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 ...
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Book: Zuzu’s Wishing Cake
Zuzu's Wishing Cake We happened to find this book written by Linda Michelin at the library. I was pleasantly surprised by the lessons taught in this book. A new boy moves in next door to Zuzu. She notices that he doesn't smile or come outside to play. Zuzu tries to make several things for the boy before finally giving him a cake. Upon receiving ...
Review Week 24 at ABCJLM
This week is a review week - do some of the activities that you weren't able to do these past few weeks. The review week also gives you time to focus on concepts that your child is struggling on. Enjoy playing games and drawing "My Family". 3 Year Curriculum Week 24 4 Year Curriculum Week 24 Don't forget about the Week 24 Review ...
Making Paper 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 - Making Paper Snowflakes! The kids really enjoyed this activity and several were made to hang on our back door. Snowflake Learning So much learning occurred in this project. ...
Week 23
This week is #23 at ABCJLM 3 Year Curriculum - Learn About Jesus Calming the Storm 4 Year Curriculum - Learn About Goodness and the Good Samaritan Have some ideas to share? We'd love to hear them. ...
Fruit of the Spirit
As a child, I was puzzled over the "fruit" of the Spirit. Why fruit? Character education, based on some of the fruit of the Spirit, is the core of the 4 Year Curriculum at ABCJLM. But do you really understand this "fruit" thing? In the January 2010 issue of Clubhouse JR, Christian Elden does a wonderful job of putting it into ...
Review: God, I Need To Talk to You
Click to read an update on the God, I Need to Talk to You About... series.Because of the 4 Year Curriculum's focus on character education, I was immediately drawn to the titles of these books. I was thankful when Concordia Publishing House allowed me to review a few of them. There are 16 God, I Need to Talk to You books by Dan ...
Ebook & Week 22
After my plea for help, several have suggested making the curriculum available by ebook. The only problem is that I don't know anything about ebooks! If you have had an experience creating an ebook or making an ebook available for purchase, would you please let me know!! Email me or leave a comment. This is Week 22 for the ABCJLM ...
FAQ: When Do You Cover It?
One of the questions that I get asked frequently is "When do you cover the different items on the lesson plan?" The Weekly Lesson Plans divide the curriculum into 36 week-long segments. Since the curriculum are set up to be studied 3-4 times a week, it is up to you to decide how each week will look. Planning ...
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
If You Give a Moose a Muffin is a book that we received from our neighbors as a Christmas gift. The set that was given to us also included a stuffed animal - moose - along with the book. Little Man LOVES his moosey! This book is part of the popular If You Give...Books set by Laura Numeroff. We have enjoyed reading this fun ...