This is a question that I am very passionate about. What is your opinion about sending kids to kindergarten who have summer birthdays (or those who are close to the cutoff date)? As far as I know, every state has a cutoff birth date for children to begin kindergarten. The states I am familiar with place their cutoffs in August or September, ...
Impressing on Children
12 Hours of Refueling
When I first heard this from another mom, I was shocked. At that time we had one child and he was still pretty young. We all know that babies require a lot of sleep. But toddlers and even preschoolers? Wasn't this a little excessive. Then we implemented it. We won't turn back! It is true. Our kids' bedtime is 7:00. They are not allowed ...
Thank You…
For the past six months, I have been working on the ABCJLM curriculum to get it ready to print in book form. But I have not been alone in this endeavor. So if you will allow me, I want to take a moment to thank some very special people for blessing, loving, and supporting me through this time. Tina and Raquel - Thank you, girls, for all of the ...
It’s Here!!
After coming up empty handed in my own search, I created a preschool curriculum for Bubs. Under the suggestion of my husband, I decided to make the curriculum available for free to everyone and ABC Jesus Loves Me was born. The response has been nothing but overwhelming. I am honored and humbled that God has allowed me to be part of this ...
3 Year Curriculum in Book Form
This afternoon I held in my hands - for the first time - the ABCJLM 3 Year Curriculum in book form. Yep! That hardcopy that you have asked for is almost ready. I am so excited!! Watch as soon it will be available to purchase! ...
Mom Card or Poster
I was looking for an idea for the kids to do for Mother's Day. Unfortunately, I didn't really find anything that I liked but somehow came up with this idea. The kids were able to do the majority of the craft by themselves and it allowed for scissor practice too! The word "MOM" is a palindromic word - a word that is spelled the same backwards ...
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! - ...
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 telling the story to children. 2. Before Bible time, collect the flannel board, scenes, characters, and props needs. 3. In a stack, lay ...
Using Flannelgraph and Props to Teach the Bible
This is the third post about using flannelgraph to teach the Bible. Read the 1st post here. I have talked before about my utopia childhood. Another element of that was my Pastor and his amazing wife, Susan. To say that Susan was near sainthood would be an understatement. She taught me the Bible in ways that most kids could only dream of. One of ...
Betty Lukens Flannelgraph Review
In my first post about flannelgraph, I stated my excitement in receiving the Through the Bible in Felt set by Betty Lukens. I also explained my longtime desire to add flannelgraph to the ABCJLM curriculum. In this post I want to explain the in's and out's of the set. Contents, likes, and dislikes. Betty Lukens Flannelgraph ...