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For Me and My House: 50 Easy-to-Use Devotionals for Families, edited by
Tom and Lore Ziegler. Published by Discipleship Publications International. This
book opens with tips for great family devotions and for how to structure the
time for different age children. Following this is a list of Bible stories to
either use in addition to the devotionals in the book or to use as a basic for
creating more devotionals on your own after finishing the book and getting
comfortable with its format. Subjects of the devotionals range from "Birth
Order" to "Overcoming Your Fears" to "Listening." The devotionals discuss
almost everything: creation, complaining, deceit, gratitude, giving and
forgiving, loving your enemies, faith, family, Elijah on Mt. Carmel,
hospitality, money, obedience, parents, prayer, possessions, the poor, rules,
the tongue, and much more. Each devotional has a bible story, an objective, an
activity, an application, plans for follow-up, and a memory verse. 148 pages.
IPG-DPI-1874
Character
Builders, Set 1 and Set 2: These are two special series of six stories each
for beginning readers that encourage compassion and responsibility in children.
The text is repetitive and easy to read. Each boxed set contains six 16-page
books, a sing-along CD, and a parent guide. $14.39-D each set.
Character
Education Resource Guide by Regina G. Burch. Creative
Teaching Press. This book is designed to supplement the Character Builders
described above. Character traits covered are Acceptance, Compassion and
Caring, Cooperation, Good Judgment, Friendship, Self-Discipline and
Self-Control, Courage, Perseverance, Respect, Generosity, Responsibility, and
Honesty. Reproducible Mini-Books are included for each of the twelve titles in
the Character Builders series boxed sets, and there are reproducible
worksheets and hands-on activities, that tie in with the character qualities and
extend the books. 80 pages. CTP-3109. $13.49-D
Character Education, edited by
Margaret Fetty, Steck Vaughn, reproducible. These books assist in
teaching students the character qualities of caring, fairness, trustworthiness,
responsibility, respect, and citizenship. Each book in the series has six units
which focus on the core character traits followed by a wrap-up unit. Each of the
units has a teacher page, a story that highlights the trait, a story response,
and application activities. The teacher pages provide background information,
teaching tips, extension activities, and suggestions for related reading. At the
back of each book are full page color posters for bulletin boards for each trait
with reproducible activities on the back. there are also four-color dominos
which can be used in various games. 64 pages, bound-in answers. Available for
Grades 1-2 (SV-61352), Grades 3-4 (SV-61360), and Grades 5-6 (SV-61379). Each
book is $10.79-D
Poems that Build Character
by Karen Brown In this book , the first 21 pages explain the book, introduce the character
qualities, and present reproducible activities that can be used with the poems as the
teacher chooses. The rest of the book consists of the poems themselves, organized by
character trait. There is also an index to the poetry by author and title at the
end. Some of my favorite poems have been included, including "How Do I Love
Thee?" by Elizabeth B. Browning; "Grow Old Along with Me," by Robert
Browning; "Solitude" and "Life's Scars" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox;"
"The Day is Done" by Longfellow; "If" by Kipling; "Charge of the
Light Brigade" by Tennyson; "Psalm of Life" and "Paul Revere's Ride
"by Longfellow; "The Road Not Taken" by Frost; "O Captain! My
Captain!" by Walt Whitman; "You are Old, Father William" by Lewis Carroll;
"Trees" by Joyce Kilmer;" " Somebody's Mother" and "The Man
in the Glass" (Anonymous); "Little Boy Blue" by Eugene Field;
"In Flanders Fields: by John McCrae; "The House by the Side of the Road" by
Sam Walter Foss; "The Bee" by Isaac Watts; "The Village Blacksmith" by
Longfellow; "Carry ON!" by Robert Service; "Mr. Nobody " and "For
Want of a Nail" (Anonymous). There are many more poems there is no room to list. Cat.
#EP-342. $8.06-D
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Study in Wisdom by Dr. Dale Simpson. This study for young children focuses
on the importance of wisdom in all areas of life. After a six-week study of verses from
Proverbs, one can use any Bible story or almost any story to help children apply
what they've learned about wisdom as it pertains to making choices. Appropriate for grades
K-5. Permission is given to reproduce certain pages for student use. This book is for use
by the teacher with some pages of activities for the children. 32 pages. 8.5x11 inches.
Cat. # CS-480. $5.40-D
Character Counts: Leadership Qualities
in Washington, Wilberforce, Lincoln, Solzhenitsyn, edited by Os Guiness.
Trade paperback from Baker Books. For those of you who are looking for stories to use with
teens about men of character, this is your book. It contains brief biographical and
reflective chapters about these four remarkable world figures who not only withstood the
extreme adversities of their offices, but in addition flourished and grew under pressure
to make a visible difference in the world. These very readable essays show that adversity
has the potential to reveal genuine moral character and create life-changing leaders.
$8.05-D
Fun Projects for Hands-On Character
Building, by Rick and Marilyn Boyer, who have twelve children whom they have
educated at home. These ideas, programs and projects, help children develop
character traits such as obedience, self-acceptance, a forgiving spirit, meekness,
and an inner hunger for righteousness. The Boyers have attempted to saturate their home
with God's Word, and they have used many of these projects to help accomplish
this. The
projects are fun and will create many family memories. Paper, 156 pages. Digest size. 
Hero Tales:
A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes,
by Dave and Neta Jackson, authors of the Trailblazers series of missionary biographical
fiction. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have written missionary biographies intended to be read
aloud in families, with emphasis on the character qualities of the men and women selected.
Each biography begins with a short biographical sketch. Then the authors spotlight
three important episodes in the missionary's life and tie them each to a specific
character quality. Example: in Volume I the first biography is about Gladys Aylward. First
there is a one-page summary of her life. Then there are three short chapters with
incidents from her life that illustrate confidence, resourcefulness, and courage. Each of
these character chapters ends with a brief definition of the character quality being
featured (e.g. "Resourcefulness is making use of all opportunities to do
God's work." [p.16]). This is followed by a Scripture verse from the NIV for
children to learn, in this case, Isaiah 43.19. And then there are some discussion
questions. This format is ideal for family devotions. Each book covers 15 - 17
men and women who have been faithful witnesses for Christ on the mission field, in the
pulpit or as lay people. Each decorative hardcover volume is $11.69-D. 
Quick Flip Activities for
Character Education by Nancy Shaw. Edupress, 2003. This tool helps
teachers incorporate character building activities into classroom instruction
and teach students the principles of good character. For each character trait,
there is a definition, some daily reminders for applying it, and some activities
to teach it. Character traits covered are compassion, citizenship, perseverance,
honesty and trustworthiness, fairness, responsibility, and respect. Size is
5"x6." BTH-3005. $3.59-D
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