The BJU Press Summer Reading Program has begun! In celebration of its launch, we spoke with Nancy Lohr, acquisitions editor for JourneyForth, about the Summer Reading Program and topics related to reading. Nancy, an avid reader herself, has also worked as a classroom teacher and a children’s librarian in the past. Below is a portion […]
Test Without the Stress
Achievement testing. You probably dread it. Your child probably dreads it. But, just as a physical checkup at the doctor’s office is helpful to make sure your child is growing properly, annual achievement testing can help you make sure your child is making appropriate progress academically. Here are a few tips to reduce the pre-testing […]
Celebrate Spring!
I’m not a big fan of winter. There are some aspects that I enjoy—things like homemade soup and big mugs of hot chocolate. But I don’t enjoy activities such as having to bundle up to go outside to pick up my mail or having to shovel snow out of my driveway. I find myself looking […]
Two Expressions of Love
Ten years ago, as a junior in college, I had the opportunity to see love in action—on both ends of the marriage spectrum. My brother got married that summer, and I witnessed him and his bride, deeply “in love,” pledge their lives to each other. I heard them talk excitedly about their plans for their […]
Homemade Christmas Gifts
I always encourage my children to make gifts to give their grandparents and other extended family members for Christmas. My children enjoy making them, and other family members enjoy receiving them. Below are some of the gifts we made at our house this year. Necklaces (recommended for children 4+) These are very simple and inexpensive […]
Overwhelmed
It was one of those days. It wasn’t even ten o’clock in the morning, and I’d already had to mop a flooded laundry room, clean up bright blue paint that spilled during my kindergartner’s art project, sweep up the contents of the box of cereal that my toddler had spilled all over the kitchen floor […]
August activities
August is here, and, for many of you, that means the beginning of a new school year is fast approaching. Although you might not be teaching yet, here are a few August-related ideas that you can use in your classroom throughout the year. Science: August’s birthstone is the peridot, which is gemstone-quality olivine. If you’re […]