Summer is a great time to join local reading programs and let your kiddos receive prizes. Here are a couple places to check out. Please help me add to the list! Barnes and Nobles - Download a reading journal, read eight books, and choose a free book! Library Programs - Call your local library to find out about the reading ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
...A sister site to ABCJesusLovesMe
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
Simply ABC
Yesterday I suggested calendar-charting your child's days - the good, bad, and ugly. Here is another idea that I found about charting. In a forum for parents with special need kids, a mom wrote that she uses ABC's to help figure out how to avoid her son's behavior issues the next time. As an educator myself, I was familiar with this concept ...
Oh, Mister Moon
When I was a child we would sing the song "Oh, Mister Moon" while driving home at night. As a child I never dreamed that later in life the moon would affect my life so much. In September 2008 I started charting Bubs days. On my calendar you would see three marks: X, 1/2, and cry. "X" were for the days that were an emotional wreck. "1/2" for days ...
And the Winner Is…
And the selected winner of Project Dad is: Zekesmom10 Please email me (webmaster (at) abcjesuslovesme (dot) com) your address before Saturday night at midnight so that I can mail you the book! Congrats! ...
June: Making Memories
Several months ago I mentioned that my mom gave me a 1993 issue of Shining Star magazine. Included in this issue is an excerpt from Jody Capehart's book - Cherishing and Challenging Your Children. The article called "Making Meaningful Memories", contains practical tips to create family traditions and memories throughout the year. ...
What’s New on ABCJLM?
Have you seen some of the additions on the ABCJLM website? After reading your comments on the ABCJLM survey, I went to work. First, you will find a combined list of the preschool songs, nursery rhymes, finger plays, and poems. There you can see the titles and words to each of these used in the curriculum. Secondly, I have added a list of ...
Sanity Saving Scripture Colossians 3:12-13
This week's memory verse is: Colossians 3:12-13 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ...
ABCJLM Memory Verse Cards
With my added desire to fill my heart and the heart of my kiddos with God's word, I have put together Memory Verse Cards for the ABC Jesus Loves Me Curriculum. Each card contains the verse, reference, a corresponding picture, and a piggyback song or CD to sing the verse. Also listed is the curriculum and week that the verse is used in the ...
Review: The Beginner’s Bible CD Set
Pictures that the kids enjoy looking through. Short sentences that keep the kids’ interest. Biblically sound stories. The Beginners Bible continues to be our favorite children’s Bible. I was excited to see that Zonderkidz has created our favorite Bible on CD in the Beginner's Bible Deluxe Edition. All of the 94 stories are read ...
Review: The Five Love Languages of Children
How do I love on my kiddos? How do they know that they are loved? These are things that really got me thinking one day. I remembered a book title that I have heard thrown around in conversations many times. I decided it was time for me to dig in and get to the bottom of my questions. The Five Love Languages of Children is a piggyback book of ...