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Angel Heart Children's Press

Choosing God's Way

Lessons Contents

Each lesson is packed with wonderful aids to help you teach these
principles to your children in a gentle, loving way. The interactive
nature of these lessons will enable your children (and you!) to have
fun while they are learning. Additional space has been provided
where appropriate in the book for you to add your own examples and
questions to enhance your children's learning. Each lesson contains:

Child's Daily Prayer
an easy-to-learn-and-recite prayer with which children can start each day.

Opening Song
an easy-to-learn-and-recite song (to the tune of well-known nursery rhyme) with which
to begin each lesson.

Trait Introduction
gets children talking about their initial thoughts on the trait being taught.

God's Words to Think About and Remember
trait-specific Bible verse and easy-to-understand explanation.

Good Behavior or Not?
contains illustrations of good-hearted and not-so good-hearted behavior for your children
to discuss.

Examples of being...
provides practical examples of using the specific trait so children can easily apply the
lesson to every day life..

Character Song
an easy-to-learn-and-sing trait-specific song (to the tune of well-known nursery rhymes).
*** children love this ***

Character Story
a real-life story (with illustration) that provides examples of how -- and how not -- to
behave in every day life. The story includes the Character Song and Character Prayer.

Let's Talk ABout it Further
provides more interactive real-life discussion scenarios for you to discuss with your
children. It poses several questions and situations to your children and allows them to
decide and discuss what they would do in those circumstances.

Character Prayer
provides a trait-specific prayer to help young children in talking to God.

Activity Ideas
activities and crafts to help reinforce the learning with your children. Craft patterns are
all included in the Appendix.

You Decide Activity Page
contains short stories and situations that enable your children to decide on their own
whether or not God would be pleased by the behavior.

Section for Parents
Reinforce the Learning: suggested reinforcement ideas and additional trait-related reading
suggestions
"Try It" Exercise: things you can do in every day life to help reinfore the trait learning.
Learning by Example: showing your children how you, as their parent, live by these
principles
My Character Log: provides a means for you to record your children's positive heart
responses.
Award Certificate: award ou can present to your children at the end of each lesson.