The blog at reformedmama.com, sharing what we do (and why we do it) relating to the children's catechism and Scripture as well as a healthy dose of encouragement for Christian moms.
Sometimes I read a book or blog and think to myself, "I wish I could be real-life friends with this person!" There's just something about the way they write about their life that makes you feel that just spending time with them would make your life better too.
That is exactly how I felt about Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren.
Read MoreA look at question 2 from the Children's Catechism! Includes songs, conversation topics around this question, and a recipe for play dough!
Read MoreToday I'm sharing just a simple overview of what we did as part of our school day, looking at question 1 from the Children's Catechism! Includes songs we listened to, the book we read, and an easy craft!
Read MoreA quick explanation of what I decided to do when my six year old wanted to "journal" in her Bible like me. Hint: It has to do with memorizing Scripture!
Read MoreI thought it would be fun to share how I do some teaching in our house on an average day! It's really nothing crazy or amazing - just taking a little time to break things down even if you don't think they are sinking in! Here's a look into learning about the definition of sin using the children's catechism.
Read MoreI know, I know. I feel like I am always pushing books - but it's for good reason. Everyone knows that actually sitting down and reading books is best for our kids. Just having great books on the shelf that teach our kids important truths about God is an amazingly easy way to guarantee your kids get both quality time with you and quality material to absorb!
Read MoreToday we're going to look at a book based on the Children's Catechism!
Read MoreI think I've tried a lot of tracking methods in the short few years I've been working on catechism stuff with my kids. It has been a pretty big stumbling block for the perfectionist in me when I get stuck on how to track them instead of just working on the questions.
I tried marking them in the little book I mentioned in a previous post with the date they knew it and their first initial. This was simple, but I just didn't love it because 1. they couldn't see the progress and 2. sometimes I lost the book (mommy brain!). I should have probably also gotten a second book for my second kid, but alas, poor not-first-child-problems. Now, I just keep this book around or even in my diaper bag.
I do know a lot of people use this method and it works for them. Also, the publishers of the book recommend you let the kids color in the numbers (which are outlines) when they complete them, so that's another option.
At one point, I wrote a bunch of the questions and answers on index cards and with sticky tack had one closet door in the bedroom be "Questions I Know" and one be "Questions I'm working on." I did like how visual this was; it made it very easy to incorporate it throughout the day since they were always in front of us. It also made it super simple for both my husband and me to know what questions we were doing. I may go back to this, but it didn’t look as cute as I wanted it to and as I started doing it with two kids, it would have been too much to have all the questions on cards for each kid. Now that I have three kids, I can only image the insanity! But perhaps, cuter hand-written or printed out versions would be nice when we're working on questions as a group. Look for future posts about that!
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Right now, we're using a simple printable you can grab here (I’ve since updated it to make it better for you from the picture in this post!) with stickers. I love these stickers from Amazon because you get over five thousand little stickers for such a good price. Seriously, you could get through the catechism 33 times with these stickers and still have some to spare.
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