Elementary
Family Resources
Bibles:
 | A unique devotional Bible designed to encourage parent-child
interaction, My First Message introduces children to God's Word through
the best-selling Message Bible text, lively illustrations, short
lessons, and a format that considers a small attention span. Much more
than a storybook, it's an easy and fun way for parents to teach their
children about God's Word and learn a lifelong devotional method.
Features include: *A unique devotional Bible for children ages 4 to 8
*An illustrated design *Each story designed to be read in 10-15 minutes
*Durable case bound cover *Fun activities for parents and children |
 | No child is too young to begin learning about the greatest love story of all—God’s love for his people, as portrayed in the Bible. David Helm and Gail Schoonmaker have together created a colorful book of Bible stories written especially for children ages 2–7. Rather than simply retelling portions of the Bible, this book presents the big picture—the unified story running through the Old and New Testaments. Twenty-six stories together form parts of this big picture. Simply written and beautifully illustrated, this book teaches children the Bible’s whole story so they can begin to appreciate the fulfillment of God’s promise to his people. The Big Picture Story Bible is perfect for parents to read to their children and for older children to read on their own. Learn more about this resource |
 | This new 416-page Bible Storybook helps parents, grandparents, and teachers explain God’s Word in all its fullness. From Genesis to Revelation, My Awesome God Bible Storybook invites readers, young and old, to discover that God is truly awesome!
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 | Toddlers
through Elementary children will enjoy a Read and Share Bible written
at their specific developmental level! Now available in DVD format as
well. These children's Bibles are really cute and a simple way to begin
instilling God's word at a young age. |
 | The Action Bible presents 215 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easier to follow the Bible's historical flow?and reinforcing the build-up to its thrilling climax. The stories in The Action Bible communicate clearly and forcefully to contemporary readers. This compelling blend of clear writing plus dramatic images offers an appeal that crosses all age boundaries. Internationally recognized artist Sergio Cariello has created attention-holding illustrations marked by rich coloring, dramatic shading and lighting, bold and energetic designs, and emotionally charged figures. |
Books, DVD's, & Music:
 | After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to listen to God with pen in hand, writing down what she believed He was saying to her through Scripture. Others were blessed as she shared her writings, until people all over the world were using her devotionals. They are written from Jesus' point of view, thus the title "Jesus Calling." It is Sarah's fervent prayer that our Savior may bless readers, and now young readers, with His presence and His peace in ever deeper measure. Based on her original "Jesus Calling," this version has been adapted in a language and fashion that kids and tweens can relate to their everyday lives. Recommended for 3rd grade through 7th grade readers |
 | Part A: Nurturing a Well-Versed Family
Part B: Tips and Tools for the Well-Versed Family
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 | In 1990, 24-year-old computer-animator Phil Vischer sat down to create a group of characters that could teach Christian values to kids in a delightfully different way. A tomato named Bob and a cucumber named Larry were born. VeggieTales would go on to revolutionize Christian filmmaking, selling more than 50 million videos and placing Phil’s faith-filled stories in one in every three American households with young children. Phil continues to pursue innovative new ways to integrate faith and storytelling through his new company, Jellyfish Labs. His projects include Jelly Telly, which provides faith-based daily programming via the internet at JellyTelly.com. These DVD's are meant to walk parents and kids through the entire Bible, covering history of the Bible, the church, and more. They are hilarious for both parents and kids and come highly recommended. |
 | Max Lucado loves words – written, spoken – it does not matter. He loves to craft sentences that are memorable, inspiring and hopefully life-changing. In almost 25 years of writing, more than 100 million products—80 million books—filled with his words have been sold. Share with your children and enjoy the numerous children's books written by Lucado. |
 | The Torchlighters is an ongoing series of animated programs with strong values and educational content for youth ages 8-12. Each Torchlighters episode presents the story of a true-life hero from Christian history. Kids will see what God can do through a "Torchlighter" and will be challenged to carry their own torch while learning about the history of our faith. Each DVD includes a 30-minute animated program, a professional documentary, English and Spanish tracks, optional English subtitles, and reproducible leader and student materials in PDF. |
 | Finally! A great resource for preteens who are considering baptism or need direction post baptism. Author, Chris Gabbard is the Preteen Pastor at Compass Christian Church in Colleyville Texas. Chris’ hope is that preteens would be engaged by these books in making the decision to accept Christ and be baptized. He feels that too often kids accept Christ but do not know what to do next. These can be an age-appropriate effective tool as preteens embark on the biggest decision of their lives and answer the question, “What do I do now?” Taking The Plunge! – Great for parents to give to their preteens or an awesome discussion starter for pastors to give to students before meeting with them about making a decision for Christ. I Took the Plunge! Now What? – A preteen just got baptized! Now what? This is a powerful gift for any preteen to learn about what’s next in being a follower of Christ. |
 | Kidz Matter is an explosive Web site and ministry chock full of different options for youth ministries and families. The resource that comes most highly recommended by our Children's Director is K! Magazine. It's an outstanding resource full of current articles, relevant issues kids are facing today, and ways to minister. For around $20 per year, the benefits of the subscription far outweigh the cost. They recently just came out with an e-version of the magazine as well which can be viewed on any mobile device. |
 | Nancy Rue is a Christian author and speaker, specifically targeting the tween girl audience. She has written numerous books for tween girls to enjoy focusing on body image and faith. She also has several fictional novels as well. She may be most well known for the FaithGirlz ministry. |
 | Faith Begins at Home is a book for parents that inspires, motivates and equips them to pass on their faith in God to their children. Starting with practical teaching tips from infancy and beyond, this book is a must read for families that wish to instill a lasting faith in Jesus Christ in their children. Upon visiting the Faith at Home Web site, you'll have the opportunity to watch several videos that explain this approach more in depth. |
 | Digital Praise Inc is an independent developer and publisher of interactive Christian games for kids, teens, adults and parents. The company produces games that are designed for families looking to enjoy interactive entertainment that promotes virtues and family values like cooperation, forgiveness, tolerance and kindness. In other words, just good clean family fun! Be sure to check out their Dance Praise and Guitar Praise games for families or churches to enjoy. Click below to learn more about Digital Praise and the products they offer! Learn more about this resource |
 | CUE Box is a monthly resource that gives parents the tools they need to connect with their kids during the week and continue the conversation that you start in your weekly environments. For about $10, every CUE Box features: • A DVD with an original 15-minute production from the CUE Box cast and music video of this month’s virtue song. • A personal-sized virtue movie poster kids can hang on the wall, the fridge or use as a book cover. Turn it over and there’s a Bible story that parents and kids can read together and discuss at bedtime • A mystery widget designed to help parents and kids interact as they look for ways to put the virtue into action. • Five collectible cards with illustrations and cool facts related to the Bible stories the child is learning at church. And there’s MORE! Every CUE Box offers a family full access to the amazing 252 Web site. This site is filled with videos, music, games and other tools that will give your family opportunities to laugh and learn together. The Parent Cue phone app tool is a hit for iPhone and Android phones called Parent Cue! It helps prompt parents on the go to reinforce what is taught at church. It has video/ virtue song plus conversation starters for parents to follow up on what was taught (and some fun games too). It will also link to Orange Parents blog and more all around each month’s virtue. PARENT CUE is only $1.99 (via your app store). Parents on the go love the prompts to help reinforce what is taught on the weekend! |
 | It seems that today's youth are ill equipped to endure a faithless culture. Worse, research shows that young people are abandoning the church in record numbers. So how can we forge sons and daughters of faith and fortitude? The vital answers are found in the story of Joseph. Drawing from five key threads in Joseph's life, Larry Fowler delivers a powerful plan for building a foundation of faith in our teens. Ideal for both parents and youth leaders, Raising a Modern Day Joseph is an essential guide for raising a generation who will know, love, and serve Jesus Christ. Click below to learn more about how to raise a modern day Joseph! |
 | The Lads are a great addition to a preteen's Christian music collection. Their mission is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to preteens and teenage students. The Lads' concerts are very high energy with a lot of drama. They seek to connect kids with their Creator, God. Originally from New Zealand, The Lads are currently becoming more well known in the United States. Their Web site has a lot of features for preteen students and parents to enjoy. Click below to learn more about The Lads and their mission! |
  | Yancy Ministries is an excellent music resource for families offering praise and worship music for preschool through middle school aged children. She has several albums with original and unique songs for kids to learn about God and praising His name. There are a couple of accompanying DVD's with her most recent albums featuring cool backgrounds and sing-a-longs as well. Yancy has over ten years experience in writing, recording, performing, and leading worship for all age groups. If you're looking for some great worship music to share with your children and family, be sure to check out Yancy's worship music, full of a deep affection for God. Yancy's daily devotional for preteens is based on the songs from Yancy’s Rock-N-Happy Heart CD, and it matches each song to a different chapter over the span of twelve weeks. Topics include whom God created us to be, worship, devotion, salvation, God’s plan for our lives, and what comes out of our mouth. This devotional is also perfect for teaching preteens the importance of a daily devotional time. Click below to learn more about Yancy's worship music and other resources. |
 | HillSong Kids has developed some powerful praise and worship music for kids. They have several albums out, and all are on DVD. The iRock children's area uses these awesome songs for our worship each Sunday. Their most current albums are entitled, "Super Strong God", "Supernatural", "Tell the World", and "Follow You". The worship music is great, but look out for teaching of the sinner's prayer in their special features. A good thing about the special features is the option to learn the unique dance moves to each song, sing to click tracks, and much more. Overall, these are a very good resource for families. Click below to see which worship album or DVD you're most interested in! Learn more about this resource |
 | Karyn Henley's website is full of great resources for the family, ranging in ages from Pre School to Grade School. She has authored several resources in the areas of Children's Bibles, Curriculum for churches or families, songs, activities, and more. Be sure to check out her resources on teaching children to pray. You can have a free catalogue mailed to your home, or read the website to learn more. Click below to see what resources Karyn Henley may have to help you with ideas, activities, or lessons to lead in your family. Learn more about this resource |
 | Prayer is the best and easiest thing a parent can do for their child. The only thing it costs is a little time. This resource is a book by Stormie Omartian, entitled, "The Power of a Praying Parent". There are thirty short, easy to read chapters, each going into detail about a different area of prayer focus as parents learn how to powerfully pray through every age and stage of their child's life. Click below to learn more about this affordable and important resource. |
 | Combining her passion for prayer with her love for little ones, beloved writer and speaker Stormie Omartian teams with talented illustrator Shari Warren to share an important message: “It’s never too early to teach a child to pray.” Stormie encourages children to develop the life–changing practices of talking to God every day and explains prayer in easy–to–understand ways. With examples taken directly from the lives of young boys and girls, she helps kids get to know God, thank Him for His love and care, and ask for His help in tough times. Stormie also touches upon forgiveness, the power of praying with others, and having a relationship with Jesus as she assures children that their prayers do make a difference. Bright, contemporary watercolors depicting a broad spectrum of children accompany the text to present a beautiful picture of growing closer to God in prayer. For children ages 3 to 7. |
 | Seeds Family Worship is a great resource for families to share. All songs come directly from Scripture, which helps keep God's Word in memory. This music is a great foundation for conversation starters. On their site, you can download memory verse cards, chord charts, and buy their resources. The best thing about Seeds Family Worship music, is that when you purchase a CD, you actually get two! One for you to keep, and one for you to give away to a friend. They're all about planting seeds of the gospel! They now offer a DVD with great graphics, split tracks, full tracks, and more. Click below to learn more about Seeds Family Worship, listen to sample songs, and purchase their music. Learn more about this resource | ||
 | Featuring upbeat rockers and fun sing-a-long lyrics, Deliberate Kids albums 1 and 2 teaches core Spiritual principles and and strong Biblical truth. These songs were birthed from Phil Joel of the Newsboys and his wife Heather that they wrote for their church Sunday school program. Now with two albums! They are awesome! Click below to learn more about Deliberate Kids and access their ever changing resources. Learn more about this resource | ||
 | This ten-week family devotional is a wonderful companion and addition to the Deliberate Kids CD. It contains ten devotional lessons that pair with the ten songs on the album. This tool book offers topics for table talk, activity ideas, recipes, key principles, memory verses, and key words to know. "If you are a parent- YOU ARE A TEACHER! If you've never thought of yourself in this way before, it's time to start!" -Heather Joel Click below to learn more about Deliberate Kids. | ||
 | Using high quality animation, original music, books and other creative resources, God Rocks! was designed to teach kids important lessons from the Bible in a fun way. The God Rocks! cartoon characters and universe is based on Luke 19:40, "If the people fall silent, the rocks will cry out." Families can access great CD's, DVD's, and BibleToon videos. On the Just for Kids page, you'll find updated articles and downloads for Rockin' Family Fun. Click below to learn more about GodRocks! and access their many tools for families. Learn more about this resource | ||
 | PureNRG is a great music resource for families to enjoy together. PureNRG's mission is to entertain, educate, and promote Christian values for young people by using wholesome, uplifting lyrics, along with music and dance, in order to provide a positive role model. Pure, positive energy is the driving force of the group, and their message helps bridge the gap between youths and adults. Their purpose is to teach kids to be Godly and to provide a positive "other" choice for their age group. Click below to access great music, PureNRG gear from their online store, and much more by visiting their website. Learn more about this resource | ||
 | Focus on the Family is an outstanding ministry to families. Their resources for families are extremely beneficial and include Bringing Up Boys and Bringing Up Girls, among many more. Click below to visit Focus on the Family's resource page for families. | ||
 | Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to, but
anxious about, their child-rearing responsibilities. They have tried countless
parenting books on the market telling moms and dads what to do and how to do
it. Many of these are rigid, fear-based books that leave a large number of parents
feeling directionless. Now there is a grace-based solution from Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family
Matters ministries. Grace Based Parenting is a refreshing new book divided into
two parts: the needs we are trying to meet in our children and the delivery system
for how we meet them.
Kimmel recommends creating a grace-based home environment that allows children to meet their full potential, to parent children in the same way God parents us. He presents a child's true needs - according to Scripture - and provides parents a realistic, doable way to meet them. The result - spiritually strong children who grow up with a sense of calm and a heart full of purpose and confidence. Learn more about this resource | ||
 | When Ronnie Wilson learns of Jesus' sacrifice, he wants to give Jesus a gift in return. But how can he get it to heaven? With each attempt he performs a simple act of service for someone in need, and eventually learns that what is done for the least in God's kingdom is done for Jesus himself. In the delightfully illustrated book Ronnie Wilson's Gift, bestselling author and prolific speaker Francis Chan continues the series of children's parables he began with Halfway Herbert and The Big Red Tractor. His books for adults, Crazy Love and Forgotten God, combined have sold more than one million copies worldwide. | ||
 | From bestselling author Francis Chan (Crazy Love and Forgotten God) comes a picture book for children 4 to 8, Halfway Herbert. Halfway Herbert never completes anything. Homework remains half done, his room stays only partly clean, and dinner is never finished. Halfway Herbert somehow gets by. But when he tells a half-truth, he learns the importance of honesty and of following God with all his heart. Through Chan's trademark teaching and storytelling, children discover what living for God really means. Halfway Herbert offers parents a practical tool for inspiring godly character. Parents will appreciate that Chan, a father of four, understands the character development issues parents face. And fans of his previous books will treasure lessons geared especially for children. | ||
 | The villagers loved the big, red tractor. It helped them grow enough food to get them through the year. But it was hard to use, and it didn't work very well. Even with everyone helping to push and pull the tractor, they couldn't get much done. Everyone believed that was just how things were. That is, until Farmer Dave discovered a long-lost book in a dusty attic. Could it really change everything? Farmer Dave thinks so. But the other villagers aren't so sure. The Big Red Tractor and His Little Village is a contemporary parable sharing a timeless truth: God has a special purpose for you and you can fulfill it through the help of his Spirit. It's a powerful lesson perfectly told for little hearts. |
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