Each holiday has its own traditions and symbols. Easter is no different with the bunny, egg, baskets, and candy. But do you know how these symbols got started? I didn't. So, I was drawn to the book The Legend of the Easter Egg in hopes that it would teach me and our kiddos! Plot: "One April morning, a boy and his ...
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Holes in My Discipline
Last Tuesday, I asked the questions: Is there something that I am doing to encourage his bad choices? Are there holes in the boundaries that I have set up? I continue to seek answers because I believe that children can only behave as well as the boundaries that surround them. And boundaries look different for every child. My ...
Review: Children of God Storybook Bible
When we pick up books, it is easy to assume that what we read is truth. That some how, if it is published then all of the work has been done to make sure everything is factual. While I quickly learned that this is not true, I realized that I have not been as discerning with Children's Bibles. I assume that if it is published with ...
Review: Read, Listen, and Wonder Books and Cd’s
Read, Listen, and Wonder Books by Candlewick Press are also suggested in the new book The Autism Sisterhood: A (brief) Manual. I had the opportunity to review five different books. Each book focuses on an animal and comes with a Cd that contains three tracks - the story, facts about the animals and the real-along version. The ...
Guest Post: Nativity Memory Game
Thank you to Miss Cheryl for another great Guest Post... Transition times happen often throughout the day with a group of children! Waiting for some of our friends to wash their hands, waiting for some of our friends to finish their snack, etc. Waiting is difficult for preschool age children. A minute seems like an hour! Try standing ...
Making Magnificent Marble Magnets
Image Source (permission granted) A very crafty friend of mine created these Making Magnificent Marble Magnets. These would make great Christmas gifts for teachers and friends a like. Thank you Tina for letting me share this! Be sure to click on the link to find detailed instructions with pictures. Items needed: old magazines or ...
Review and Gift Idea: Mrs. Rosey Posey I Can Read! Series
Now that Bubs is in Kindergarten and starting to read, I am always looking for books that he and I can read together. Zondervan offers several in their "I Can Read" series. Just in time for Christmas, this post is going to focus on the Mrs. Rosey Posey series by Robin Jones Gunn. You and your child will be ...
Review: 17 Christmases
17 Christmases is a new Christmas book available from Zonderkidz by Dandi Daley Mackall. A family zooms across the United States visiting seventeen different families in the few weeks surrounding Christmas. Momma C's Thoughts: I love books that allow you to study a map and see the different cultures and climates of the ...
Review: The Autism Sisterhood
The Autism Sisterhood is an easy-to-read, go-to manual for parents who have a child diagnosed with autism. A quick read yet packed full of little tips, this book is written by a mom who has been there. Michele C. Brooke's goal in the 48 pages was to create a resource that parents could quickly read to help them come ...
Review: Adventures in Odyssey Cause and Effect
For over 15 years, I have been a huge fan of Adventures in Odyssey. I refer to it several times on the blog and listen online as I type emails, blogs, and update the ABJCLM website. I was so excited a few days ago when Bubs started listening to some past episodes during his quiet time. He laid quietly and soaked it in. ...