To conclude our series on Teachable Moments, I want to explain how the Holy Spirit has taught me to use the characteristics of God to impress upon my children. I love explaining to our kiddos who God is because God doesn't change and what they are learning will stay with them their entire lives. When they make a wrong choice, we talk about ...
Teachable Moments
Teachable Moments and Bible Stories
I believe there are three avenues in which we can impress God upon our children through teachable moments. Yesterday I shared how the Holy Spirit is helping me use Bible verses. Another way is to use Bible stories. (Read the beginning of the Teachable Moments series.) Think Jonah, Paul, Moses, and Noah. Yes, those Bible ...
Teachable Moments and Bible Verses
Now that you know what teachable moments are, and when, where and why they should occur, I pray that you have begun seeing them pop up in your daily activities and conversations. (Begin with the first post of this series.) In today's post, I am going to share how to utilize the teachable moments when they come up. In my mind, the ...
When, Where, and Why Teachable Moments Occur
Teachable moments. Are we taking advantage of them? In order to utilize the opportunity, we must understand what a teachable is, and then where and when these moments occur. If you remember from yesterday's post, a teachable moment requires no preparation and these opportunities are unplanned. Thus, ...
What are Teachable Moments?
Teachable Moments. It's a phrase that you will hear a lot on my blog and the ABCJLM Preschool Curriculum website. And with almost 1.5 million search results on Google, it is a phrase that you have probably heard a plethora of other places as well. Our next blog series is going to take a look at what teachable moments are, when and where ...
Making Learning Part of the Day
Pin It Have you check out the ABCJLM Facebook Group lately? If not, you are missing out on a lot of wisdom! "Tina" shared some fabulous ways to incorporate the objectives of the ABCJLM Curriculum into a day with her grandson. I wanted to share her ideas because the suggestions are so simple yet so profound. Below are some of her main points. I ...
An Example Schedule and So Much Wisdom
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How to “Do” School with Your Child
Imagine this with me. A mom and child are neatly dressed sitting at the table looking at school books. The child is happily gleaning from the mom's wisdom and desires to learn. There are no distractions in the background and the kitchen table is obviously neatly wiped down. I would wager that the statement right before we enter this scene was ...