Aspasia Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) I'm looking for some secular materials to help reinforce concepts like gratitude, kindness, honesty, hard work, etc. I've always thought the idea of character curriculum was kind of silly--I figured we would just teach our kids those things as they grow, in daily life, right? But while I still think example is far and away the best way to teach those traits, I'm finding myself having a hard time explaining certain things to my dd when I'm addressing things like honesty and kindness. I would love some good books or activities that aren't Bible-based. ETA: Never mind. By creating this thread, I found links to a bunch of other similar ones (which of course did not come up in my prior search.) But if you have anything that you REALLY love, please do share. Edited August 8, 2011 by infomom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 We use this http://www.mosdospress.com/homeschooling.php and our discussions after reading the selection often get us into those 'character' building topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 We have a set of ValueTales that I scraped together after having a set as a kid. Each book focuses on the biography of a person from history and a character trait they exemplified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 My favorite book on virtues is The FAmily Virtues Guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onaclairadeluna Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 http://www.freespirit.com/catalog/item_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=509 This series of books is published by Lutherans but all of the materials I own are secular (and wonderful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) I like this book. Some books have Christian themes (and other religious themes) but you know ahead of time by reading the summaries. Then you decide if you want to read that book. I want to get this book and this one Edited August 8, 2011 by Kleine Hexe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 The book E is for Ethics is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I found this site when I was researching the same question. I am not 100% positive they are secular, and I have not personally seen them, but they look cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
give_me_a_latte Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I ordered the flash cards from We Choose Virtues (there were a bunch of threads about them awhile back). They have a secular version, which is what we ordered. They're super cute, and so far so good! My son chose to work on kindness this week and he really has been making an effort! {At the risk of sounding spammy, if you use code "Tiffany" you can get $8 off the cards} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Tiffany, I just used your promo code. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
give_me_a_latte Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Tiffany, I just used your promo code. Thanks! Cool, thanks! :001_smile: I hope you like them. I think I'll eventually get the poster too, but for right now the cards are enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I ordered the flash cards from We Choose Virtues (there were a bunch of threads about them awhile back). They have a secular version, which is what we ordered. They're super cute, and so far so good! My son chose to work on kindness this week and he really has been making an effort! {At the risk of sounding spammy, if you use code "Tiffany" you can get $8 off the cards} How do you use these, specifically? They're definitely interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 This looks interesting to me. http://www.peacefulsolution.org/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 http://notebookingpages.com/archives/2666 I have not used these, but they look nice. If you scroll down to the bottom of the pages there are character notebooking pages. I did use these, combined with reading books from the Beautiful Feet character study. I didn't use the BF study, just used it as a book list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
give_me_a_latte Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 How do you use these, specifically? They're definitely interesting. We just started....but I brought them all out on Monday and we read through them. Then I asked my son to pick one to work on that week. I posted that card on our weekly calendar, and I made sure to "catch him" doing that virtue all week. At the end of the week I brought all the cards out again and we read through them. It seemed to go really well. He was definitely aware of the virtue he chose, and seemed to grasp the meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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