Aren't these adorable? Ann created these from free clipart from Love Two Teach and shared them with me and other ABCJesusLovesMe users. I contacted Kristen, the owner of this clipart, and she graciously gave me permission to put these flashcards on the ABCJLM website! These would be great for a Shape Walk (used in the 2 Year Curriculum). Or ...
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Are You Traveling the Parenting Road Alone?
image source In a perfect world, raising a child would encompass a godly husband and wife working together as a team. Sadly, I know this isn't always the case. My heart breaks for those of you who are carrying the burden of raising your children. For whatever reason - death, divorce, ...
Winners of Goodnight, Ark and Their Favorite Bedtime Stories
And the randomly chosen winners (and their favorite bedtime stories) of the brand new Goodnight, Ark book are: #19 - Christy - Time for Bed and Steam Train, Dream Train #72 - HazleWoodBlue - Goodnight Moon #43 - Ashley Manning - My Goodnight Book #59 - David and Jessica - Goodnight Moon #52 - Sarah Gibson - Time to ...
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. ...