Aren't these fun letters? Our babysitter brought over the supplies to make Puffy Paint Letters with our kids. The kids had such a great time that they didn't realize that they were learning and working their fine motor skills. Mix in a little finger-paint action for a science experiment makes this activity a win-win situation for ...
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
What is ABCJLM?
God has given me two avenues to minister to families. One way is through this blog. The other is through the free Preschool Curriculum website called ABC Jesus Loves Me. I want to take a moment to share with you how this website came about and what is available. As an educator, I know the "requirements" for ...
Going on a PATTERN Hunt: Ideas for Pre-Readers
On Wednesday I shared with you a brand new book, Goodnight, Ark, by Laura Sassi. Today, I have been given the opportunity to share with you an extension activity written by the author. Use these ideas along with Goodnight, Ark to teach patterns. Seeing and recognizing patterns are important skills for pre-readers. They lay the ground ...
Sneak Peak on a Brand New Children’s Book and Fabulous Giveaway
Boy am I excited! We've been given the exclusive opportunity to view what no one else has had the chance to see! How cool is that? Zondervan Publishing is allowing me to share with the ABC Jesus Loves Me and Our Our-of-Sync Life family a brand new Zondervan book called Goodnight, Ark available on August 5th. From the Zondervan ...
How I Use a Sand Timer to Train
Have you seen the idea on Pinterest to make a Sensory Calming Bottle from glue, water, and glitter? It was a huge hit several months ago as it went viral on a multitude on mommy blog sites. I even had a few friends send links to the idea because they thought it might be helpful for Little Man. If you are not familiar with the concept, the ...
Ragamuffin DVD Winner
And the winner of the Rich Mullin's DVD Ragamuffin is: Homeschool on a Dime Please contact me with your address before Sunday night (July 20th) at midnight so that we can get the DVD mailed to you! Congrats! And if you haven't yet be sure to subscribe to our blog because in August I will host ...
How to Daily Pray for Yourself
This post has been updated and the daily prayers for yourself is now available as a free printable. We pray for others, but do we prayers for ourselves? There are many characteristics that I desire to flow from my life, so why not add them to my daily quiet time? These would also be wonderful verses to pray over a friend ...
Family Friendly Must-Sees in St. Louis
source Our family along with some dear friends are headed to St Louis soon for a little vacation. A sweet ABCJLM user saw a pin that I posted for ideas for our visit and shared insight that she has as a St. Louis resident. St. Louis is known as a family-friendly city with ample amount of activities to do, many at no cost. ...
Which Option of ABCJLM Curriculum Is Best?
credit This was asked on our Facebook page: I am trying to weigh how to order the ABCJLM Curriculum - ordering the books in print or the electronic edition (Kindle). Is there any difference between the two? Great question and I will expand a little bit further to answer it. The curriculum and worksheets are available in ...
Ideas to Transition from a Children’s Bible to a Scripture Bible
Several of you have asked on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group for a good transition between Children's Bibles and adult Bibles. How do you move from stories to actual verses? Zondervan has several great options with their top selling Adventure Bible. Their latest release is the fully colored Adventure Bible for Early Readers using the New ...