Character

Are you more like a lion, an otter, a golden retriever, or a beaver? What job would suit you best? Use the wisdom of Scripture and the discoveries of psychology to help children understand themselves

Boys who are on the road to becoming men of honor, courage, and faith will greatly benefit from the heartfelt encouragement and sound advice offered in Boyhood and Beyond. Wisdom and common sense are gleaned from short chapters covering topics such as authority, inventiveness, and honesty as well as learning to overcome things like fear, laziness, and temptation. Boyhood and Beyond motivates boys to build their lives on a foundation of strong moral principles. Most importantly, these chapters will encourage boys to become the men God wants them to be as they develop a relationship with Him. This is a "life" book designed to be read and lived out in a boy's life, thus becoming one of his building blocks to godly character and, ultimately, manhood. Boyhood and Beyond can be read alone, used with a journal, or read aloud in a group. There are discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Ages 10-18.

In BATTLE OF THE CHORES, Junior learns that being in debt to someone is NOT FUN! This story teaches children the value of working for money and the disadvantages of borrowing money. It will introduce to them that the borrower is servant to the lender.

The Discover 4 Yourself Bible Studies series for kids ages 9-12, combines a serious commitment to Bible study with fun and memorable games, puzzles, and activities to reinforce biblical truth. Each study is divided into daily lessons built around an in-depth, inductive study of a book or character of the Bible. Any young person who works through these studies will emerge with a richer appreciation of the Word of God and a deeper understanding of God's love and care for them.

Joseph-- God's Superhero teaches children an extraordinary truth: God chooses ordinary people to become his super heroes. In the first of three characters studies in the Discover 4 Yourself series, kids will watch Joseph as he grows through some pretty amazing struggles. What would it be like to be sold as a slave and shipped off to another country by your own brothers? Later, when Joseph, meets up with his betraying brothers, will he take revenge? When he' s thrown into prison for something he didn' t do, how will he handle the unfairness? When he' s second only to Pharaoh as the ruler of Egypt, will success go to his head?

Joseph had to deal with a life of ups and down, and God taught him how to handle them all. Now it' s our turn to learn!

Kay Arthur's popular Discover 4 Yourself(R) Bible Studies continue in this delightfully interactive "production" of Jesus--To Eternity and Beyond! Focusing on John 17-21, kids become "directors" who must discover the details of Jesus' life to make a great movie.

Children will learn how to get the most out of reading their Bibles and ways to incorporate biblical truths into their lives. Through Bible reading and marking, "building" movie sets, creating scripts, and solving puzzles, kids explore Jesus' last hours, including His prayer in the garden, His betrayal and arrest, His trial and crucifixion, and the triumph of His resurrection. They'll also uncover Peter's denial of Christ and the disciple's joy when his relationship with Jesus is restored.

Promotes sensitivity and civilized behavior in children. Every type of etiquette from table manners and conversation to telephone manners and sibling harmony is covered in poems, writing projects, coloring pages, role plays and many more pleasing activities.

Raising daughters can be a challenging task! How will we ever teach them everything they need to know? Polished Cornerstones can help! This 575-page, spiral-bound book will help you focus on the skills and attitudes your daughters need to develop. Polished Cornerstones offers hundreds of different ideas for Bible study projects, reading material, and practical, everyday activities to help prepare your daughters for godly womanhood (and to help them live godly lives as young women). Polished Cornerstones is a tool that allows you to be flexible, picking and choosing from a variety of projects to meet each daughter's unique needs. Projects in each chapter are listed in order according to increased difficulty so that you can start work in each area with very young girls, and continue to disciple your daughters with increasingly more challenging assignments. Each project is also labeled with the school subjects it relates to so that homeschoolers can incorporate projects into their academic school day. Each chapter includes evaluation questions for parents and daughters. These help pinpoint weak areas, stimulate discussion, and lead to more specific prayer with and for your daughters. Includes many charts and forms to encourage serious family and independent Bible study. Your daughter will learn how to be a student of the Word as she completes these projects. Reproducible forms mean that one copy of this book will serve for all your daughters (and maybe even a few granddaughters!). Resource lists at the back of the book make it easy to locate and purchase supplementary resources. Spiral-Bound for easy use.

This once-a-week curriculum gently leads young boys in the area of responsibility. Duties such as making beds, cleaning up after themselves, hygiene, family relationships, and much more are covered in segments. Level 2 is for age 8 and up."