With Bubs starting to read, I am enjoying the "I Can Read" book for their simplicity and repetition of words. Jesus, God's Great Gift is one of the Level 2 readers about the Christmas story. In very simple terms the Christmas story is presented. To help developing readers, the sentences are short and repetition ...
Christmas
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 ...
Candy Cane Poem
If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! We hope that you will stay awhile and check out the rest of Our Out-of-Sync Life blog, as well as our Preschool Curriculum website - ABCJesusLovesMe.com. Thanks for stoppingby! I fell in love with this poem I found on a coloring sheet that Sweet Pea and Little Man did at ...
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 ...
Christmas Countdown
Here is the Christmas Countdown that we are doing this year. It can be found at DLTK-Holidays. Use the Christmas tree template to add stickers or add the number ornaments (working backwards starting with #24). In this activity, Bubs and Sweet Pea practiced tracing, cutting, and gluing. They ...
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 ...
Christmas Countdown
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Review: The King’s Christmas List
The King's Christmas List is a new book written by Eldon Johnson to help a child understand the true meaning of Christmas. Written for children ages 4-8, the story explains that by "giving to others we are actually giving You [Jesus] present." Emma and her dog Shu-Shu go on a journey to the King's birthday ...
Crafts from Juice Can Lids
My Mom found a Shining Star magazine from 1993. Although 1993 doesn't sound that long ago to me... when I started doing the math, I realized that this magazine is 17 years old! Oh my! Anyway, this magazine was filled with ideas that I have added to the curriculum as well as some that I will post on this blog. Crafts from Juice ...
Snow Paint
If you are like us, the temperatures are very cold and snow is covering the grass. Here is a fun activity to paint snow that will entertain everyone. Snow Paint Supplies watersqueeze bottles (empty ketchup, mustard bottles work as well) or spray bottlefood coloring Snow Paint Directions Fill each squeeze bottle with ...