After Halloween, there is a big question floating in the air. "What are we going to do with all of this candy?" Other than rotting teeth and giving all children a sugar high, nothing good could can come from all this sugar. Or can it? Here are a few character education ideas: Tithe it. Create a Kindness Jar. Send it to ...
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
Guest Post: How to Teach Children Tough Bible Stories
Guest Post by Tauna: Our preschool co-op is three mommies who rotate teaching and hosting responsibilities. It's really fantastic. Last week, I was assigned the story of when Jesus forgives the adulterous woman. I looked through AAALLLL my children's Bibles and similar resources and found exactly zero representations of that story. It's ...
Review: Do You Know What’s In the Bible?
Beanbags? Check. Double chair for Mommy and Daddy to snuggle? Check. TV and DVD player? Check. Popcorn? Double check. (Actually, quadruple check because it takes four bags to get us through one movie!) Add a DVD and you have a coveted Family Movie Night. And if it is a What's in the Bible? DVD, you have a win-win situation for all! Buck ...
Helping Children Understand Big Numbers
Abraham was 100 years old when Issac was born. And, when an adult thinks about this, eyebrows go up and pity starts to flow. But for a child, 100 years may as well be 1000 because time is abstract. The 4 Year Curriculum uses the story of Abraham and Sarah to teach patience. To help the child understand how old 100 years is a ...
Toddler Time: How to Introduce and Include Repetition
While the majority of my posts focus on the preschool years, I want to begin including more Toddler and Elementary Age posts as well. Here is a toddler activity that can be used separate or with the ABCJesusLovesMe 2 Year Preschool Curriculum. We were given some Crayola Model Magic for a birthday present. I love the stuff! It ...
Fishing Game
My kids have enjoyed going "fishing" in our living room. Catching each fish becomes a educational game. What's great about this activity is that they don't even realize that they are learning!!! This game is easy to make and can be created as simple or as detailed as you want. To Make: Fishing Pole: A dowel rod, string, and ...
I Was Mad!
This is a repost from earlier this year but I needed the reminder so I wanted to share this again. I was mad. The fact that I was mad and not calm, made me even more mad. If I explained to you what Little Man has done over the past few days you wouldn't believe me. Then once you realized I was serious, you would probably sit down ...
When Rules Don’t Apply To Your Child
It's been a long time since I updated you about Bubs (age 8). But, I don't want to delay any longer. The last time that I posted, we had just learned about Bubs' severe language delays. We were waiting to begin therapy and I was trying to make sense of it all. Fast forward a month, Bubs is attending speech therapy once a week while we wait for ...
Are You Being Intentional?
After weeks of anticipation, many families across the world began a new or another year using the ABCJesusLovesMe Preschool Curriculum the end of August. So after using the program for a few weeks, I wanted to see what moms and teachers had learned about their experience. Bonnie shared this wisdom on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group ...
Guest Post: Creating Routines? Follow Your Husband’s Lead
Pin It Guest post from Tauna: We've been talking a lot about creating routines and schedules in our home. When done well and catered to our family's needs, priorities, and style, they are invaluable tools. One thing I've learned through all the iterations of schedules we've worked in our family is that I must follow my husband's lead. For ...