Character study..

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  • April 25, 2014 at 2:19 pm
    Misty
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    I am wondering how you have all done character study as a family?  My kids ages are so spread out there now and for some reason I’m at a loss how to do it this coming year.  We have done a scripture verse with a charater trait that goes with it for 3 years.  Its getting old and I have lost the kids interest I have found this year. (15-3yrs)

    I need to spice it up and change things around.  I would like something that we could do once a week.  The trait could last for that one week or for longer, I’m open to that end.

    What are you doing? 

    April 25, 2014 at 3:09 pm
    missceegee
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    Books! Good books!

    Little Britches series by Ralph Moody

    Hedge of Thorns

    The Chestry Oak

    Ishmael by ALOE for older ones

    My early elem kids read Polite Moments  by Gary Maldaner.

     

    I find that reading about stories has a much greater impact on my kids. I have many more but I need to run at the moment.

    April 25, 2014 at 5:55 pm
    Misty
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    Well thanks I will look into those.  Great keep it coming I would much rather do that than keep drilling ‘fact’ type stuff.  I will look into the Ishmael one as it would be good to get the older ones interested right away.  We just finished up Little Britches which I loved the kids were so so with it.  

     

    April 25, 2014 at 9:48 pm
    HollyS
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    We’re using LDTR for Children.  There is a variety of activities and readings that it should keep all your DC interested.  My oldest is only 11 though, so maybe you’d need more for the older ones?  

    We are also using Roar! A Christian Family Guide  to go along with Narnia books for our literature study.  I didn’t think about this being character, but there are some great character questions and Bible verses for each chapter.

    April 25, 2014 at 9:58 pm
    AFthfulJrney
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    This is a great thread! Love the book suggestions! Will look into them to use with my DC as well!

    Holly…what is LDTR? 🙂

    April 26, 2014 at 2:59 am
    cherylramirez
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    Laying Down the Rails – a habit training book sold in the bookstore here.

    April 26, 2014 at 4:04 am
    waynesweakervessel
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    We don’t “do” character study per say. We just read a lot of books with characters that do right. If they are well written stories they appeal to ANY age – they even make mom think 🙂

    Here are some examples:

    An American Book of Golden Deeds by  James Baldwin

    Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys

    The King’s Daughter and Other Stories for Girls

    April 27, 2014 at 6:06 pm
    Misty
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    Looking them up from our library.  Keep the good books coming.  I love the idea!!

    April 28, 2014 at 2:32 am
    Claire
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    We use Plutarch’s Lives for our Character Study.  It’s amazing how much is packed in to each life … so many characters that have every imaginable issue and conflict and resolution and cause/effect … it works for us.  We also seem to pick up threads of character study in our other lessons  – biographies, Shakespeare, etc. 

    April 28, 2014 at 3:18 am
    AFthfulJrney
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    Holly…do you have the LDTR handbook, or just the companion? Also, what ages are you using ROAR! with? I’ve never heard of that before and it’s got me very interested!

    April 28, 2014 at 12:29 pm
    greenebalts
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    Yup, Laying Down the Rails along with reading good books and missionary biographies. 

     

    Also, Beautiful Feet publishes a wonderful study for character books.  The guide is approx. $15.

     

    http://bfbooks.com/Literature-Packs/Teaching-Character-Through-Literature-Packs

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