Additional
Resources
In this section, you will find a variety of teaching tools, supplemental material, and activities. Our monthly study guides can be located here as well. Various resources and activities are designed for preschoolers through middle schoolers and may require assistance from the parent.
Components of a Kingdom
A kingdom needs: a ruler, a territory, laws, and citizens. Use this fill-in chart to discuss these concepts and reflect on their significance with your children. Makes a great accompaniment to our “Feast of Tabernacles” lesson.
Counting 50: When is Pentecost?
Use this colorful chart to count the 50 days from the wave sheaf offering (which historically took place during the Feast of Unleavened Bread) to the Pentecost festival. Updated annually. Makes a great accompaniment to our “Feast of Pentecost” lesson.
Feast Travel Journal
Where will your Feast travels take you? Have your children record their thoughts and memories in their own Feast Travel Journal! Included in the download are options for either single-sided printing for a flip book or double-sided printing for a booklet style. (When printing booklet style, change your printer settings to double-sided and set it to flip on the "short edge.")
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Feast Travel Pack
As you travel to the Feast of Tabernacles, enjoy this pack full of Feast-themed activity pages that will help keep your children occupied on the road or in-flight. Activities range in difficulty levels for multiple ages and include: jigsaw puzzles, coloring pages, a card game, a scavenger hunt, mazes, a crossword puzzle, a word scramble, a cryptogram, and a word search.
Heroes of Faith
Who inspires you from the “faith chapter,” Hebrews 11? Create this chart and add additional names of people from the Bible or faithful individuals you have known personally. Makes a great accompaniment to our “Feast of Trumpets” lesson.
Holy Day Card Game
Print these festival flash cards on card stock to create multiple game possibilities. Play “Concentration,” matching games, sequencing games, and the list goes on. See our “Spring Festival Season Overview” lesson or our “Fall Festival Season Overview” lesson for more ideas.
Three Resurrections
Use this fill-in chart to study and discuss the resurrections recorded in Scripture. Makes a great accompaniment to our “Last Great Day” lesson.
Monthly Study Guide: Where Do I Start?
Unsure about where to begin in using our many resources? Start here for an overview of our manual, its purpose in assisting you as a Christian parent or mentor, suggestions for how to use it most effectively, and more! This four-week study guide draws from prologue material and lessons in the Christian Family, Shepherding the Heart, Memorizing Scripture, and Additional Resources sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Bible Literacy
Increase your family’s understanding and retention of Scripture and cultivate a love of God’s Word with this focused study. Ideas to present this concept to age ranges from preschoolers through teenagers are included. The four-week study course draws from material in the Christian Family, Word of God, People of the Bible, Memorizing Scripture, and Additional Resources sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Courage
Living God’s way of life requires a daily exercise of courage and faith. Download and go through this study guide to build more courage in your family over the next month. This four-week study course draws from lessons in the Shepherding the Heart, People of the Bible, Memorizing Scripture, and Additional Resources sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Kindness in Action
Would you like words and actions in your household to teem with the beautiful, tender quality of kindness? Delve into this study guide and begin implementing strategies to see success. This monthly study guide draws on materials from the Shepherding the Heart, People of the Bible, and Memorizing Scripture sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Meaningful Mentoring
Whether you have a toddler who mimics your every word or a teenager who’s closely scrutinizing your daily example, learn how to more effectively guide and lead your children. Study examples of mentors in Scripture and how to more closely emulate the Good Shepherd Himself. This guide draws on materials from the Christian Family, Shepherding the Heart, People of the Bible, and Additional Resources sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Obedience
Would you like to see improved obedience and trust levels within your family? Ideas to encourage obedience for ages ranging from preschoolers to teenagers are included. The four-week study guide draws from material in the Shepherding the Heart, People of the Bible, Memorizing Scripture, and Additional Resources sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Pursue Peace
Are high emotions and conflicts impacting your peace lately? Are you feeling unsettled, perhaps even struggling? Feel refreshed and more at peace after working through this study guide. This monthly study guide draws on materials from the Word of God, Shepherding the Heart, People of the Bible, MemorizingScripture, and Additional Resources sections of the parenting manual.
Monthly Study Guide: Young Bible Heroes
“You mean he was my age when he did that?” “She had the courage to say that at my age?” The extraordinary acts of faith of children and teens are recorded in the Bible for us to learn from and enjoy. This study guide draws from material in the Christian Family, People of the Bible, and Memorizing Scripture sections of the EEI parenting manual.
Poem: The Final Four
Enjoy this poem written with the final four annual festivals in mind. Makes a great accompaniment to our “Fall Festival Season Overview” lesson.
Poem: The Ten Lepers
Enjoy this poem based on the account of Luke 17 and the 10 men healed of leprosy. Makes a great accompaniment to our “Gratitude” lesson.