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Building Godly character<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Children grow in Godly character as they learn about the character of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is getting to know God’s character\/nature so important in developing our own character? ‘Goodness’ must come out of knowing God, and a desire to please Him – not from our own efforts.
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Jesus First – character development guide<\/strong>
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Jesus First<\/em> is a character development curriculum for teachers, with ideas and activities and discussion questions for teaching Godly values in the classroom.
Jesus First teacher’s guide<\/a>
Jesus first student pages<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole school theme-based values program<\/strong> <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Year 1<\/a> Year 2<\/strong><\/a> Year 3<\/a> Year 4<\/a><\/strong> Year 5<\/a> Year 6<\/a><\/strong> Year 7<\/a> Year 8<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Play readings \/ puppet plays<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Character development plays<\/a> – Word documents
Character development plays – pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fruit of the Spirit<\/strong>
<\/em>\"Kanga
The Kanga Joe series of eight stories will help students understand the fruit of the Spirit. The stories are built around the adventures of two children and their animal friends, who learn lessons in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanga Joe teaching curriculum on the Fruit of the Spirit<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Curriculum: Fruit of the Spirit<\/a> for Children’s Church, Sunday School, Christian School, Home school, Home devotions, ages 5-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity book<\/a>
Cover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanga Joe stories as a literacy resource<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A5 format Colour (Print and cut to make books)<\/strong>
Story 1 The King’s Garden<\/a>
Story 2 The Birthday Party<\/a>
Story 3 The Drought<\/a>
Story 4 The Treasure Hunt<\/a>
Story 5 Help for Diana Dingo<\/a>
Story 6 The Special Message Delivery<\/a>
Story 7 The Fabulous Sweets<\/a>
Story 8 The Delicious Red Apples<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A5 format Black & White<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1<\/a> Part 2<\/strong><\/a> Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanga Joe play readings MP3 (audio)<\/mark><\/strong>
Story 1<\/a>
Story 2<\/a>
Story 3<\/a>
Story 4<\/a>
Story 5<\/a>
Story 6<\/a>
Story 7<\/a>
Story 8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text for Kanga Joe play readings<\/a> Read along while listening<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanga Joe puppet plays<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finger puppets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Drought<\/a> (text)
The Fabulous Sweets<\/a> (text)
Props for The Fabulous Sweets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scenery for The Fabulous sweets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Safari – with Samson and Serina<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


This series of 9 stories feature two African children who travel through a game park. Through observing the African animals the children see how the animals teach us about the special gifts God has given each one of us. These are the Motivational Gifts<\/em>, outlined in Romans chapter 12.

Contents<\/a>
Chapter 1 The safari begins<\/a>
Chapter 2 The giraffe – the alert one<\/a>
Chapter 3 – The elephant – the thoughtful one<\/a>
Chapter 4 – The eagle – the strong one<\/a>
Chapter 5 – The monkeys – the teachers<\/a>
Chapter 6 – The rhino and its helper bird<\/a>
Chapter 7 – The lioness – the generous one<\/a>
Chapter 8 – The meerkats – the organized ones<\/a>
Chapter 9 – The journey’s end<\/a>
Activities<\/a>

Teaching notes:<\/mark><\/strong>
1. Introducing motivational gifts<\/a>
2. Developing motivational gifts in students<\/a>
3. Motivational gifts and teaching styles<\/a>
4. Reciprocal reading
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Stories with themed values<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Random acts of kindness<\/a>
The boy who was different<\/a>
The Emperor’s Seed<\/a> – Honesty and Integrity
The man who shared his jumper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsible citizenship<\/strong>
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Eleven Values for the Christian school. This resource is a guide for teachers and principals who want to take on a whole-school approach to values education. Includes integration with Biblical values.
Values for Schools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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