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Impressing on Children
Teachable Moments and God’s Character
To conclude our series on Teachable Moments, I want to explain how the Holy Spirit has taught me to use the characteristics of God to impress upon my children. I love explaining to our kiddos who God is because God doesn't change and what they are learning will stay with them their entire lives. When they make a wrong choice, we talk about ...
Teachable Moments and Bible Stories
I believe there are three avenues in which we can impress God upon our children through teachable moments. Yesterday I shared how the Holy Spirit is helping me use Bible verses. Another way is to use Bible stories. (Read the beginning of the Teachable Moments series.) Think Jonah, Paul, Moses, and Noah. Yes, those Bible ...
Teachable Moments and Bible Verses
Now that you know what teachable moments are, and when, where and why they should occur, I pray that you have begun seeing them pop up in your daily activities and conversations. (Begin with the first post of this series.) In today's post, I am going to share how to utilize the teachable moments when they come up. In my mind, the ...
When, Where, and Why Teachable Moments Occur
Teachable moments. Are we taking advantage of them? In order to utilize the opportunity, we must understand what a teachable is, and then where and when these moments occur. If you remember from yesterday's post, a teachable moment requires no preparation and these opportunities are unplanned. Thus, ...
What are Teachable Moments?
Teachable Moments. It's a phrase that you will hear a lot on my blog and the ABCJLM Preschool Curriculum website. And with almost 1.5 million search results on Google, it is a phrase that you have probably heard a plethora of other places as well. Our next blog series is going to take a look at what teachable moments are, when and where ...
Have a Valentine’s Day Treasure Hunt with Your Kids
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Count Down to Valentine’s Day: Chain of Love
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. One of the activities for "Love" on the ABCJesusLovesMe Preschool Curriculum website is to create a heart chain. It would be a great way to count down or up to Valentine's Day. Mix in some of the ideas from the Thanksgiving Chain of Praise or Chain of Blessings to create a "Chain of Love." Choose ...
Thank You Cards that Teach Gratitude But Don’t Take Until February to Finish
In our home "Thank You" cards are part of life. Whenever one of us is given something - whether tangible or not - a "Thank You" card is given in return. By creating these cards we are establishing a thankful and grateful heart in our children. Character traits that we want all of our children to have. Our kiddos do really well making one or ...
Christmas Traditions: Traditions to Make Your Own
So far, I have shared with you specific ideas to keep Jesus and others the center of your Christmas activities. But, I have only touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to options. Here are a few more. But for these ideas, I am not sharing specifics, just the ideas for you to make them your own. Look through photo albums. Laugh ...