Honor – Road to Glory – October 2013 – Part 1: Our Plan

Life App: Honor - letting someone know you see how valuable they really are. Theme: Road to Glory Date: October, 2013 Our Plan We loved the ideas that 252 Basics suggested in the Get Ready section of Week 1. In addition, we are getting close to the end of our fiscal year,...

3 Sets in 7 Weeks – WHOA!

We're A Bit Behind Due to our school schedule in Maryland, we are behind most of you 252 Basics users. You probably  finished off the Life App of Obedience this past Sunday and are getting ready to kick off the Life App of Courage this coming...

Using Bible Apps to Teach One Big Story – Our Plan for 2013/2014

Teaching The Bible From Genesis to Revelation When 252 Basics decided that for the 2013/2014 school year they would teach the Bible chronologically according to the Big Story Timeline, we knew we had a great opportunity ahead of us. Teaching about key people, stories, and principles that...

One Big Story Sparks and Idea or Two…or 20!

It All Started When 252 Basics Suggested Something Back in April (and again in May), the 252 Basics blog posted about their plan for the 2013-2014 school year. One post reviewed the scope and cycle and one suggested where to fit One Big Story (Turn it Up-Elementary) into...

Contentment – Who Dun It? – June 2013

Life App: Contentment Theme: Who Dun It? Date: June 2013 Base Camp? Not Just Yet While most 252 Basic users launched their Base Camp series this past Sunday, we kicked off the life app of Contentment. We'll launch our Base Camp series the last Sunday of June. We are busy preparing for...

Wisdom, Faith, Friendship – Base Camp – Summer 2013 (Part 1)

Life App: 3 Basic Truths - Wisdom, Faith, & Friendship Theme: Base Camp Date: Summer 2013 Base Camp is Our Summer XP! This summer, rather than going with our usual plan to implement 252 Basics' annual Summer XP, we've decided to use Base Camp as our Summer XP . We plan to implement...

June, July and Last August – Our Plan for Summer, 2013

It's Not Summer in the Northeast Yet "Summer" (according to the public school calendar) does not really start in the northeast until mid-late June. Schools are usually in session until around mid June and then the don't go back in session until the last week of...

Poster Board

Poster board is readily available at craft stores, office supply stores, super stores and even supermarkets. It works well when you are creating something that does not need to be used long term and when you do not need the sturdiness of foam core, but...