About the Author:
Cecilia’s greatest treasures are her faith, family and friends. Her love for working with children spans many decades as a home educator, in ministry and in the classroom. She has been married to her husband Steve for over thirty-six years. They have three adult sons, three lovely daughters-in-love and four sweet granddaughters. Cecilia lives in the majestic Rim Country of northern Arizona and enjoys hiking, kayaking and line dancing with friends.
Cecilia’s Book:
About the Author:
Anni has been involved in education all her life. After graduating from Arizona Christian University, she got a job teaching elementary students and never looked back. She and her husband helped start a classical school in northern Arizona and now their four daughters also attend. In her “spare” time she has been known to write plays, poems, and curriculum.
First Name Acrostic:
A mother, daughter, sister, wife
Needs more time to read amazing books
Native arizonan
Iinstruments include, piano, bass, guitar, and ukulele
Travel Bucket List Items:
In the U.S.A. – Alaska, Hawaii and Delaware (because then she will have been to all 50 states)
Outside the U.S.A. – the British Isles
Adventure – seeing the aurora borealis
An accomplishment she’s proud of:
She recently learned how to lay and grout tile.
Favorites:
Author – Hannah Anderson
Date Night – anything involving a hamburger
Tea – peach
Way of Shopping – thrifting
TV Series – The Chosen
Coming Soon:
Copycatting Our Creator
Andrea’s Books:
* For more information on her books, click the pics above
About the Author:
Andrea Elston was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She has taught at the elementary level for 20+ years and also creates educational resources for Shine-A-Light Press. She and her husband Chris live in Prescott Valley, Arizona and love seeing the sky for more than 3 months out of the year!
First Name Acrostic:
A born-again believerNorthwest native, Arizona transplantDrinks way too much coffeeResponsible (or at least tries to be)Educator and…Advocate for truth
Travel Bucket List Items: Statue of Liberty, Quebec or Paris (anywhere she can practice her high-school French,) and somewhere to see the northern lights and stay in an ice-hotel.
An Accomplishment She’s Proud Of: She just recently made over 200 desserts for her niece’s wedding, turning a fun hobby into something that was able to bless the happy couple. It was definitely challenging, especially since it was 100 degrees that day (quite uncharacteristic for Washington in June), but she made it work!
Five Favorites:
Movie: The Fugitive
Childhood Gift: a Cabbage Patch preemie named Caroline Tabitha
Coffee Drink: Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
Season: Fall
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
“Family Photos”
by Erin Shelby
Summer is here, which means a break from school for most kids. Did your child experience smooth sailing or nearly failing this school year? Either way, the “brain drain” that happens during the summer – the normal loss of learning when kids are out for school – can be prevented, and you don’t need lots of money to keep your child learning . Here are three cheap ways to keep kids learning during the summer.
#1 Create a Summer Journal
Have your child create a summer journal and be sure that they include writing with every entry. Writing can help kids strengthen the vocabulary they already have and for kids learning to spell, it’s a great tool. Art can make it fun with a journal that includes drawings, sketches, or even clips from magazines, newspapers, or ads.
#2 Use Your Library Card
Does each member of your family have a membership card to the public library? This is one of the easiest – and cheapest – ways to learn something new during the summer. One of the best-kept secrets of public libraries are their “digital resources” – the things you don’t even have to visit the library to get. Your library website may enable you to access eBooks, test prep materials, family tree information, TV, movies, and so much more, all for free.
#3 Go Old-School for Elementary School
Is your child more comfortable with technology than you are? Believe it or not, old-school solutions can still work for young kids. Visit your local dollar store and you’ll find ways to teach or tutor your child for the basics: colors, shapes, ABC’s, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and more. Summer can be the time to make progress with the help of these old-school tools!
