brief definition of each: Content standards are a set of learning expectations. Local schools use these to develop their ...
Week 32
This is Week 32 at ABCJLM. Week 33 is a review week. If it would be better for your family to switch the weeks, definitely do so. There are many activities to help your child understand the significants of Easter. Be sure to take time as a family and discuss what Jesus did for us. Suggestions here and here. 3 Year ...
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. Over the next few days, I will be touching on NCLB to hopefully help answer your questions. No Child Left Behind ...