credit A question was asked on our ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group concerning magazines for children. Great question. Here are our favorites. My Aunt and Uncle give our kiddos Ranger Rick Jr. for Christmas each year. We love this gift. The kids like it because they learn cool facts and see up-close and personal ...
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Teaching a Child Emotions Through Story Characters
source Didn't you love Alicia's analogy of the onion yesterday? It restated the importance of going deeper into the classic and Bible stories we read to our children. As stated on Tuesday, stories are an excellent way to teach children about emotions and pragmatics. Homeschool On a Dime suggested using the ...
How Deep Are You Taking a Book?
source This week we have been discussing the importance of helping the child dig deeper into a story. I think we all realize the importance of reading. And, most realize that while reading the same book over and over again may be daunting for the adult, it is excellent for a young mind. But, I will have to admit that up until ...
How to Go Beyond the Story When Reading a Book
source A few days ago, I was reading the story Green Eggs and Ham to Little Man. It is a childhood book that is referenced in movies, sitcoms, jokes, and general conversation because of its classic story line. Many can quote pieces from this book. Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. And because of the popularity ...
Review: My Learn to Read Bible
Pin It Stories in words and pictures are hard to find. Bibles in words and pictures are impossible to find…until now. Zonderkidz has just published the first (that I know of) Bible with word pictures. In the My Learn to Read Bible: Stories in Words and Pictures key words are substituted with picture allowing your preschool child to ...
How to Organize Your Home Library
Yesterday I explained the importance of building a home library. Today I will show you how I organize ours! I organize just for the sake of organizing sometimes. While this mad-obsession has cooled down due to a lack of time, the teacher in me still likes everything cataloged and systematic. So when I got the hair-brained idea to organize our ...
How To Picture Walk Through a Book
source Even before their precious bundle of joy is born, parents are told the importance of reading to their child. Most professionals agree that children should be read to at least 15 minutes a day. But is there a certain way to read to a child? One academic term that you will hear floating around is "Picture Walk." But what is ...