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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Ragamuffin (Based on the Life of Rich Mullins) Review and Giveaway
I never attended his concerts but I knew some of his songs. I knew he lived an "abnormal" life but didn't know the background. And I remember the day he was killed. Being on a Christian college campus at the time, news of a Christian musician's death spread like wildfire. Rich Mullins. Maybe you know him better as ...
What’s in the Bible Sing-a-long
What do you get when you place a mom, four kids, and the newest What's in the Bible? DVD in the van for a five hour trip? Laughter, joy, excitement, and a peaceful ride. No lie! This is exactly what I did last weekend. The kids and I traveled to Camp Spoiler - aka the Grandparents' house - and previewed the new Buck ...
ADHD: You Know the Name but Do you Know What it Means?
image source Pin It After reading "Welcome to Our Story," you know that two of our children have been diagnosed with ADHD. Little Man for the hyperactivity side and Bubs more for the attention issue. Unfortunately Bubs doesn't have an open-shut case because of the Executive Function Disorder (Frontal Lobe), Sensory Processing Disorder, and ...