"What do I do with all the papers?" This is a common question that I hear from ABCJLM users. So many precious art pieces and first handwriting worksheets that it can get overwhelming. Here is a post that I wrote several years back and a link to cute notebook coverpages for each curriculum. With four littles in our home, our refrigerator is ...
Learning
Teaching a Child to Read: Is Your Child Ready?
Transitioning from the child being read to, to the child doing the reading can be a stressful time. But in actuality, it doesn't have to be. More importantly...it shouldn't be. This should be a smooth transition. (Read How to Grow a Reader) For me, this has become one of my favorite developments in our children's lives. There is nothing ...
Hop Scotch and Learning
Today we are going to take a break from our Vacation Tips blog series and revisit a post from a while back. Since the temperatures dropped a little last week, we took our learning outside. In creating our own hopscotch game, we combined drawing (fine motor), jumping (gross motor), numbers, and shapes! And...the kids didn't even realize they ...
How to Make File Folder Games
Before ABCJLM was even a thought in my mind, I created File Folder Games for Bubs. If you are not familiar with these, File Folder Games are inexpensive, easy to store activities that are great for teaching fundamental concepts to kiddos. The other day I pulled out some for Peanut and he really enjoyed them. I ...
How to Provide Learning Throughout the Day
source One of the most frequently asked questions that we receive concerning the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum is how to cover all of the objectives in a week. The goal of ABCJLM is to help adults be intentional with the children in their care and for the adult to incorporate learning into daily activities. But what does "being intentional" ...
Shaving Cream Learning
Have you played in shaving cream today? If you haven't, you are missing out in a fun activity which is great for sensory and motor development. One that can make your house smell great too! Shaving cream finger painting it part of the 2 Year ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum. In the lesson plans I suggested placing shaving cream and finger paint in a ...
Because They Will Only Be Little Once
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Helping Boys Learn with Cars
There is something about boys and cars. I don't understand the fascination. And, I definitely can't explain why the hoods are left up on cars during a car show. When I look in, I just see an engine. But for whatever reason, boys love cars and everything about cars. Give a little boy a Hot Wheels car and you will see ...
Printable Shape Flashcards
Aren't these adorable? Ann created these from free clipart from Love Two Teach and shared them with me and other ABCJesusLovesMe users. I contacted Kristen, the owner of this clipart, and she graciously gave me permission to put these flashcards on the ABCJLM website! These would be great for a Shape Walk (used in the 2 Year Curriculum). Or ...
Learning Letters with Puffy Paint
Aren't these fun letters? Our babysitter brought over the supplies to make Puffy Paint Letters with our kids. The kids had such a great time that they didn't realize that they were learning and working their fine motor skills. Mix in a little finger-paint action for a science experiment makes this activity a win-win situation for ...