Sep 15, 2023 | Book Review Blog
I am not a person who lays down rules when teaching a class. I find them to be prescriptive, and not of the behaviors we desire in the classroom community, but of the ones we try to prevent. I also find that they create an environment where children are either nervous...
Aug 13, 2023 | Book Review Blog
I have a lovely stack of what I refer to as ‘boosters’. These are resources that fill in gaps, go more deeply into topics, and are versatile enough to be the spines of lessons as well as excellent support resources. They boost up just about anything I need to use with...
Aug 12, 2023 | Book Review Blog
I began a new position a week ago, and as is wont to happen when you walk into a new space, you find that you have closets, classrooms, and other areas to sift through and organize. I had just finished pulling out a box filled with catalogs and magazines from 1989,...
Aug 12, 2023 | Book Review Blog
If you ever want a good laugh, you should gather my older three children and have them do a live action version of The Pilgrim’s Progress. We have read many different adaptations of this book over their childhoods, really sinking into the original when they got...
Aug 10, 2023 | Book Review Blog
It gets tiring as a children’s minister and as a parent having to constantly check for proper representation of God’s children in books. Combing through curriculum, finding ways to supplement so that every child can see him/her/themself in the lessons takes a lot of...
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