Talk to any elementary school teacher and they will agree that the best thing you can do with your child to prepare them for school is read to them. And then, read some more. But what does reading to your child look like? Birth to 3 Years of Age During these formative years it is important to introduce the child to a plethora of quality ...
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Tried and True Books for Toddler, Preschool, and Elementary-Age Children
There is no disagreement that children should be read to and read to often. The direct correlation between reading and IQ has been studied multiple times. And if you joined last week's Periscope Broadcast, you know that I highly encourage families to create a home library filled with quality books. But upon entering the library or browsing a ...
Parenting Help for You: New Love and Logic Resources
When I was a teenager, my life changed. Suddenly discipline changed. The change occurred because my mom attended a Love and Logic conference and she learned the magic of giving choices and removing anger from parenting. I guess you could say that I am a Love and Logic child. Because it was modeled to me, much of it became ...
Spring Books to Giveaway!
I believe books should be a huge part of a child's life. This is one of the reasons why I have filled the ABCJesusLovesMe Preschool Curriculum with quality, time-tested books. But it has only been in the past few years I realized I was only providing my children with half of the learning that a book provided. We were loving the story ...
Review & Giveaway: Big Thoughts for Little People Book & App
Six years ago I was introduced to this completely updated book. I absolutely fell in love with it and it continues to be one of my favorite children's book included in the ABC Jesus Loves Me Curriculum. Now, Tyndale has turned this gem into an adorable alphabet and activity app. Some of you may recognize this title originally written ...
Fun Children’s Books to Expand Their Knowledge of Plants and Bugs
You can find children's books on trains, boats, princesses, and animals. Superheros, space, and shapes. Literally about any subject you can think of. But there is one subject which I haven't seen a lot of books cover. Gardens and the animals that live there. Think about it. When was the last time that you ...
Check Out These New Books Available from ZonderKidz
source Here are some brand new books available from Zonderkidz. Sheerluck Holmes and The Case of the Missing Friend - A Veggie Tales book. The Mess Detectives and The Case of the Lost Temper God's Great Creation - This story is taken from the Adventure Bible. Moses Leads the People - Also from the Adventure ...
How to Teach Rhyming
Rhyming is a concept which Bubs really struggled. For some reason rhyming was one of the holes that he had in his learning meaning that he was able to do objectives that required rhyming yet couldn't rhyme. (Strange but that is the bases for Bubs' entire learning.) We finally had a turning point after many ...
Alphabet Season Books
Did you read my review on the new Alphabet seasons books written by Kathy-Jo Wargin and available from Zonderkidz? If you didn't, be sure to click to read the review on the Winter book. Today I am going to share with you the summer and fall books. F Is for Fireflies: God's Summertime Alphabet & P Is for Pumpkin: God's ...
God’s Springtime Alphabet Book: Precious Easter Gift
A few weeks back I shared S Is for Snowman: God's Wintertime Alphabet. If you remember, this book changed my opinion of alphabet books! K is for Kite: God's Springtime Alphabet is just as delightful and perfect for this time of year. This book focuses on two levels of the alphabet. First is the individual letters - K. The ...