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Ultimate Blog Party 2011

Hi, I'm Shonda here at Milk N' Honey Learn and Grow!
I'm so glad you came to visit!

This is my second year to participate in the Ultimate Blog Party.

I like to post about:
*Toddler school- Jungle lesson

*Learning Activities- Throwing balls down stairs

*Favorite Books- Little Blue Truck

*Food Fun 4 Kids- Yummy Banana Bread

*Parenting- Spiritual Growth

*Free and Fun Activities- Visit the Zoo

I also do reviews and giveaways from time to time.

 

I started this blog about a year ago to chronicle the adventures in teaching my son.  I like to find and share good ideas.  I was a Kindergarten teacher for 12 years before I became a SAHM.  I absolutely love it!  And we are also expecting another baby in May!

Shrade's favorite 1st book- Mrs. Wishy Washy

Shrade at 2

I would love to get to know you and your blog so be sure to leave a link when you leave a comment.

Also, you can find me on:

*Facebook

Growing Kids God's Way: Repentance, Forgiveness and Restoration

This week we will discuss repentance, forgiveness and restoration. 

Repentance:
*Repentance is to turn away from and have a change of mind. 
*The doctrine of repentance must be understood in the context of relationship. 
*The object of repentance is not the sin itself, but the effect sin had on the relationship.

Forgiveness:
*Asking forgiveness doesn't mean saying "I'm sorry."
*To ask forgiveness is to acknowledge a motive of the heart.
*Example: Will you please forgive me for ______________?
*Response to someone who asks forgiveness- "Yes,"not "that's OK."

Restoration:
*Restoring the relationship closes the offense and buries it.

I hope this has given you some guidelines to think about and how to train your child in this very important skill.


Next time:  Discipline Issues part 1

Brightly Beaming Resources: Week #7- Stars

This week we learned about stars.  Of course, Shrade loves to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  We had fun exploring with stars and learning our new number and letter.

Here are some of the books we read:


I get all my lesson plans from Brightly Beaming Resources.

What's on our Bookshelf? Truck by Donald Crews

There is nothing that excites my son more than finding a book that captures his attention with abandon.  Truck is that book right now!  The most wonderful thing about this book is that it has no words and so it is open ended for great discussion.  However, there are many signs and vehicles that make this story a great way to teach your child to tell a story.  We also learn about the different avenues of travel such as the tunnel, uphill, downhill, interchange and fog.  My son is learning to recognize signs in our world as we point them out because he has seen them so many times in this book.  This is definitely a boy book, but girls would benefit too!  Enjoy!

Zoo Printables Giveaway from Lightning Bug Literacy

Yippee!  A giveaway from Lightning Bug Literacy!

Would you like to win a Zoo printable extension kit?

These professional printables are absolutely cute and feature several great activities:

Counting Cards

Big and Little Animals

Upper and Lowercase Letter Match

Lacing Letter Z

Tracing Practice

Playdough Mat

You and your child will have so much exploring with this delightful learning kit.  You can see a sneak peek at these printables on Lightning Bug Literacy's  FB page.

PS. Did you see my review on the R is for Rainbow Creative Explorations Kit?

Win it:  Win this 16 page Zoo printable extension kit.  Giveaway ends Sunday, March 27.

Enter: Be sure to click on all the links before filling out form.

1. Be a follower on my blog (only one that is required)   

2. Subscribe to my blog by email (link on my blog)

3."Like" Milk N' Honey Learn and Grow on Facebook (link on my blog). 

4. "Like" Lightning Bug Literacy on  Facebook (Tell them Milk N' Honey sent you) 

5. Follow Lightning Bug Literacy blog

6.  What Creative Explorations Learning kit would you like to try? 

Entry for Zoo Printable Extension Kit

Free and Fun Friday: Bowling

Last weekend we went bowling with another family and it was Shrade's first time.  Since he's not really old enough to bowl, he got to do a few "free" bowls!  He had so much fun.  He didn't really care after he rolled the ball down the alley so we had to hold him so he would watch the ball roll.  The best part was the air.  He kept looking and feeling the air and just laughing!  What a fun day!