Homeschooling

Homeschooling

While many of our programs can be used by homeschool families, here is our list of our favorites.

All About the Bible

Children explore the history, structure and meaning of our sacred text. They look at how the Bible came to be - when, where and how it was written, as well as how it is organized. They will learn how to find chapters and verses, memorize the books of the Bible in song and find out how to tell the Bible's story in just 50 words!

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Angels Watching Over Me

A MEDITATION COLORING BOOK

"Angels Watching Over Me" provides 20+ beautiful drawings that invite you into a deeper spiritual world. These are new, interesting and challenging images of angels -- not the usual sweet cherubs with wings and halos. Adults and youth will find a quiet time, slowly coloring each image, a new path to prayer. These same images encourage children to be creative. They will not hesitate to color, draw and share their handiwork.

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Carols Of Christmas

A RESOURCE FOR ADVENT, CHRISTMAS and EPIPHANY

by Anna L. Liechty and Phyllis Vos Wezeman

A resource for Christian educators, clergy and worship teams that uses well-known Christmas hymns to communicate the story of Jesus' birth. Each candle of an Advent wreath is assigned a phrase that also serves as the focus for a first-person narrative and weekly themes of Hope, Peace, Faith, Love, Joy, or Life. Each week's theme forms the basis of a children's story tying together Scripture, music, narrative, and lesson.

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Celebrating Seasons

PRAYER LESSONS FOR ADVENT, CHRISTMAS, LENT & EASTER

by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier

This book provides a wealth of ideas and activities for all seasons. An Ash Wednesday service, lessons on foods for all the major days in Lent, Stations of the Cross and the Seven Last Words are just a few examples. These lessons are great for Sunday School teachers or those doing a Children's program during the adult Advent or Lent program time. A great way to engage children in experiencing the meaning of all the major seasons of the church.

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Experiencing the Millennium Development Goals

In 2000, leaders from 190 countries met together and agreed on eight Millennium Developments Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015 to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce child mortality rates and fight epidemic diseases such as AIDS and malaria. This unit helps us explore the MDGs and learn how WE can help!

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Joy to the World

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, CUSTOMS & CRAFTS FROM MANY LANDS

by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Jude Dennis Fournier

This book is filled with activities designed to develop an awareness of and an appreciation for the contributions of the peoples of all lands and races to the celebration of Christmas. Covering twelve countries, this resource can be used in homes, school or church for the twelve days of Christmas or to have a grand Christmas festival with multiple country stations. 

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Know Chocolate - Family Time

FAMILY TIME

This affordable little family book uses the growth & manufacturing process for chocolate as a metaphor for talking about spiritual growth during Lent and Easter.  These little devotions are perfect for busy families - includes short readings and prayers for each Sunday, plus optional suggestions for simple family activities during the week.  

This flexible design means you can choose whether you want to try to use the devotions weekly, daily or even just sporadically as your schedule allows.

Volume discounts available --- order for all church families!

 

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Live It!

A FAMILY RESOURCE

by Margaret Hutton and Ann Willott

Live It! is a resource designed for churches to offer families something short and simple that they can actually DO in the midst of today's busy lifestyles. Formed around key words (trust, gratitude, kindness, etc.), each table card provides a quote, a sentence prayer, a sharing suggestion and a Scripture lesson to help you grow. Each key word has four cards which you can use as a monthly feature (a different card each week).

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Parent's Guide To Prayer

A helpful book for parents who want to include prayer in their family life but aren’t sure where to start. The book offers some background theology, discussions about types of prayer, and LOTS of prayers families can use for many occasions.  Great gift item for new parents, Sunday School teachers or young families.

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Pocket Bible Guide

by The Rev. Linda L. Grenz

Pocket Bible Guide will help you find what you need in the Bible. A quick and easy resource for novice and expert alike, it gives you: A short description of content of every book in the Bible An outline of the book A list of famous passages in each book Helpful aids to study the Bible Several Bible study methods A list of passages for finding help in the Bible Lists of people, places and key terms Timelines and maps.

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Praying All the Time

USING CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER

This creative program teaches children about different forms of prayer using wonderful children's books --- classics such as Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar and works by Tomie dePaola, as well as new favorites like the marvelous Old Turtle by Douglas Wood.

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Ten Commandments

A great short course on the ten commandments designed for fourth to sixth graders. It includes the old Jewish story "A Letter to God," personal scrapbooks, explores the concept of covenant ,and provides an opportunity for children to memorize the ten commandments. Six sessions can be integrated into your Sunday School, used as a VBS or camp.

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When Did We See You

60 CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO HELP CHILDREN RECOGNIZE JESUS

by Phyllis Vos Wezeman and Colleen Aalsburg Wiessner
 
This e-book offers sixty learning activities (in six chapters) to help fourth to eighth graders see Jesus by meeting the needs of those around them. The learning activities are introduced by scripture and organized into three parts that help leaders learn more about the specific need, locate the necessary supplies, and lead the young people through step-by-step activities. These include discussions, storytelling, letter-writing campaigns, scavenger hunts, role-play, puppetry, crafts, music, research projects and a variety of games.
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When Jesus was a Child

This children's unit combines history and imagination... Using only what is found in scripture, we have almost no information about Jesus as a child, but by exploring the story of 12-year-old Jesus in the temple and our understanding of the ancient world, Jewish customs and the temple, we share theories about what Jesus' everyday life might have been like while he was growing up.

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