The Betty Lukens Through the Bible Flannelgraph set has almost every Bible story that you would want. There are even sets to tell about the 2nd Coming of Jesus and Heaven. And if there is a story you want to tell but it isn't included in the manual, simple tweaking can you usually get you what you need. Even to teach the Wordless Book! Using ...
Impressing on Children
Kindergarten Readiness
The response to my blog about Kindergarten Readiness has been overwhelming! I truly understand the indecision that parents face. From your responses, I wanted to address three additional points which I have added to the post. "All of my child's friends are going to Kindergarten." - This is a statement that I hear a lot. This happened with ...
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
This is a question that I am very passionate about. What is your opinion about sending kids to kindergarten who have summer birthdays (or those who are close to the cut off date)? As far as I know, every state has a cut-off birth date for children to begin kindergarten. The states I am familiar with place their cut-offs in August or ...
Mom Card or Poster
I was looking for an idea for the kids to do for Mother's Day. Didn't really find anything that I liked but somehow came up with this idea. The kids were able to do the majority of the craft by themselves and it allowed for scissor practice too! Because the word "MOM" is a palindromic word - words that are spelled the same backwards or forwards ...
Using Flannelgraph on a Tight Budget
Click to see an updated post on this topic... When I started looking into using flannelgraph, I emailed my aunts and Mom for suggestions as they have used this form of Bible teaching for years. Thank you, Aunt Karla, for these suggestions! Purchasing flannelgraph sets can be very expensive. But there are ways to create your own! - Backgrounds ...
Direction, Hints, and Discussion Ideas for Resurrection Rolls
For the past week, we have been trying to figure out the perfect Resurrection Rolls recipe. We have failed with some but I think we have discovered the easiest and best recipe. This recipe can be done almost exclusively by a preschooler (minus the oven part). Make this recipe an Easter morning breakfast tradition. Ingredients: Crescent ...
Drawings
Bubs has never liked to draw. Up until a couple of days ago, if you asked him to draw something, he scribbled. I looked in the magazines that we receive and saw these great pictures that kids Bubs' age drew. I knew that the problem stemmed back to his fine motor skills but we had to turn the tide. Along with the Visual Perception Activities ...
Snowflakes
We are continuing our Ricky the Raccoon story "Let is Snow!" from our current Ranger Rick Jr. magazine by doing the same activities that the animals did. Today we made the snowflakes. The kids really enjoyed this and made several as you can see from the picture of our back door. So much learning occurred in this project. The kids worked on ...
Before You Start…
I received a phone call from a sweet friend. She was feeling the pressure to do a lot of "school" with her 4 1/2 year old. But, every time that she tries to sit down with her son, he stalls and complains about it. Instead of being a time of learning and fun, it becomes a long-drawn-out war. She believes that her son has the ability to read but he ...
A Child’s 10 Commandments to Parents
source At church this weekend Bubs learned about the 10 Commandments. His teachers sent home a sheet that listed "A Child's 10 Commandments to Parents" by Dr. Kevin Leman and I wanted to share it with you. 1. My hands are small; please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are ...