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 ...
Impressing on Children
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 ...
Through the Bible Flannelgraph
In the past two years since ABCJLM was created I have gotten excited about various books, educational tools, toys, and other products that I have blogged about. On a few products, I have even encouraged you to purchase your own because I have felt that it is something that every family needs to have. Today, my excitement has been taken to a ...
Bible Time
On our first Talk 2 Me Thursday, LaToya left this question: 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?? Thanks for the question! First of all, our Bible time is about to change. And I am so excited!!! I will be ...
Recycling Crayons – In the Oven
Almost a year ago I posted how we recycled crayons using the stove top. This time I wanted to try the oven. Much easier! This activity can be done almost entirely by your preschooler. The adult just helps with the oven part of the process. No matter how you melt the crayons, remove the paper and sort the crayons by colors ...