Growing up, my cousins had the great game called "Guess Who?" I could not wait for Bubs to get old enough for us to play it together. So at his fifth birthday, I knew this was the gift. I was so excited when so long after, he still begs to play this game. Here is one review off of Amazon: "This is basically a game of elimination. You ask a yes ...
Down Few Weeks
It has been a tough few weeks around here with Bubs. The OT has seen a difference at our last two therapy appointments as well. Behavior wise Bubs is very spacey and defiant. He has begun to put his hands to his ears when he is in trouble. Of course this insubordinate behavior is not acceptable in our home and consequences occur. Today he picked ...
Huff & Puff Science
I have enjoyed reading through the ideas in the book Wow! I'm Reading!: Fun Activities to Make Reading Happen. It is filled with some great ideas to help your little one understand letter and in turn reading.A fun activity in the book is called "Huff-and-Puff Science". Based upon the story of the Three Little Pigs, the child can be a "huff and ...
Book Review: The Jesus Book
The Jesus Book: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why Book About Jesus I received this book in the mail from Thomas Nelson and had to fight off my children to look at it first. They were drawn to the pictures and immediately wanted me to read it to them. Thumbing through the book, I also found the pictures very inviting. The book is ...
Calendar
An user of ABC Jesus Loves Me emailed me confused about how the curriculum lines up with the calendar. After researching it myself, I realized that it doesn't line up like I thought! So, for the next few days and weeks, I will be working to get this problem fixed. I do apologize for all of the confusion and thank Jennifer for pointing this out ...
Picture Soap
This activity comes from the book The Preschooler's Busy Book.Glue a photograph or any other pictures onto a bar of soap. Melt canning wax in a small empty can in a pan of hot water (hot water bath). To waterproof the pictures, dip a paintbrush in the melted wax and paint it over the pictures (wax will be very hot). Makes a great gift! ...
Recycling Crayons
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The Preschooler’s Busy Book
I got the book The Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Creative Games & Activities to Keep Your 3- to 6-Year-Old Busy!from the library hoping to find some ideas to do with my kiddos! Eureka!! There are activities to do inside or outside. I liked how some of the activities took almost no prep work. There are also recipes to make clay, paint, cookies for ...
Slow Talk
Bubs is starting to figure out phonics and putting different sounds together to create words. This has been a long time coming though! I realized that I was skipping several important steps in helping him do this thus delaying this process. Hopefully this post will help you as well!I found the book Wow! I'm Reading!: Fun Activities to Make ...
Butterfly Award
Teaching My Little Bookworm has graced ABC Jesus Loves Me with an award!!! Thank you so much. ...