You want to provide the best early childhood experience for children and their parents. But you don’t have easy access to high-quality training. We provide you with relevant, research-based, and Biblically-sound training and on-demand courses so that you and your staff can confidently care for and teach young children.
Discovering God in Every Discovery
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Hey Reader! We’re starting a summer newsletter series with a focus on early childhood books. We’re starting today with a Super Simple Science Series by Brock Eastman. I also got to interview him on the podcast. It was WILD! You might want to check it out on our YouTube Channel because we even did some live science experiments!! Bridging the Gap Between Science and Faith Science and faith are often viewed as being at odds with each other. However, for young children, these fields can be seamlessly integrated by viewing the world through the lens of an intelligent designer. When we teach children that the world works the way it does because it was designed to do so, we help them lock in the truth that they can love Jesus and be a scientist at the same time. These early years are a vital time for memory-making. When a child gets to participate in a simple experiment, we’re fostering a sense of safety, ensuring that when children have future questions or curiosities, they know where to turn. The spiritual lessons we "hook" onto scientific concepts act as spiritual seeds planted early that will sprout and "redeem" themselves later in a child's life, even into high school or adulthood. Super Simple Science with Dad: You don't need a science lab to explore God’s creation. Most "super simple" experiments can be done with items already found in your pantry.
Science and faith definitely DO partner well. Making memories with young children and “hooking” faith concepts into those experiences will have a lasting effect. Don’t underestimate the power of a little mess, a whole lot of laughter and some Divine design! If you’re looking for other fun and easy science experiments for your classroom or your home, check out Dr. Fizzlebop (aka Brock Eastman) on Youtube. (Or join us at one of our summer conferences where we’ll have dedicated science breakout sessions!) Cheering you on this week! -Your ECCN team P.S. If you don't want to receive these weekly emails anymore, no hard feelings. Click HERE to be removed from this list. (You'll still receive other emails from us based on past preferences.)
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Early Childhood Christian Network
You want to provide the best early childhood experience for children and their parents. But you don’t have easy access to high-quality training. We provide you with relevant, research-based, and Biblically-sound training and on-demand courses so that you and your staff can confidently care for and teach young children.
Hey Reader! As a new school year begins, it's the perfect time to focus on one of the most important parts of your classroom—not your lesson plans or classroom décor, but your relationships with families. For many children, you'll spend as many waking hours with them as their parents do. That's why it's so important to build a true partnership from the very beginning. Take time to learn about each family. Ask about siblings, grandparents, pets, favorite activities, family traditions, or...
Hey Reader! The first few weeks of school are some of the most stressful (I mean, who can blame those littles for crying a little in such a “strange” place!) and also some of the most critical in setting the trajectory of your year. We often want to jump quickly into curriculum and “teaching”. Afterall, we’ve got 26 letters to teach and about 500 great ideas for crafts, math games and read-alouds ready to go! Stop for a moment and take a breath. We’re giving you permission (actually, we’re...
Hey Reader! Have you ever had one of those days when you've been patient...kind...smiling...and showing incredible self-control—and then one little thing happens, and you just want to slam a cabinet door or stomp your feet? We've all been there. After hours of solving problems, answering questions, and caring for others, sometimes we just need a quiet moment to reset. What if that's exactly how some of the children in our classrooms feel? The difference is that young children don't yet have...