The Dig for Kids Bible Study

Have you heard of  The Dig for Kids?  It's a brand new Bible study for kids written by a pastor with 4 kids.

A typical Dig lesson consists of the following four components:
1.  The Map: The Map tells you and your child where you’ll be going in each lesson.  It is a short summary of the study ahead.
2.  The Dig: The Dig is the main passage you will be studying.  Following each passage will be several questions designed to help conversation and understanding.  They are meant to be a guide.  You can use them or tweak them to help you talk with your children.
3.  The Treasure: The Treasure is the big idea of each lesson.  In a short statement, it is what you want your child to remember from the passage you studied.
4. The Display: When an archaeologist finds a treasure, they will clean it up and put it on display for everyone to see.  This is the basic idea of the Display.  It is the application of the Treasure you have found!

Click here to visit The Dig for Kids
Only $4.99 for download PDF, Kindle and Nook

PS. You can also get a free download by clicking the link above.

AND
Starting Sep. 3 The Dig for Kids will have a community Bible study for families.  Are you in? 

Get ready to explore The Gospel of Luke!

Summer Reading Challenge Week #10

 Check out all the details at No Time for Flashcards and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

Week #1-77

Week #2-69

Week #3-58

Week #4- 60

Week #5- 51

Week #6- 46

Week #7- 50

Week #8- 38

Week #9- 45

Week #10- 43





Total so far-537

WE PASSED OUR GOAL!!

Goal- 500

Free and Fun Friday: Family Hike (Naches Trail in WA state)

A few days ago my sister in law and niece came to visit and we took them on a hike that we haven't been on before, but it was a great hike for kids and I would love to do it again when the clouds are not covering Mt. Rainer. It was a beautiful sunny day though and the kids did so well walking. We had a lot of fun and got some great shots of nature. I encourage you to get your kids out in nature early and often. We plan to do more of this on a regular basis! How about you?

Mt. Rainier

Snow tunnel

Zonked!

The Happy Mommy Handbook by Katie Norris and Susan Case Book Review and Giveaway (closed)!!

The Happy Mommy Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide on Keeping Your Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy, Out of Trouble and Motivated to Learn by Katie Norris and Susan Case is a brilliant book for moms like me (and you too)!  In the introduction the authors state two main goals: "to give you more free time by growing smarter and happier children and to encourage you to make the most of these early years."  Part 1 explains how to make the early years fun yet educational.  Each chapter starts with Katie's Mommy Dilemma which is common for so many moms and Teacher's Advice from Susan's perspective.  There are also many practical examples for moms to engage their preschooler with easy and creative activities.  There are ideas for sensory play, fine motor skills, arts & crafts, playing inside and playing outside.  There are two chapters to help moms nurture themselves and to help children develop good behavior.  Part 2 is getting your preschooler ready for Kindergarten.  There are many helpful suggestions for parents to guide children to develop in cognitive, social, emotional, academic and physical areas.  The one message throughout the book was "Mom, you are enough for your child."

How many times have I started my day off with good intentions to engage my son and wind up just telling him to run off and play?  Katie and Susan's book helped me to see that purposeful play with my son is possible with just a few common items found in my home and a heart willing to take time to play with him in a meaningful way.  And in this way, I can accomplish a few things I need to do while my son is engrossed in a fun activity that is helping him to learn.  I was thrilled with the variety of simple things I can do to create a much better environment for my son who is really interested in more than being sent off to play in his room.  Katie and Susan designed this book as a way to keep kids "busy" with learning activities that are playful.  Moms, you can provide a loving and active day for preschoolers and be able to accomplish things you need to do.  I am so glad to have this book to reference throughout my day.  My son will be a much happier boy and I know I will be a happy mommy because my son will have had a full day playing and learning.  I highly recommend this book to every preschool mom!

*This product was provided to me free of charge for purpose of this review. This is my honest opinion of this book and no monetary compensation was received for my opinion.*

Read my REVIEW of Susan's other book: Kindergarten: Tattle-Tales, Tools, Tactics, Triumphs and Tasty Treats for Teachers and Parents

Check out the author's blogs:
Susan Case- Kindergarten and Preschool for Teachers and Parents
Katie Norris- Mommy with Selective Memory


Buy it: The Happy Mommy Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide on Keeping Your Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy, Out of Trouble and Motivated to Learn is available in paperback for $9.95 and Kindle for $3.99.



Win it:  You can enter to win The Happy Mommy Handbook in either trade paperback (print copy), Kindle or Nook.  I will contact the winner for what option they prefer.  Giveaway ends Sunday, August 19.

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ENTRY FORM for THE HAPPY MOMMY HANDBOOK

Minnesota Vacation 2012

Every year we go to Minnesota for a family reunion on my husband's side.  Shrade is always excited to play with all the cousins.  There are 12 boys and 4 girls.  Shrade is one of the youngest ones.  We also go a dairy farm and Shrade wanted his picture taken on all the tractors.  We stay in a cabin near a lake in Grand Marais, MN.  We love to go out to Artist's Point on Lake Superior.   It was a fun trip!

Summer Reading Challenge Week #9

 Check out all the details at No Time for Flashcards and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

Week #1-77

Week #2-69

Week #3-58

Week #4- 60

Week #5- 51

Week #6- 46

Week #7- 50

Week #8- 38

Week #9- 45





Total so far- 494

Goal- 500

Monthly Plan- August

BIBLE: 

*Bible Verses:

K verse- "Be kind to one another."  Ephesians 4:32

L verse- "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 6:7

From Songs for Saplings 

We are making a little book for these verses and we sing them everyday during our "Bible study" time.
And while we learn our Bible verses for each letter of the alphabet we are also learning the sign language for that letter.

Bible verse activities and printables from Totally Tots

ALSO---We are reading a verse in the Bible every day this summer.  Come join our Summer Bible Reading Adventure and sign up HERE.

We are still reading from a children's Bible that was given to us by grandma called The Bible Story Ten Volume Set by Arthur Maxwell.  I have read many Bibles and Bible story books to my kids, but I'm excited to start this longer series!  See my Summer Worship Series for ideas on what Bibles I have read to my kids.

LESSONS:
*Milk N' Honey Preschool:
We have started Preschool.  I know it is summer, but it will take me about 2 years to get through all my stuff I have planned before I start teaching Kindergarten, so here we go!   See my Preschool Plans. I've been busy working on a lapbook that I will use for each letter.  This month we will continue with letter B.  See my Pinterest board for letter B.  Also here are my lessons plans for Letter B.

In June we did letter A.  Here is the link to what I did with Shrade.

Letter A- lapbook with books, crafts and activities
Blog post

All About Reading

This month we started using real curriculum from All About Learning Press- All About Reading Pre-1 Level for pre-readers.  I made a recent post about the material which I will be reviewing at the end of the month.  I can already see how fantastic the lessons are.  So far, this program is fun and not too challenging for my little guy.

Be sure to pick up your FREE activity book from All About Learning.

*Brightly Beaming Toddler:   Jessna is now 15 months old and has moved to the next level in the Nursery Age lessons. I am having so much fun doing things with her.  She is a sponge!

This curriculum includes 24 lesson plans.  There are 2 lessons for each month of your toddler's life from 13 months to 24 months of age.  You can spend approximately 2 weeks on each lesson plan with your toddler.  The lessons are geared to a toddler's development as he/she progresses through the second year of life.  Keep everything fun and only do activities when your toddler wants to.

15 months: Lesson 5

15 months: Lesson 6

*Sensory Play:
-water play- loves this!
-playdough 
-outside!

Everyday Sensory Alphabet Activities by Melitsa Avila

We will be using a lot of these activities when we learn the letters!

*Literature Connection
Right now we are reading alphabet, color and counting books from lists at the library.

*Daily Music time: Songs from Music Notes and CD's we get at the library. 


*Art:
 -watercolor painting
-using paintbrush
-coloring
-chalk drawing outside

*Field Trips:
Playdates
MOPS Park Days
Library story time for Preschool
Mall playground
Nature Center
Exploring new parks with friends
Outdoor concerts


Pretend Play:
-building a fort
-cooking
-dress up with scarves and hats

*Other Activities
Check out my Pinterest Boards for Preschool Ideas! 


We are also working through a BIG Preschool Workbook for ages 3-5.

*Skills/Chores:
 What Shrade is working on: 3.5 years of age
-Responding with "yes, mama" without whining or crying
-brushing teeth
-brush hair
-playing gently with sister
-setting the table
-wipe up spills
-sort laundry

*Academic
-cutting
-tracing
-letter sounds

Jessna is working on:
*first moments of discipline- what to touch, what not to touch
*learning how to sign "more"
*learning to sign "all done"
*learning to sign "please"
*playing in play pen for 10-15 min independently

I get a lot of these skills/chores from What Every Child Should Know Along the Way (Teaching practical life skills in every stage of life.) by Gail Martin.  I HIGHLY recommend this book that has so many practical ways to teacher your child along with many Bible verses.  I will be sharing more about this book this summer.