Ep. 89: Connecting God's Design to Science and Rest with Sarah Philpott

In this episode of Reimagine Childhood, brought to you by the Early Childhood Christian Network, host Monica Healer talks with Sarah Philpott—farmer's wife, mom, part-time teacher, and author—about two lift-the-flap board books for young children: Wake Up Little Seed (plant life cycles) and Moo Moo Nap Nap (midday rhythms of rest on the farm). Sarah shares how farm life inspired her to help children see God as "the who behind the science," and she offers practical classroom ideas like starting with the end in mind by opening fruit, showing seeds, planting in soil, and tracking growth over time. Their conversation also explores helping children connect food to farms, building positive nap-time routines through repetition and predictability, and making read-alouds engaging through expressive voice, prediction questions, and acting out stories. The episode also highlights ECCN's upcoming two-day Texas conferences and notes Sarah's devotional for women experiencing infant and pregnancy loss.

00:00 Reimagine Childhood Intro

00:46 Meet Sarah Philpott

01:54 Wake Up Little Seed Story

04:29 Classroom Planting Ideas

06:44 Food Comes From Farms

12:30 Moo Moo Nap Nap Rhythms

20:01 Read Aloud Tips and Wrap

Connect with Sarah at https://allamericanmom.net/

On her instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sarahlphilpott/

Her children's books that we talked about today are

·       Wake Up, Little Seed