Archives for April 2012

Child Training Bible

By placing Scripture verses to tunes, there are usually several verses that regularly come to mind quickly as I sit down to discipline one of the children.  However, I always wish that I could remember the multitude of other verses that we have read that would fit the situation as well – and, most importantly, in a timely manner!CTB Complete Closed

So, when I recently came across information for the Child Training Bible, I realized that this may just be the tool that I have been needing!    Starting with any version of the Bible, you can use the charts created by Mindy Dunn and her idea for highlighting and tabbing key Scriptures to create a quick, easy to use, Scripture reference tool.

Mindy has selected Bible verses that pertain to just about every child’s common sinful tendencies (and yes, even their mama’s as well).  From anger to fear, jealousy to laziness, wrong friendships to quarreling – verses are marked and tabbed, ready to be quickly located and shared to show what God’s Word says about each of these sin issues.CTBComplete

 

A couple of drawbacks about the Child Training Bible:
-The total cost to create our Child Training Bible was around $35.00.  This seems a little pricey, but I believe that the benefit to our family is going to far outweigh this cost!

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   What you’ll need to create your own Child Training Bible:

laminated Child Training Bible charts and instructions created by Mindy Dunn ($9.00)
– package of highlighters, coloring crayons, or colored pencils that match the colors on the laminated charts (yellow, dark blue, red, green, purple, light blue, and pink)
– package of coordinating sticky tabs
– 9 by 6 inch Bible of your choice

-I spent around 4 hours locating and highlighting Scripture verses and tabbing pages.  Again, in the long run, this is not a lot of time compared to the ability to have this handy tool during times of instruction.  Also, I enjoyed being in God’s Word and reviewing the Scripture verses for myself as I put it all together =)

The many things I like about the Child Training Bible:
-It gets all of us delving into God’s Word to read, hear, and see for ourselves what God desires for us, instructing us using His very Words.

I wholeheartedly agree with Mindy Dunn, creator of the Child Training Bible, when she states…

Whenever there is a problem, I want to train my children to immediately run to the Lord, seek His Words, and allow His truth to saturate the situation.

-I was able to use the charts with the version of the Bible that I desire for our family to use and that I know my children understand best.

– The laminated charts include questions to ask your child as well as a short, sample prayer using Scripture to pray with your child that relates to each behavior.

-Mindy and her husband created a tutorial that shows, step by step, how to assemble the Child Training Bible.  Although they do send written instructions, as a visual learner, I do so much better with photos and demonstrations!

– I can easily highlight and tab additional Scripture references that we come across that are fitting for certain discipline areas.  I’ve already added verses from the Joyful Heart Tune Charts, highlighting them in the color that most relates to a specific sin area.  I am sure there will be others as well!

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I plan to leave this out for easy access by all in our family and am prepared to turn it into a well worn treasure – just as God’s Word should be.

 

 Please note that I was not asked to review this product.  I am simply sharing a purchased resource that I think will be beneficial for my own family and is in line with my heart for training and instructing our children in His Ways!

Word Family Resources

Some new Word Family Resources
to correspond with the original Word Family Booklets
are now inside Hubbard’s Cupboard!

Word Family Booklet

Here’s a quick peek!

 

Word Maker and Sight Word Find

Word Family Word Maker Sight Word Find

 

Word Family Match

Word Family Match

 

Word Family Houses and Pictures/Words to Sort

 

 Word Family Sound Sort Word Family Word Sort 

Word Family Word and Picture Sort 

 

 

 

For descriptions of the above activities and free printables
to go along with 14 different short vowel word families,
please visit the Word Family Resources at Hubbard’s Cupboard.

Utilizing Printable Booklets (without actually printing them)

 

I follow a homeschool blog by Carisa called 1+1+1=1.  If you are a teacher, parent, and/or a homeschooler and have not visited her blog, I urge you to do so. =)  Since coming online in 2007, she has regularly created and shared wonderful resources for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.

As I was browsing blogs in my reader this evening, I came across a post from Carisa called Easy Readers for iPads and Tablets.  As I read through her post, I was becoming more and more excited at the idea she was presenting – making PDF booklets available for use on iPads and other devices.

 

Why would this excite me?  

…because Hubbard’s Cupboard has over 50 sight word booklets and 28 word family booklets already in PDF format.

 

You have always been able to print small black and white versions as well as full size versions of these booklets (many in color) to use at home or in the classroom.   Now, piggy backing off of Carisa’s idea, simply download the ‘Teacher Versions’, save them to your device, and you can create a whole bookshelf of emergent readers for your beginning reader to enjoy on your iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.  It saves paper and it’s portable!

 

My technology loving husband had fun experimenting and here is what it looked like on his devices…

 

iPad – This was successful!  I can’t wait for our newest up and coming reader to test it out. iPad

  

Kindle – This could work.  It just converted the booklet to grayscale.

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iPhone/iPod Touch – This option even performed well – just on a smaller scale!

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printable booklets that you’ve come to love
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new technology
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just one more way to enhance the reading skills of your young child

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A Small, But Powerful Reminder

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Isaiah

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.   (Isaiah 53:5)

What a small, but powerful reminder that we will carry with us everywhere we go today… Christ died for our sins!  He died for me.  He loved me and took my place – suffering the punishment that I deserved. 

 

The original idea was found on The Celebrated Family blog. 

Easter Crafts

Some (new to us) ideas from online that we tried this week

Colorful Light Ray Crosses from Housing a Forest

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This was a great craft that our four oldest children, ages 4-10, all delighted in completing!

 

and Ukrainian Easter Egg Art from Alpha Mom

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Our eggs were not nearly as bright and colorful as the original ones in the link above, but the kids enjoyed seeing what would happen with each additional layer of white crayon and paint.

 

Some ideas the kids came up with on their own…

An Easter Scene Peek-a-Box

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Our son gathered materials and proceeded to create a scene from the Bible –a cross, empty tomb, and linen cloth – accompanied on the outside with a relevant verse of Scripture from Matthew 28:6!

He is not here.  He has risen, just as he said.
Come and see the place where he lay.

 

and Telling the Easter story through Legos!

The Triumphal Entry…  Mark 11:1-11
(Can you see the palm branches?)
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The Last Supper / Passover Meal…  Mark 14:12-26
(Jesus and his 12 disciples, complete with the bread and the cup…)
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Jesus Praying in the Garden… Mark 14:32-41
(Yes, there are the sleeping apostles as well.)
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Jesus Being Arrested and the Disciples Fleeing… Mark 14:43-50
(The kids included a couple of disciples running away and one cutting the ear of a soldier – well, ahem, a hand in this Lego rendition…)
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The Three Crosses… Mark 15:25-26
(complete with the sign stating ‘King of the Jews’)
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The Empty Tomb… Matthew 28:1-10
(Note an angel atop the stone that was rolled away and the fallen guards.)
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For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…  (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

May you enjoy your Easter weekend, celebrating our risen Savior!

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