Discover more in this series on Intentional Learning with the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum1. Combining the 1 and 3 Year Curricula2. How to Use the 5 Year Curriculum3. How to Use the 3 Year Curriculum in a Preschool4. Intentional Learning with the 2 Year Curriculum5. How to Intentionally Use the 4 Year Curriculum I am frequently asked, "How do ...
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Unique School Supplies You Need
We all know that preschoolers will use paper, broken crayons, and binders for learning. But what other learning tools should be available for little ones? I'm glad you asked. Daily Use School Supplies After the child has graduated from broken pencils, pencil grips can be accountability partners for little ones who need the extra ...
6 Tips to Attend Church with a Special Needs Child
I love my church. I mean I L-O-V-E, love attending my church. It is the time that I receive encouragement, strength, and have my heart refueled. But a few years ago, my eyes were opened to a different view of church attendance. Far too many parents view church as a place of disapproving looks, unattainable obstacles, and exhaustion. ...
5 Tips to Prepare Your Child to Attend Church
So far we have shared: 10 Tips to Introduce Your Child to Church5 Expectation Tips to Set Before Attending Church5 Tips to Keep Your Child Quiet During Church I pray that these tips to prepare your child for church have been very helpful as you return to church after Covid. And while this is just a drop in the bucket of tips, no quiet ...
5 Tips to Keep Your Child Quiet During Church
Multiple times a year on the ABCJesusLovesMe Facebook group parents beg for ideas to keep children quiet during church. Especially with Covid restrictions, many churches don’t offer viable options for younger children during “big church.” What's a parent to do? Continuing the series of ideas on how to attend church with young children, ...
5 Expectation Tips to Set Before Attending Church
I thank God that we attend a church that allowed my husband and I a chance to refresh and renew without our young children crawling all over us. Because of children's church, I came out of the worship service “filled up” and ready to hit the week ahead with our young children. But when we visited my parents’ church, we didn’t have ...
Summer Tips: Teaching Children to Serve
If I were to take a poll, I would guess that learning to be a servant is not high on most peoples' priority lists! But Jesus said in Matthew 20:26 that if we truly want to be great, we must learn to be a servant of all. Summer provides a great time to teach children to serve. See last week's summer tip on teaching a child to ...
Summer Tips: Schedule and Learning
Providing a slower schedule, I love the teachable moments summer provides in my parenting journey. It is a time to tighten up things I have let slide during the busyness of the school year and focus on areas that need specific attention. Looking back through the archives, I have pulled together some ideas to share! SUMMER ...
Delight with Watercolor and Penmanship
While I acknowledge that the pandemic has been brutal for many families, I praise God for little blessings that social distancing has provided for our family. One blessing was the time it allowed my children to dive into a hobby. Little Man constructed amazing, crocheted creations. Bubs delved into woodworking. Peanut completed complex puzzles. ...
Vooks: Is It for You?
When asked to review an interactive reading system, I wondered if it was something that the ABCJesusLovesMe family would be interested in. So, I headed to the Facebook Group to take a poll. After a resounding "yes," I dug into the Vooks website to take a look. What is Vooks? "Vooks is an interactive reading system that helps kids learn ...